Strategic Initiatives Director - Drive Economic Mobility

Tipping Point Community; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 174,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Tipping Point Community is seeking a Strategic Initiatives Director to shape two new investment areas, coordinate external partnerships, and drive impact across housing, education, and employment. The role emphasizes strategy, evidence-based decision making, and collaboration with senior leadership to advance economic mobility for Bay Area communities.

The position is a high-impact, individual-contributor role reporting to the Senior Director of Grantmaking + Capacity Building, with

Qualifications

• Experience building initiatives from concept through execution, with testing before scaling.
• Knowledge of Bay Area nonprofits, public systems, and systems change is preferred.
• Experience building and managing employer or industry partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Translate investment areas into executable plans with timelines, milestones, budgets, and decision rights.
• Build day-to-day systems for each investment area, managing budgets, consultants, and research partners.
• Identify aligned projects, perform due diligence, and propose investments to the Board.
• Lead cross-functional workstreams and convene internal working groups to drive decisions.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Job description

Tipping Point Community is seeking a Strategic Initiatives Director to shape two new investment areas, coordinate external partnerships, and drive impact across housing, education, and employment. The role emphasizes strategy, evidence-based decision making, and collaboration with senior leadership to advance economic mobility for Bay Area communities.

The position is a high-impact, individual-contributor role reporting to the Senior Director of Grantmaking + Capacity Building, with