Vice President, Strategy & Planning Greater San Francisco, CA Area

The Company is seeking a Vice President of Strategy & Planning to partner with executive leadership and align organization-wide strategies, annual goals, funding priorities, and long-range plans. The role will integrate strategic commitments, establish metrics and accountability, track progress, and provide clear reporting to leadership and the governing board. Responsibilities include facilitating executive discussions and decision-making, coordinating departmental goal-setting with budget and staffing plans, and overseeing multi-year funding and campus planning. The Vice President will also guide cross-functional collaboration, support change management, and supervise and develop a project manager. Candidates should have at least 12 years of professional experience, including eight or more years leading organization-wide strategy, planning, or complex cross-functional initiatives. Required qualifications include deep strategic planning expertise, experience integrating plans into measurable goals, and the ability to advise senior leaders and influence without direct authority. Strong facilitation, communication, data analysis, project management, and staff development skills are essential, along with experience in a mission-driven, public, or nonprofit organization and engagement with a governing board. A degree in business administration, public administration, organizational development, or a related field is an asset; experience with public funding, capital planning, or large-scale internal initiatives is also beneficial.

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