Group Vice President

Job Details:
Crossroads Metro Office - Crown Point, IN 46307. Position Type:
Full Time. Pay starting at $90,000 per year and up based on experience.

Lead Community Impact. Drive Organizational Excellence.

The YMCA is seeking a strategic, mission-driven leader to serve as Group Vice President (GVP). This executive leadership role oversees multiple branches and specialty areas, ensuring operational excellence, financial sustainability, staff development, and community impact across a diverse portfolio. As a member of the senior leadership team, the GVP serves as both a strategist and operator—balancing long-term organizational priorities with the day-to-day realities of leading complex, multi-site operations.

This position requires strong business acumen, exceptional people leadership skills, and a deep commitment to the YMCA mission of strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The GVP is a highly visible representative of the YMCA and plays a critical role in driving growth, innovation, fundraising success, and organizational culture.

This is a highly rewarding and demanding executive leadership position. Success in this role requires balancing multiple priorities while leading through influence, accountability, and collaboration.

In this role, you will:

• Lead multiple YMCA branches and service areas with responsibility for operational performance, financial outcomes, safety, and member experience.
• Coach and develop leaders while building leadership capacity across the organization.
• Analyze financial performance, make data-driven decisions, and implement corrective actions when necessary.
• Lead strategic initiatives that drive membership growth, program expansion, community engagement, and operational efficiency.
• Serve as an ambassador for the YMCA in the community, developing partnerships with stakeholders, donors, government agencies, schools, and community organizations.
• Play a significant role in fundraising efforts, including annual campaigns, capital campaigns, grants, and endowment development.
• Navigate complex situations involving staffing, facility operations, risk management, and crisis response.
• Travel regularly between assigned branches and community meetings.
• Balance immediate operational challenges with long-term strategic priorities.

• Managing competing priorities across multiple locations and departments.
• Making difficult decisions related to budgets, staffing, and resource allocation.
• Leading organizational change and innovation while maintaining operational stability.
• Responding to unexpected operational, facility, or community issues that require immediate attention.
• Maintaining high standards for performance, safety, and accountability across diverse teams.

• Directly impacting the lives of youth, families, and communities.
• Leading talented teams who are passionate about the YMCA mission.
• Helping shape the future direction and growth of the organization.
• Building meaningful community partnerships that create lasting change.
• Developing leaders and creating opportunities for staff and volunteers to thrive.

• Thrive in fast-paced, complex environments where no two days are the same.
• Enjoy balancing strategy and execution.
• Have a track record of successfully leading multi-site operations, nonprofit organizations, or large service-based organizations.
• Are comfortable using financial data, KPIs, and operational metrics to drive decision-making.
• Can build trust and relationships with diverse groups of people, including staff, volunteers, donors, board members, and community partners.
• Have experience leading through change while maintaining employee engagement and organizational stability.
• Are passionate about community impact and mission-driven work.
• Value accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Are energized by coaching and developing leaders.
• Can effectively manage ambiguity and make decisions with incomplete information.

• Prefer focusing on a single location, department, or area of responsibility.
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