Senior Vice President, KF & Ops

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KIPP Public Schools is a national network of tuition-free public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all.

We are a network of 279 schools, nearly 16,500 educators, and nearly 210,000 students and alumni.

Our mission:
Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Our vision:
Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.

The KIPP Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports KIPP public charter schools across the country. The KIPP Foundation helps to develop outstanding educators to lead KIPP schools; provides tools and resources for excellent teaching and learning; promotes innovation; and facilitates the exchange of insights and ideas across KIPP and other public schools and organizations.

• Excellent Results for Students
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  We value results over effort and know that our work is not finished until all students thrive. We maintain high expectations for self, team, and students. We drive outcomes by operating with agility, removing barriers, differentiating support, and prioritizing student-centered solutions—especially for those at the margins.
• Collective Impact
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  We are one team. We win together. We embody a one-team mindset by working collaboratively across teams, aligning goals, and leveraging the strengths of all teammates. We build trust-based relationships and ensure inclusive decision-making by engaging those closest to the work. We provide clarity through simple, repeatable systems and goals that enable transformational outcomes.
• Courageous Action
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  Our belief in what we can achieve is unwavering, fueling our optimism and commitment to overcome any challenge. We demonstrate an unwavering belief in students’ potential and a commitment to addressing systemic inequities. We approach challenges with resilience, a solutions-focused mindset, and adaptability. We foster a psychologically safe environment centered on trust and accountability where feedback is encouraged. We leverage data to reflect on progress, own setbacks, celebrate successes, and continuously improve to maximize impact.

The Senior Vice President (SVP), KF People & Ops is the senior leader responsible for the talent systems, norms, and operating practices that underpin a best-in-class performance culture at the KIPP Foundation—one that sets a high bar, holds leaders accountable for results, and equips teammates to thrive in meeting it. Partnering with executive leadership, the SVP designs and runs the systems that embed high performance into how KF hires, develops, evaluates, and rewards its people, enabling KF leaders to attract, develop, and retain top performers in their professional domains in support of the network’s mission to deliver nation‑leading educational outcomes for students.

The SVP also leads KF operations and Network event functions that ensure the smooth planning, coordination, and execution of Network convenings that connect leaders across KIPP and design and execute the core processes required for KF as the coordinating body of the Network to function effectively.

This role oversees three teams: KF Talent, Event Operations, and two Senior Directors of KF Operations, and ensures that KF talent & culture, Network events and organizational operations are tightly aligned to KIPP’s strategic priorities. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the SVP plays a critical role in shaping how the KIPP Foundation operates as a high‑functioning organization in service of regions, schools, and students, ensuring that teams have the clarity, capacity, systems, and support needed to do their best work.

• Set Organizational Vision and Strategy for Talent & Operations
• Define and lead a cohesive strategy for KF culture, talent,…