Responsibilities
- Accountability for a focused, cost-effective Global Operation consistent with Ashoka’s strategy
- Management within the organization (i.e., OKRs, a Global Operational Health Check, etc.) including data collection, analyses, and recommendations
- Approval and management of Ashoka’s Global Shared Service (GSS) budgets and operations
- Management oversight of Ashoka’s processes for recruiting, retaining, and growing our human capital around the world
- Leadership of Ashoka’s Finance Team ensuring best practices globally
- Primary Accountability Partnership (AP) to Ashoka’s GSS teams including Global Finance, Global Talent, Global Staffing, Global Planning & Budgeting, Global DEI, Global Integrity, Global Search, Global Search Excellence, ITI, Executive Office and Global Partnerships, ensuring that associated staff are accountable for the delivery of high-quality shared services to our distributed constituents
- Organizing to maximize efficiency – maintaining favorable outcomes while reducing costs in the context of best practices
- Optimally retained in a manner that gains credibility to disrupt ineffective operations and grows Ashoka’s GSS capabilities over time
- Bridge-building to Diamond (i.e., Regional), Purpose and core constituency teams; ensuring that support workers fully “get” and are integrated with Ashoka’s strategy and work in the world
- Compliance of all the organization’s operations with applicable regulations and best practices
Requirements
- Executive leadership experience (CEO, President, Executive Director, etc.) and/or Program Leadership within Ashoka’s global operation and/or functional management
- 10+ years’ experience in entrepreneurial /intrapreneurial and operational leadership in complex, global environments
- Proven ability to lead through influence, management, and exceptional communication skills
- Demonstrated skills in managing operations, deliverables and performance in a fast-paced, agile environment
- A canny ability to get teams aligned, speaking the same language, and helping each other to succeed
- Strong management, technical, problem solving, and organizational skills
- Social sector experience
Work Arrangement
Remote (City/Region) — Arlington, Virginia
Team
Structure: Global senior executive team
