Climate Imperative Foundation

Climate Imperative Foundation

Deputy COO

San Francisco, CA · Exec

Sponsorship not specified$236k-$246kDetected 74 days ago
Performance ManagementCustomer SupportLeadershipCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

  • The Deputy Chief Operating Officer (Deputy COO) supports the Chief Operating Officer in managing and strengthening the organization's internal operations, systems, facilities, and administrative functions.
  • This role brings a strong technical perspective to the evolution of systems, including the thoughtful optimization of technologies such as AI, and drives execution of operational priorities across teams.
  • Reporting to the COO, the Deputy COO oversees the IT & Systems and Executive Support teams and leads efforts to strengthen internal systems, coordination, and staff support functions.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with the COO to drive execution of organizational strategy and operational priorities
  • Partner with the COO and People team on workforce planning to support organizational needs
  • Lead the evolution and optimization of systems and data capabilities, including refining the organization's use of AI and emerging technologies
  • Partner with the Director, IT & Systems to guide priorities and strategy, ensuring a high-performing and forward-looking function
  • Executive Support
  • Oversee the Executive Support team to ensure coordinated, high-quality support for senior leadership
  • Partner with the Senior Manager, Executive Support on team development, capacity planning, and continuous improvement
  • Climate Imperative is a 501(c)(3) public charity focused on solving the climate crisis at speed and scale by providing funding, technical support, and expertise to win the world's most significant emissions reduction policy decisions this decade.
  • Regular staff lunches and team building activities

Requirements

  • Frequently communicate via phone or video and email and must be able to communicate using those methods
  • This role is required to be in our San Francisco office one to three days a week.

Nice to have

  • 10+ years of professional experience in operations, organizational management, nonprofit leadership, business administration, or a related field
  • Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and sound judgment
  • Experience leading or supporting change management initiatives in complex, evolving organizations
  • Builder mindset, experience creating, refining, and scaling processes, systems, and teams
  • Strong leadership and people management skills, including experience supervising teams and supporting staff development
  • Experience improving organizational systems, processes, or workflows to increase efficiency and effectiveness
  • Experience working in nonprofit, policy, or mission-driven organizations preferred
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and evolving environment

Compensation

  • We provide a salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
  • The target salary range is $ 235,500 to $245,500.
  • Equity is incredibly important to the organization, and a pay audit for equity is completed annually.
  • We support a hybrid work environment and bring the full team together in person one to two times per year for organization-wide collaboration.
  • Support organization-wide planning, including annual operations planning and goal tracking
  • Annual professional development budget

Benefits

  • Climate Imperative provides a comprehensive benefits package.
  • The benefits include:
  • Up to 100% of premium paid for medical, dental, and vision
  • Short term and long term disability insurance
  • Carrot fertility and family planning benefits
  • 401k retirement plan with a company match contribution
  • Internet, c ell phone, and health & wellness reimbursement
  • 14 paid holidays and four weeks of paid time off (PTO)
  • Paid parental leave, jury duty, and bereavement
  • Public transportation benefit options for office staff
  • Climate Imperative is committed to diversity, equity, & inclusion and to a transparent recruitment process that fosters belonging.

Company info

  • Climate change is governed by physical facts-about carbon sources, accumulation, impacts, and timing, and more importantly, about solutions that work. These facts must inform strategy: they show that avoiding dangerous climate change is only possible through strong policy to cut carbon, promptly, in the biggest countries. To address these issues, Climate Imperative was founded to provide resources to the field of climate policy in this decisive decade.
  • Climate Imperative operates from two office locations in San Francisco, CA and Washington, DC. Employees based in those areas work from the office one to three days per week. We support a hybrid work environment and bring the full team together in person one to two times per year for organization-wide collaboration.
  • Climate change is governed by physical facts-about carbon sources, accumulation, impacts, and timing, and more importantly, about solutions that work.
  • These facts must inform strategy: they show that avoiding dangerous climate change is only possible through strong policy to cut carbon, promptly, in the biggest countries.
  • To address these issues, Climate Imperative was founded to provide resources to the field of climate policy in this decisive decade.
  • Climate Imperative operates from two office locations in San Francisco, CA and Washington, DC.
  • Employees based in those areas work from the office one to three days per week.
  • We support a hybrid work environment and bring the full team together in person one to two times per year for organization-wide collaboration.
  • We are actively reviewing applications received by May 29th as part of our initial consideration process.
  • Applications submitted after that date are still welcome and may be reviewed if we expand the search, though priority consideration will be given to earlier applicants.
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • San Francisco, CA
  • We are committed to an accessible employee experience.

Equal opportunity

  • If at any time you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact jobs@climateimperative.org.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Our goal is to hire and advance people regardless of race, gender, ability, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, military service, medical condition, and any other protected characteristic under local, state, or
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