What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief of Technology, SIFMA Foundation position at SIFMA?
About the SIFMA Foundation:
The SIFMA Foundation promotes financial education in communities nationwide. Drawing on the support of industry, government, and educational leaders, SIFMA Foundation’s programs and tools strengthen economic opportunity for youth of all backgrounds, aiming to increase their access to the benefits of the global marketplace. With a 47-year history of educational leadership, the SIFMA Foundation has prepared 23 million youth for their financial lives through its acclaimed Stock Market Game™, InvestWrite®, Capitol Hill Challenge™, SMG InvestQuest™, and Invest It Forward® programs.
SIFMA Foundation, Chief of Technology
The SIFMA Foundation is seeking a Chief of Technology to play a vital role in a thriving national nonprofit organization reaching more than 700,000 youth per year and positioned for exponential growth. The Chief of Technology will oversee the operations, innovation and expansion of the organization’s technology-based investor education programs and digital/online games to serve millions of youth.
Role Responsibilities:
- Functional Oversight: Oversee the organization’s technology operations and data architecture, including the SIFMA Foundation’s online investment simulation, trading platform environment, websites, apps and database systems.
- Innovation for Success: Collaborate with the President, Board, staff and funders to drive excellence and growth for the Foundation. Develop innovative solutions to increase SIFMA Foundation programs’ user base, relevance, demand and recognition. Contribute expertise on trends, new developments, and emerging opportunities in technology, AI, fintech, financial education, education and related fields.
- Direct Reports: Manage two direct reports, a Senior Developer and Senior Programmer, and collaborate with staff to ensure success.
- Vendor Management: Manage strategic relationships with vendors and new partner initiatives, serving as the primary point of contact on RFPs, contracts, negotiations, due diligence, budgeting, reporting, approvals and compliance.
- Performance Metrics: Coordinate with staff to implement, track, measure, and report on KPIs across project, program, and organizational initiatives.
- Operational Excellence: Devise strategies and tools for organizational workflow, reporting dashboards, and executive briefings.
- External Relations: Effectively represent the SIFMA Foundation to internal and external audiences as needed.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate possesses a depth of experience in IT, investment technology/fintech or EdTech, and data analytics, and is familiar with education and the nonprofit sector. The candidate must thrive on complex problem solving, leading, innovating and scaling impact, launching into new markets, delivering superior customer satisfaction and tapping emergent technologies to amplify results. The candidate is proactive and resourceful, a strategic and critical thinker, a problem-solver and highly organized and has:
- Experience in strategy, project management, vendor/account management, internal product development, and customer experience.
- Passion for and/or experience in investing, capital markets and fintech; data analytics, IT and AI; education, EdTech, video games, and/or nonprofit management.
- Expertise in dashboard development and maintenance, researching, analyzing and interpreting data, and creating appropriate frameworks, models, and budgets to scope and scale initiatives.
- Programming Languages: Proficiency in Python and Drupal, with exposure to C#, C , and Java.
- Excellent communication, technical writing, and marketing skills, with direct experience in the production of high-quality pitches and presentations.
- Negotiation and collaboration skills needed to bring out the best from partners.
- Strong people leadership and ability to model effective management.
- Innovation and creative thinking to develop outside the box solutions and see around corners.
- Tremendous motivation and energy, a strong work ethic and customer service excellence.
- Familiarity with Access, SQL, CRMs, social/digital platforms, fluency with MS Office, Excel, PPT.
- Full-Stack Proficiency: Experience in web development using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Proven ability to lead, to collaborate, to motivate others to work together toward a common goal.
- Impeccable integrity, judgment, and discretion to handle confidential matters.
- 10 years of progressively responsible leadership experience.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university is required and advanced degree strongly preferred.
Benefits Include:
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Plans
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 401(k) with employer contribution
- Generous paid time off and holidays
- Eligible to work remotely (up to 2 days per week)
Salary range: $190,000 - $200,000
How to apply:
Please send your cover letter, resume and salary requirements to careers@sifma.org and indicate “SIFMA Foundation Chief of Technology” in the subject line of your email.
SIFMA Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages interested individuals to apply.
Salary : $190,000 - $200,000
