Executive Director, Southern California Chapter

Location: Orange County, California; must reside within the chapter's primary metropolitan area for at least three consecutive years, or have extensive local experience and be willing to relocate to the area. The organization is fully remote, with required overnight travel several times per year for staff offsites, retreats, and company-wide events.

Anticipated pay range at commencement: $106,000–$146,000 annually.

Company

hirify.global is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports military- and veteran-connected families through research-informed programs, local chapters, and community partnerships.

What you will do

• Lead the chapter's strategy, operations, staff, volunteers, programs, budget, and long-term sustainability.
• Develop the chapter sustainability plan and secure major gifts from corporations, foundations, philanthropies, and high-net-worth individuals.
• Build and steward an advisory board and relationships with elected officials, military installation leaders, corporate executives, and philanthropic partners.
• Oversee program execution, data-driven evaluation, KPI accountability, fiscal management, compliance, and risk mitigation.
• Build cross-sector partnerships and advocate for military-connected families through research, community engagement, and public representation.
• Strengthen local communications, storytelling, media presence, and brand visibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in community development, nonprofit leadership, or strategic partnerships.
• 5+ years of management experience, including direct staff leadership.
• Proven ability to secure significant philanthropic gifts; six-figure fundraising experience is required.
• Demonstrated success growing an organization, business unit, or major initiative.
• Exceptional written, verbal, public-speaking, executive communication, and stakeholder-engagement skills.
• Experience managing an advisory board or similar governance structure.
• Strong budgeting, planning, KPI accountability, organizational management, and team-development skills.
• Ability to work effectively across diverse groups, cultures, and sectors, with integrity, humility, emotional intelligence, and urgency.
• Willingness to work nights and weekends for essential community events, travel under 25%, and lift or carry supplies and equipment up to 30 lbs.

Nice to have

• Experience using CRM systems; Salesforce is a plus.
• Understanding of military culture and military families' lived experience.
• Knowledge of the hirify.global ecosystem or its programs.
• Understanding of the collaborative nonprofit network in Southern California.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven, collaborative, human-centered, and high-performance work environment.
• Remote work with workplace flexibility and required in-person organizational gatherings.
• Career growth opportunities and professional development training.
• Benefits include a 403(b) with matching, flexible spending, medical insurance, life insurance, short-term disability, and a communications allowance.
• Permanent Change of Station leave is available for active-duty military spouses.
• Opportunity to positively impact military families through research-informed programs and community partnerships.

Hiring process

• No specific application steps or selection stages are provided.