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Compensation
USD 203838 - 225295
Starting annual salary of $203,838 for most geographic locations; $214,567 for candidates within 25 miles of Washington D.C., Cotati, CA, or Los Angeles; $225,295 for candidates within 25 miles of New York City or San Francisco. Competitive benefits include comprehensive health care (100% employer paid), dental, life and vision benefits, FSA and DCA, 192 hours PTO, 19 paid holidays, 1-month paid sabbatical after 5 years, 16 weeks paid parental leave, 401k with up to 5% employer contribution match after one year, alternative work schedules (manager’s discretion), one-time remote work allowance of $750, and annual professional development reimbursement up to $1,000.
- Salary period
- yearly
- Location basis
- Set geographical factors; different starting rates depending on distance to specified locations (Washington D.C./Cotati, CA/Los Angeles; New York City or San Francisco).
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care, dental, life and vision benefits (100% employer paid)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Dependent Care Account (DCA)
- 192 hours of PTO
- 19 paid holidays
- 1-month paid sabbatical after 5 years of continuous employment
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- 401k plan with maximum 5% employer contribution match after one year of employment
- Alternative work schedules (at manager’s discretion)
- One-time remote work allowance of $750
- Annual professional development reimbursement up to $1,000
- Maintaining a healthy work/life balance (core value)
Tech stack
Required
Nice to have
Location
Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
Work setup
- Employment
- full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Remote policy
- Remote (U.S.-based). Location listed as Remote OK and Work arrangement Remote. Periodic travel required for meetings, retreats, conferences, training, Board and donor meetings.
- Remote scope
- country-limited
- Travel
- Ability to travel periodically for staff meetings and retreats (estimated 1-3 trips annually) and periodically for conferences, training, Board meetings, and donor meetings as required.
- Authorization
- Required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Role details
Responsibilities
- Oversee the Human Resources, Technology, and Operations teams, including managing Directors and setting department strategy, vision, and culture
- Hire, train, supervise, mentor, and develop team members
- Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction for ALDF operational activities in partnership with department Directors and teams
- Direct business objectives to ensure optimal operations, maximize returns on investments, and increase inter-departmental collaboration and productivity
- Identify opportunities to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of internal operations
- Collaborate with the Chief Financial Officer regarding shared services between Human Resources and Finance departments (e.g., Payroll)
- Prepare reports for key stakeholders such as the Board of Directors
- Direct financial and budget activities for teams, maximize outcomes, and increase efficiency
- Execute the annual budget planning process and monitor progress throughout the year
- Confer with leaders and staff to discuss issues, coordinate activities, and resolve problems
- Assess organizational risk and implement measures to ensure compliance and mitigate risk
- Ensure ALDF operates with sound controls, high mission impact, and manageable workloads
- Drive a positive, productive, and inclusive work environment
- Oversee development and implementation of practices supporting a healthy culture, including internal communications and HR execution of culture-improvement strategies
- Cultivate positive and collaborative working relationships with Leadership and Programs staff; support HR/Technology/Operations Directors in cross-functional internal relationships
- Serve as an engaged member of the Senior Leadership Team and participate in and contribute to ALDF initiatives and processes
- Advise the Executive Director and Board on organizational sustainability and other matters
- Oversee development and implementation of infrastructure, Human Resources, Technology, and Operations programs and projects
- Lead internal change management for such initiatives
- Oversee implementation and compliance with relevant ALDF policies including record retention, technology use, employment and labor, and communications standards
- Maintain working knowledge of significant developments and trends in animal law
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Strong leadership experience in a non-profit setting
- Preference for 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in a leadership capacity in at least two areas (Administration/Operations, Human Resources, Technology)
- Preference for non-profit leadership experience and experience within a legal or law firm setting
- 5+ years in a formal people leadership role with a track record of modeling inclusive leadership for high performance teams
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, or related field, or equivalent experience
- Preference for advanced study in comparable areas (e.g., MBA, MA, or JD)
- Understanding of and commitment to the Animal Legal Defense Fund mission
- Demonstrated understanding of how legal action advances the organization’s mission
- Exceptional leadership skills and experience expressing a vision and inspiring alignment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
- Strong listening and relationship building skills
- Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities
- Empathetic interpersonal and conflict resolution skills; ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment and with external partners
- Ability to implement vision, think strategically, creatively problem solve, and exercise good judgment and self-control
- Commitment to working with integrity
- Experience with basic software applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, and internet browsers
- Experience with Salesforce preferred
- Ability to travel periodically for staff meetings and retreats (estimated 1-3 trips annually) and to conferences, training, Board meetings, and donor meetings as required
- Must verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete employment eligibility verification upon hire
Application
Please mention the word TANTALIZE and tag RODguMTk4Ljk5LjE0Mw== when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RODguMTk4Ljk5LjE0Mw==).
- Deadline
- July 1, 2026
- Portfolio
- unclear
- GitHub
- not required
- Cover letter
- unclear
- Apply flow
- unclear
Company context
Protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system.
- Product
- Animal Legal Defense Fund mission: legal system advocacy to protect animals
- Industry
- unclear
Description
Term of Employment: Full-time, Exempt. Reports to: Executive Director. Location: Remote (U.S.-based). The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is a member of the ALDF Senior Leadership Team and implements and oversees operations necessary to advance ALDF’s mission. Primarily responsible for enhancing the internal operations and infrastructure necessary for ALDF’s continued success and growth, and for directly managing the Human Resources, Technology, and Operations teams. Ensures efficient, effective functioning and administration of the organization, advances organizational growth and effective internal communications, optimizes resource allocation, and maintains/builds an excellent culture. Supervises and coaches a team of leaders and professionals and provides strategic guidance and support to the Executive Director, Leadership Team, and staff/stakeholders of Operations functions. Oversee the Human Resources, Technology, and Operations teams (including Directors), set department strategy/vision/culture, and manage hiring, training, supervision, mentoring, and development. Determine and formulate operational policies and provide overall direction for operational activities in partnership with department Directors. Direct business objectives to ensure optimal operations, maximize returns on investments, and increase inter-departmental collaboration/productivity. Identify opportunities to increase effectiveness/efficiency of internal operations. Collaborate with the Chief Financial Officer on shared services (such as Payroll). Prepare reports for key stakeholders such as the Board of Directors. Direct financial and budget activities for teams, execute annual budget planning, monitor progress, discuss issues, coordinate activities, and resolve problems. Assess organizational risk and implement measures for compliance and risk mitigation. Ensure sound controls, high mission impact, and manageable workloads. Drive a positive, productive, inclusive work environment and oversee practices supporting healthy culture, including strong internal communications and support to HR Director and other leaders. Cultivate cross-functional relationships with Leadership and Programs staff. Support cross-functional internal relationships with HR/Technology/Operations Directors. Participate in and contribute to ALDF initiatives and processes. Advise Executive Director and Board on organizational sustainability. Oversee internal change management and infrastructure/HR/Technology/Operations programs and projects. Oversee development/implementation/compliance with relevant ALDF policies (including record retention, technology use, employment and labor, communications standards). Maintain working knowledge of significant developments/trends in animal law. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements include strong leadership experience in non-profit settings; preference for 10+ years progressively responsible leadership in at least two areas (Administration/Operations, Human Resources, Technology); preference for non-profit leadership and legal or law firm experience; 5+ years in a formal people leadership role with inclusive leadership track record; bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Management or related field (or equivalent); preference for advanced study (MBA/MA/JD); understanding/demonstrated commitment to the Animal Legal Defense Fund mission; exceptional leadership, vision/aligning communication, excellent written/verbal communication; strong listening/relationship building; excellent problem solving/critical thinking/decision making; empathetic interpersonal skills and conflict resolution; strategic thinking and good judgment; integrity; experience with basic software applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, and internet browsers; Salesforce preferred; ability to travel periodically (estimated 1-3 trips annually) for staff meetings and retreats and periodically for conferences, training, Board and donor meetings as required. Also must be available for periodic travel. Additional information: U.S.-based position; job description not intended to be comprehensive. Equal opportunity employer. Application deadline July 1, 2026; applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Mention the word TANTALIZE and tag RODguMTk4Ljk5LjE0Mw== when applying.
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