Senior Vice President of Strategic Growth

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Management Colorado Springs, CO, US

12 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

DEPARTMENT: Growth

REPORTS TO: Chief Executive Officer

POSITION SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE:

The Senior Vice President for Strategic Growth is responsible for developing and executing Space Foundation's enterprise growth strategy and leading all revenue-generating activities across the organization. Reporting directly to the CEO, this executive will oversee membership, corporate sponsorship, philanthropy, major gifts, capital campaign activities, grants, and strategic growth initiatives.

We are looking for a strong leader that will bring a holistic approach to revenue generation, combining strategic vision with operational excellence to create a disciplined, data-driven, and repeatable growth model. The SVP for Strategic Growth will lead a talented team, strengthen organizational capabilities, build new partnerships, and ensure that growth is institutionalized through strong systems, processes, and performance management.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable cultivating major donors, engaging executive stakeholders, developing growth strategies, building high-performing teams, and establishing the infrastructure required to scale organizational impact.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

As Space Foundation enters its next phase of growth, we are seeking an accomplished executive to lead and unify all revenue-generating functions across the organization and build a scalable, sustainable growth engine aligned with our mission and long-term strategic objectives.

The following briefly describes representative responsibilities of this job, but it is not intended to be a complete or all-inclusive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of this position:

• Enterprise Growth Strategy:
  Develop and execute a comprehensive growth strategy aligned with Space Foundation's mission and long-term objectives. Identify new revenue opportunities, strategic partnerships, and growth initiatives that expand organizational impact and financial sustainability.
• Revenue Portfolio Ownership:
  Own and drive performance across all revenue-generating functions, including membership, corporate sponsor ships, philanthropy and major gifts, capital campaign activities, grants and institutional funding, and strategic partnerships.
• Membership Growth and Engagement:
  Lead the organization's membership strategy, including acquisition, retention, engagement, and value creation. Ensure membership remains a key driver of community, influence, and revenue growth.
• Revenue Operations and Analytics:
  Build and manage scalable revenue processes, forecasting systems, performance metrics, and reporting frameworks. Establish clear KPIs and accountability structures while driving decision-making through data and insights.
• Systems and Institutional Excellence:
  Strengthen CRM utilization, pipeline visibility, reporting capabilities, and organizational knowledge management. Create documented playbooks and processes that reduce dependency on individual relationships and support long-term scalability.
• Capital Campaign and Philanthropy Leadership:
  Lead strategy and execution for the Foundation's capital campaign and major gift initiatives. Partner with donors, volunteers, and leadership stakeholders to advance campaign goals and strengthen long-term philanthropic engagement.
• Team Leadership:
  Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing growth team. Establish clear goals, accountability, and professional development while fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and excellence.
• Executive Leadership:
  Serve as the CEO's principal advisor on growth and revenue strategy. Partner closely with Finance on forecasting, budgeting, and investment decisions, and collaborate across the organization to align growth initiatives with enterprise priorities. Represent Space Foundation with donors, sponsors, members, board members, industry leaders, government stakeholders,…