Senior Vice President, KF People & Operations

Senior Vice President, KF People & Operations

The Senior Vice President (SVP), KF People & Ops is the senior leader responsible for the talent systems, norms, and operating practices that underpin a best-in-class performance culture at the KIPP Foundation—one that sets a high bar, holds leaders accountable for results, and equips teammates to thrive in meeting it. Partnering with executive leadership, the SVP designs and runs the systems that embed high performance into how KF hires, develops, evaluates, and rewards its people, enabling KF leaders to attract, develop, and retain top performers in their professional domains in support of the network's mission to deliver nation-leading educational outcomes for students.

The SVP also leads KF operations and Network event functions that ensure the smooth planning, coordination, and execution of Network convenings that connect leaders across KIPP and design and execute the core processes required for KF as the coordinating body of the Network to function effectively.

This role oversees three teams: KF Talent, Event Operations, and two Senior Directors of KF Operations, and ensures that KF talent & culture, Network events and organizational operations are tightly aligned to KIPP's strategic priorities. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the SVP plays a critical role in shaping how the KIPP Foundation operates as a high‑functioning organization in service of regions, schools, and students, ensuring that teams have the clarity, capacity, systems, and support needed to do their best work.

Responsibilities include setting organizational vision and strategy for talent & operations, executive leadership and team management, personnel leadership, risk management, and escalations, change leadership and enterprise execution.

Qualifications

Skills and mindsets include mission and student focus, self-management, work management, people management & development, data-driven decision making, and communication and change management.

Experience and qualifications include a bachelor's degree, 12+ years of experience leading in a complex organization with at least 10+ years experience in Talent and/or Operations functions, and strong experience operating as a senior partner to executive leadership.

Additional Information

Work conditions include high travel requirements (21-30% or 40-60 days per year) and job type as full-time exempt.

Location is preferred to be based out of a KIPP Foundation office, but remote work is an option. KIPP Foundation offices are in NYC and Chicago.

Compensation and benefits include a salary range of $249,600-$295,000, 25 holidays plus 18 days of flexible PTO, 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.