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Vice President, Intelligence & Impact
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote
Experience
3 years
Job description
The Vice President of Intelligence & Impact is a senior leadership role reporting to the President & CEO, bringing together enterprise strategy, strategic intelligence, impact evaluation, and technology-enabled transformation for Mercy For Animals. The role leads a new Intelligence & Impact function to strengthen how the organization identifies opportunities, makes strategic choices, measures effectiveness, and leverages technology to advance its mission.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Remote
- Pay
- USD 130,720 – 150,800 / year
What you'll do
- Partner with the CEO and senior leadership to shape organizational strategy, establish priorities, and inform resource allocation.
- Evaluate MFA's global portfolio of initiatives against expected animal impact, strategic alignment, feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and comparative advantage.
- Provide ongoing, evidence-informed recommendations on which initiatives MFA should scale, maintain, redesign, or discontinue based on expected and demonstrated animal impact, including evaluation of new program areas, geographic expansion, and coalition opportunities.
- Build a proactive intelligence capability that identifies emerging opportunities, risks, and developments across animal agriculture, corporate behavior, public policy, technology, and relevant markets.
- Translate research, data, and external developments into actionable insights that inform MFA's interventions and strategic direction.
- Identify opportunities for greater leverage, collaboration, and systemic change.
- Establish a consistent and coherent organization-wide framework for measuring and assessing MFA's global impact across interventions and geographies.
- Develop meaningful performance indicators, evaluation methodologies, and mechanisms for organizational learning and tracking.
- Ensure evidence and insights consistently inform strategic decisions, program improvement, and resource allocation.
- Lead MFA's technology-enabled transformation strategy, identifying opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness through tool development, connected data, AI, automation, and emerging technologies.
- Oversee the development, integration, and adoption of solutions that simplify workflows, strengthen decision-making, and increase productivity.
- Establish a practical technology roadmap, prioritizing investments based on organizational needs, expected value, and implementation feasibility.
- Partner closely with IT to ensure new technologies, tools, and data systems are effectively integrated, secure, scalable, and aligned with organizational needs.
- Build and lead a lean, multidisciplinary Intelligence & Impact team spanning strategy and research, impact assessment and analytics, and technology development and integration.
- Serve as a trusted strategic thought partner to the CEO, providing independent perspectives and clear, decision-ready recommendations.
- Partner closely with regional and functional leaders, strengthening their ability to deliver results while maintaining clear accountability for execution.
- Serve as a strong, collaborative partner and member of the senior leadership team, contributing not only within the Intelligence & Impact function but to the organization's broader leadership and decision-making.
What we're looking for
- Senior leadership experience across strategy, organizational leadership, analytics, impact evaluation, technology transformation, or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex opportunities, navigate ambiguity, and translate analysis into consequential strategic decisions.
- Strong quantitative, qualitative, financial, and operational acumen, with the ability to balance analytical rigor and practical judgment.
- Experience driving technology-enabled transformation, including systems development or integration, AI adoption, automation, or organizational process improvement.
- Proven ability to build and lead teams, influence senior stakeholders, and work effectively across disciplines and geographies.
- Ability to understand how advocacy and institutional change improve outcomes for animals, with a willingness to learn from colleagues with deep expertise in animal protection.
- Exceptional communication skills, sound judgment, humility, intellectual curiosity, and a demonstrated bias toward action.
- Deep commitment to improving the lives of farmed animals and advancing Mercy For Animals' mission, alongside intellectual curiosity and openness to new approaches.
Nice to have
- Experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, strategic philanthropy, business transformation, or mission-driven organizational leadership is particularly relevant.
- Prior experience in animal protection is preferred but not required.
Your team
Intelligence & Impact
A new function bringing together enterprise strategy, strategic intelligence, impact evaluation, and technology-enabled transformation; a lean, multidisciplinary team spanning strategy and research, impact assessment and analytics, and technology development and integration.
Benefits
- No- or low-cost health, vision, and dental insurance
- Generous paid time off and sick leave
- 401(k) retirement plan with a dollar-to-dollar employer match of up to 3.5% of your annual earnings
- Collaborative and innovative work environment
How to get hired
- 1Initial interview stage (regional salary range and benefits packages discussed for candidates applying outside of the United States)
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About Mercy For Animals
A globally minded organization committed to the principles of equity and justice, with a culture that celebrates authenticity.
Mission
To transform society and construct a truly compassionate food system.
Key facts
- Entering a new chapter, sharpening focus on the opportunities where it can achieve the greatest possible impact for animals
- Establishing a new Intelligence & Impact function
What they value
- Equity and justice
- Authenticity