Chief Executive Officer at Heroes

Hire Heroes USA empowers service members, veterans and their spouses to succeed in the civilian workforce.

Hire Heroes USA is the nation's leading veteran employment nonprofit, providing personalized career coaching, professionally written resumes, mentoring, training workshops, virtual career fairs, a job board, and more – at no cost to the service members we support. Since our founding in 2005, Hire Heroes USA has maintained a singular focus on veteran and military spouse employment, successfully enabling over 120,000 veterans and military spouses to be hired into civilian careers.

We also work with companies to attract, connect with, and hire qualified veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses through customized recruiting support, strategic workforce partnerships, and access to a nationwide pipeline of highly skilled talent.

Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, Hire Heroes USA operates nationally, with 5 offices across the U.S. and a talented team of 155+. Our team is committed to providing one-on-one personalized support and dedicated guidance to those we serve, and is driven by our core values of Integrity, Effectiveness, Commitment, Excellence, and Inclusion in everything we do.

Hire Heroes USA has built a national reputation of excellence. Prioritizing transparency, Hire Heroes USA earned a 4-star rating and score of 100% from Charity Navigator, as well as Candid's Platinum Seal of Transparency. Funded exclusively through public donations and private grants, we provide our services at no cost to clients – after all they've given our nation, we want to provide the support they need to ensure their next steps are successful ones, no matter where they start or where they're headed.

For more information about our mission and our work, please visit our website.

Hire Heroes USA is seeking a strategic, charismatic, mission-driven leader to serve as our next Chief Executive Officer. Reporting to the Board of Directors and overseeing a team of 155+ and a budget of $20M+, the CEO will build on the organization's strong foundation and successful track record to further elevate our brand, increase funding, forge new partnerships, and shape our future strategy.

The CEO will be responsible for designing and guiding a vision for organizational growth, enabling Hire Heroes USA to scale our services and broaden our reach while simultaneously maintaining our deeply personalized approach. Additionally, the CEO will lead efforts to diversify funding; build new partnerships with a wide variety of stakeholders; continually improve internal systems and processes; manage, motivate, and inspire a national team;

and serve with integrity as the public face of the organization.

We are looking for a seasoned leader with a demonstrated passion for serving military veterans, proven experience crafting organizational strategy, and strong relationship building and communication skills.

• Set and drive organizational strategy, enabling Hire Heroes USA to scale our programmatic reach and impact while simultaneously preserving our personalized approach.
• Collaborate with the Board, staff, and key stakeholders to set clear, data-driven goals to grow the organization, enhance our impact, and achieve our mission.
• Serve as a financial steward for the organization, working in collaboration with the VP, Finance, and Board to ensure that strong financial goals are set and achieved.
• Develop, maintain, and engage a strong Board of Directors, including supporting strong Board governance; partnering closely with Board committees; and leading quarterly Board meetings.
• Oversee the successful execution of the organization's day-to-day operations through effective management and empowerment of the senior leadership team, and implementation of best in class systems and processes.

• Serve as the face of Hire Heroes USA, speaking publicly about the organization's work to the media, with donors, and at various public and private events; demonstrate exceptional communication skills and the ability to captivate…