Chief Operating Officer

POSITION TYPE: Full-time

LOCATION: Remote

COMPENSATION: This position is a full-time salaried position with a salary range of $165,000-$200,000 and COLA adjustment.

PREFERRED DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: January 17, 2025 (deadline extended)

PREFERRED START DATE: February 2025

The application process includes a fair amount of non-interview work to allow you to get a feel for the work environment and for us to get a feel of how you work outside of a live conversation. Here is the process:

• Candidates apply
• Info call with recruiter
• Short analytics exercise
• Candidates who advance will be connected directly to the founder and CEO
• A paid exercise will explore your strategic thinking around the organization
• You'll refine your thinking, meet the VP team and do a final interview

About Movement Labs

Movement Labs is dedicated to stopping the far right and saving democracy. We bring new thinking to the most challenging problems in the political ecosystem and rigorously test our ideas. 

The Chief Operating Officer will reinforce an ambitious and accountable organizational culture, effective team management, and project planning. They will also lead on organizational finance and overall people operations. 

The successful candidate has leadership experience in a growing tech or consulting firm in the political, civic or social sectors, including experience managing managers, and has strong experience with financial and HR management. 

Responsibilities

Leadership & Management (50%):

• Acting as chief problem-solver to the CEO and VP team
• Working with the CEO to vet possible growth areas, and drive some forward
• Supporting team-wide & leadership meeting and strategic planning
• Reinforcing our values as a coherent organizational culture

Finance (25%):

• With support staff be a strategic leader guiding bookkeeping, cost and revenue projections, department budgeting, and margin management of our core business
• Supporting the fundraising team in increasing velocity and systematization of fundraising

People Operations (25%):

• Increase team effectiveness by working closely as a people-focused partner to leadership team
• Lead recruitment, identifying new roles and help facilitate horizontal movement
• Oversee a people team managing hiring, training, culture, benefits, and HR functions
• Oversee staff conflict, mediation, performance improvement processes

Requirements

• Fast-paced, exceptional intelligence
• Comfort with risk
• Significant political campaign or advocacy experience
• Leadership experience in a growing tech or consulting firm, ideally touching political, social or civic work
• Experience managing managers
• Experience with financial and HR management
• Highly quantitative mindset

Nice to haves:

• Experience working in strategy consulting, marketing or SMS
• Experience with management training or coaching
• Experience with political or 501(c)(4) fundraising
• Bay area modestly preferred

Benefits

Annual salary of $165,000 - 200,000 with COLA adjustments.

Movement Labs employees receive excellent health, dental, and vision benefits, 401k, work-from-home stipends, and unlimited Paid Time Off. This position does not qualify as a bargaining unit position.

Applications submitted by January 17, 2025 will be given priority.

Movement Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.