Chief, Regional Impact

Chief, Regional Impact

The Chief, Regional Impact is a new and critical role at the KIPP Foundation — one that sits at the heart of how we deliver excellence for students across every KIPP region, every day. This is a rare opportunity to shape the trajectory of an entire network of schools by ensuring the leaders closest to students and communities are operating at the highest level.

The Chief of Regional Impact reports to the Chief Schools Officer and is responsible for executing the One KIPP strategy across the network. The role has three mission-critical functions: (1) managing Regional Superintendents, who lead coordinated teams that deliver educational services to KIPP regions; (2) partnering with Regional Superintendents to support and hold regional Executive Directors accountable for delivering best-in-class academic and postsecondary outcomes; and (3) overseeing the national ED pipeline program to ensure a ready bench of leaders prepared to step into regional ED roles as openings arise. The CRI also supports a subset of regions with approved growth plans to add seats and open new schools, and maintains a dotted-line reporting relationship to the CEO on Executive Director performance, accountability, and regional board effectiveness.

At its core, this is an outcomes-accountable leadership role. The Chief of Regional Impact co-owns the academic and postsecondary performance of KIPP's regions and is responsible for delivering measurable results across the network. The CRI manages a team of four Regional Superintendents and drives results through them — setting a high bar, holding the line on performance, and ensuring the systems, supports, and consequences are in place for every region to deliver. The CRI also coaches and develops Regional Superintendents into stronger and more effective leaders. This person must be a clear thinker, a decisive operator, and a credible presence with senior internal and external stakeholders, including regional boards.

The Chief of Regional Impact reports directly to the Chief Schools Officer and works in close, ongoing partnership with the CSO to deeply understand and operationalize the vision of regional excellence across the network. This is a high-trust relationship — the Chief of Regional Impact must be able to take that vision and translate it faithfully into systems, expectations, and leadership development without needing to be managed at every step. Success in this role means the CSO's vision is alive and well in every region, every day.

Responsibilities include regional accountability and support, executive leadership & leader accountability, pod leadership & performance management, CEO pipeline and performance management, and governance & enterprise influence.

Qualifications

Skills and mindsets include mission and student focus, self-awareness, self-management, effective work management, effective teaming and stakeholder management, and communication and change management. Experience and qualifications include 15+ years of work experience including experience as a Chief Executive Officer or ED of a school system, a Bachelor's Degree required, and ability to build operational systems and proficiency with the tools that support that system.

Additional Information

Work conditions include extensive travel (~40%) and full, exempt role. Location is preferred to be based out of a KIPP Foundation office, but remote work is also an option. Compensation and benefits include a salary range of $312,000 - $390,000, 25 holidays for + 18 days additional flexible PTO days, 100% paid parental leave, 100% coverage of the premium for employee and 75% for employee + family's medical/dental/vision plans, wellness benefits, and finance security benefits.