Vice President of Operations & Risk Management

The Company is seeking a Vice President of Operations and Risk Management to provide strategic and operational leadership across finance, technology and information management, people operations, and risk. The role integrates these functions into a responsive operating model, strengthens shared services, and drives improvements in systems, processes, controls, and organizational resilience. Responsibilities include overseeing operational risk and compliance, business continuity, financial and grants-management oversight, technology modernization and cybersecurity, and people practices such as talent development and succession planning. The Vice President also advises executive and board leadership, builds collaboration across functions, and leads senior functional leaders to deliver accountable, effective support. Candidates should have at least 10 years of relevant experience, including substantial senior leadership of complex operations, enterprise systems, and experienced functional leaders; equivalent experience may be considered. They should demonstrate success integrating support functions, improving operating models, managing organizational change, and overseeing risk, compliance, controls, and continuity practices. Strong financial fluency—including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, audits, and grants or restricted funding—is required, along with experience partnering with executive leaders and boards. Excellent communication, judgment, relationship-building, and team leadership skills are essential; experience in mission-driven or international organizations and specialist expertise in finance, people operations, technology, or risk are advantageous.