Executive Operations & Strategy Director (Remote)

Justice Democrats; United States; Remote; USD 81,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Unlimited vacation (2 weeks minimum)

Federal holidays off

Health/Vision/Dental coverage (family)

401K with 4% match

Raises every two years

Some travel

Job summary

Justice Democrats is seeking a Managing Director to lead staff, align departments, and support the Executive Director as the organization advances its long-term vision. The role emphasizes day-to-day operations with an eye toward strategic, mission-driven growth.

Based in the United States, the MD will optimize resource use, oversee organizational systems, and ensure compliance and effective communication across teams, reporting to the Executive Director.

Qualifications

• Strategic planning and goal-setting: Depth of experience facilitating organizational goal-setting and translating vision into measurable departmental work plans.
• Executive advisory and support: Proven track record acting as a trusted advisor to an Executive Director or leadership team.
• Cross-functional leadership: Demonstrated ability to align a full team and drive cohesive organizational collaboration.
• Hiring & onboarding Experience: Experience designing and executing full-cycle hiring processes, structured onboarding programs, and organizational staffing workflows.
• Performance management: Hands-on experience overseeing performance review cycles, progressive discipline policies, and management support interventions.
• Management coaching and training: Background in coaching, training, and mentoring people managers.
• Project management: Experience leading cross-team projects from conception to completion.
• Strong written and verbal communication: Exceptional communication skills with proven ability to draft executive correspondence, and synthesize organizational updates.
• Risk assessment and critical decision-making: Comfort with analyzing organizational risk with strong judgment and analytical problem-solving skills. Excited to collaborate with legal counsel to ensure programming and operations remain compliant.
• Budgeting and financial stewardship: Experience collaborating on annual budget development, resource allocation, and operational expense tracking.
• Discretion and emotional intelligence: High emotional intelligence, sound instincts, and demonstrated maturity handling sensitive personnel, operational, and executive matters.
• Ability to operate well in a high-pressure environment

Responsibilities

• Drive long-term vision with the Executive Director and Directors team to set clear goals and communicate them to staff.
• Align departments with long-term strategy and daily operations.
• Identify strategic gaps or problems and develop solutions with the ED and Directors team.
• Lead the planning and execution of the annual staff retreat.
• Provide executive-level support and prioritization for the ED and cross-organizational reporting.
• Oversee onboarding and staff development and manage organizational channels of communication.
• Manage budget development and financial stewardship with the ED and operations consultant.

Skills

Strategic planning

Executive advisory

Cross-functional leadership

Hiring & onboarding

Performance management

Coaching & mentoring

Project management

Communications

Risk assessment

Budgeting & finance

Emotional intelligence

High-pressure work

Job description

Justice Democrats is seeking a Managing Director to lead staff, align departments, and support the Executive Director as the organization advances its long-term vision. The role emphasizes day-to-day operations with an eye toward strategic, mission-driven growth.

Based in the United States, the MD will optimize resource use, oversee organizational systems, and ensure compliance and effective communication across teams, reporting to the Executive Director.