President, U.S. Program (Education)

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States

Salary: $800,000–$1,100,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global is a global nonprofit working to reduce poverty, disease, and inequity and expand opportunity through philanthropy and systems change.

What you will do

• Lead the U.S. Program’s education strategy focused on equitable upward mobility and increased credential attainment.
• Translate long-term goals into investment priorities, operating plans, decision rights, metrics, and accountability structures.
• Oversee an integrated portfolio covering K-12 teaching and learning, postsecondary navigation, data and AI infrastructure, advocacy, and system improvement.
• Guide responsible AI and data investments that improve learning, advising, navigation, feedback loops, and system-scale outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with leaders across education, workforce, philanthropy, government, research, technology, business, and communities.
• Lead organizational evolution, strengthen the leadership team and culture, and serve as an enterprise leader alongside the CEO, Chair, Board, and Executive Leadership Team.

Requirements

• Extensive executive experience leading large, complex, multidisciplinary teams and portfolios through strategy, organizational change, and execution.
• Deep understanding of U.S. education, workforce, economic mobility, public systems, policy, funding, data, technology, and community perspectives.
• Track record of translating ambitious goals into coherent strategy, organizational performance, measurable outcomes, and disciplined investment decisions.
• Experience building senior leadership teams, high-performance cultures, trusted partnerships, and system-level change across public, private, nonprofit, philanthropic, research, policy, technology, or community settings.
• Strong commitment to equity and inclusion, with experience applying data, evidence, measurement, learning, and evaluation to strategy and portfolio decisions.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization in the United States; immigration-related sponsorship is not provided.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree.
• Familiarity with AI governance, data infrastructure, digital learning, advising, tutoring, assessment, and technology-enabled systems change.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no employee premiums.
• Generous paid time off, paid family leave, and regional holidays.
• Foundation-paid retirement contribution.
• Employee communities and an inclusive workplace focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Hiring process

• Applications must be submitted directly to Spencer Stuart by October 19, 2026.
• Employment is contingent upon a successful background check.