COO for Growth, Operations & Accountability

Oakland Promise; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Oakland Promise seeks an inaugural Chief Operating Officer (COO) to lead the organization through a period of growth and increased complexity. Reporting to the CEO, the COO will oversee finance, operations, HR, technology, compliance, evaluation, and administration, building systems and processes to drive accountability and performance.

The COO will partner with the CSO and CEO to advance cradle-to-career work, steward public and philanthropic resources, and position Oakland Promise for its next

Qualifications

• Deep commitment to advancing educational opportunity, economic mobility, and equitable outcomes for children, youth, and families.
• Senior leadership experience in complex organizations.
• Experience leading finance, operations, human resources, technology, compliance, evaluation, or other administrative functions.
• Strong financial and operational stewardship with experience managing significant budgets and resources.
• Experience building the systems, processes, and organizational infrastructure to support accountability and effectiveness.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into action with clear goals and accountable performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for finance, operations, HR, technology, compliance, evaluation, and administration.
• Foster a culture of shared leadership, effective decision making, excellence, and accountability across the organization.
• Strengthen cross-functional collaboration and organization-wide perspective to support growth and impact.
• Oversee financial management, compliance, evaluation, technology systems, and administrative operations with strong stewardship.
• Translate ambitious goals into measurable results through performance management and resource allocation.
• Support COO/CSO collaboration with CEO to advance cradle-to-career work and community impact.

Skills

Executive leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Strategy execution

Performance management

Data-driven decision making

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership presence

Financial stewardship

Systems building

Cross-sector collaboration

Job description

Oakland Promise seeks an inaugural Chief Operating Officer (COO) to lead the organization through a period of growth and increased complexity. Reporting to the CEO, the COO will oversee finance, operations, HR, technology, compliance, evaluation, and administration, building systems and processes to drive accountability and performance.

The COO will partner with the CSO and CEO to advance cradle-to-career work, steward public and philanthropic resources, and position Oakland Promise for its next