Senior Director Roles

About LEE

LEE is a nonpartisan network of leaders at all stages of life and career. We provide 1:1 coaching, meaningful member-to-member connections, and skill-building opportunities to support and inspire members to increase access and opportunity in their communities. (wearelee.org)

We are a civic leadership development, membership organization. We equip LEE members with the tools, resources, and industry knowledge they need to take collective action and create change in their communities - whether that's through policymaking, elected leadership, advocacy, or grassroots organizing. LEE believes that effective leaders who are grounded in their values and experiences can make a difference in their communities.

LEE is an outcomes-oriented organization that operates in an entrepreneurial environment deeply invested in continuous improvement. LEE is proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work, and to offer generous compensation, a virtual work setting that includes flexible scheduling, and a values-driven benefits package.

Talent Community Overview: LEE is hiring for three distinct Senior Director roles designed to accelerate organizational effectiveness and execution across our internal and external functions. These are all full-time, temporary positions (Senior Director 1 classification band) with the opportunity to convert to permanent roles by the end of July 2026, contingent on individual performance and strategic needs. Please express interest by submitting one complete application for consideration across the three roles. A complete application includes an uploaded resume, a link to a relevant work sample, and responses to two short-answer questions. Our hiring team will review applications on a rolling basis; however, the priority deadline is Monday, January 5th.

Selection Process: The process will include an initial interview, an invitation to an information session covering all three roles, a 1-on-1 interview with the Hiring Manager for your matched role, and a final interview. We anticipate holding information sessions in mid-January for candidates who advance beyond the initial interview screening.

Senior Director, Strategy & Operations Focus Areas: Strategy Implementation & Cross-Functional Integrator for Member-facing teams

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Member Impact, this role is the operational anchor for LEE's member-facing teams. This position is ideal for a strategist and critical thinker who loves data-informed execution and integrating across multiple verticals. You will not just manage projects; you will operationalize the department's strategic vision, creating the systems and processes that allow five distinct member-facing teams to operate as one cohesive unit. If you excel at backwards-mapping high-level strategy into daily implementation, and you enjoy working internally to align resources and teams, this is your lane.

This role's desired start date is early March, with January - February being the estimated selection process timeline for this position. This is a remote flexible role. Please access the full job description and position summary here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRussX6m-jZSbIfj97apV6_ReJEY42lDeaDERsPwGijCgn7drfX2cLDtqfU9WpndHrRAylNKkNBGyvz/pub

Senior Director, Special Projects - Focus Areas: Analysis, Board & Donor Relations, & Executive Priorities

Reporting to the Executive Director, this role is focused on advancing critical aspects of the organization's work. This may include analysis of elected leadership performance and opportunities, execution of initiatives, and cultivating relationships across external and internal stakeholders. The scope of this role will span the areas of LEE's current and future work, which includes being a tech-forward, platform organization. Additionally, this role will lead, along with the Executive Director, the learning and development agenda of LEE's leadership team. This position is ideal for a candidate with deep alignment to LEE's mission, strong execution skills, high agency and solutions orientation, exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, and advanced technical fluency.

This role's desired start date is early March, with January - February being the estimated selection process timeline for this position. This is a remote/flexible role; however, candidates located in the New York City area will receive priority consideration. The full job description and position summary will be shared at a later stage in the selection process.

Chief of Staff to the President - Focus Areas: External Programming, Meeting Facilitation, Internal Team Culture

Reporting to the President, this role is for a leader with demonstrated expertise in managing external programming, facilitating internal team meetings, and project managing complex internal workflows. The Chief of Staff will possess the ability to balance linear, detail-oriented execution with big-picture synthesis, leveraging systems to distill critical information for the President. This position is ideal for a proactive decision-maker and relational leader who is energized by facilitating high-stakes public environments and supporting the internal culture of the organization. If you value leadership development and are a relational leader who also thrives in fostering a strong internal operating culture, this opportunity is for you.

This role's desired start date is April 2026, with February through March being the estimated selection process timeline for this position. This is a remote flexible role. Please access the full job description and position summary here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSUBK6XG5dw806AVXIQqyolTDmCUFnAwHb-HJ597H6CKINELIHJ4E6KZDGRMYPPcOoba2boxSS-yltr/pub

Position Location: Flexible; The Senior Director, Special Projects role will give priority consideration to candidates based in the New York City area.

Travel Requirements: ~20% travel for org- and team-level meetings, including nationwide travel quarterly

Pay and Benefits: The position level is Senior Director 1 and the corresponding hourly pay range is $54.04-$83.94. Pay is competitive and based upon relevant experience and cost of labor for your location. Learn more about compensation here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kUbPtNQiPIjWA4xbEaEY08RLQ-ZeO49wd8dc1v3U_s8/edit?usp=sharing. Note, this is a non-exempt position where employees are eligible for weekly overtime pay.

Please visit LEE's Careers Website for information on benefits that full-time temporary staff have access to:

• Full-time: https://wearelee.org/who-we-are/careers/#:~:text=Time%20Temporary%20Staff-,Care%20For%20Your%20Health,-Medical%2C%20dental%2C%20and

Physical Requirements & Work Demands:

• This position is primarily a sedentary role working with colleagues based around the country using remote technologies.
• The person in this position may need to occasionally move about inside the office to liaise with staff or access office equipment.
• The person in this position will need to have the ability to travel to in-person meetings in various U.S. cities.

LEE is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, programs, and operations. As part of that commitment, LEE will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact staffing@wearelee.org

A LEE core value is including the perspective of all voices. LEE bases employment and promotional opportunities upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to ancestry, race, gender, pregnancy, age, color, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, religion, creed, marital status, disability, medical condition, political affiliation, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic established under law.

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