Application Guide
How to Apply for Head of Operations
at Foxglove
🏢 About Foxglove
Foxglove is a unique non-profit organization that uses litigation and campaigning to challenge Big Tech companies and governments when they use technology to oppress, discriminate, or harm society and the environment. Unlike typical tech companies, Foxglove operates as a legal and advocacy force specifically targeting the harmful impacts of technology concentration, AI expansion, and algorithmic injustice. Someone might want to work here to contribute directly to making technology fair for all, combining legal action with social impact in a mission-driven environment.
About This Role
As Head of Operations at Foxglove, this part-time remote role involves overseeing the organization's operational functions, reporting directly to the Co-Executive Director to ensure smooth day-to-day running of a non-profit fighting tech injustice. The role is impactful because efficient operations enable Foxglove's legal and campaign work against Big Tech abuses, directly supporting their mission to bring accountability to powerful tech giants and governments using harmful technology.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve coordinating with the Co-Executive Director on operational priorities, managing systems that support remote legal and campaign teams, and ensuring smooth workflows for time-sensitive advocacy work. This could include overseeing administrative functions, optimizing remote collaboration tools, and addressing operational challenges that arise in Foxglove's work against Big Tech companies or government tech abuses.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Foxglove Is Looking For
- Experience in non-profit or advocacy organization operations, particularly in remote or distributed team environments
- Proven ability to manage operational systems that support litigation, campaigning, or legal advocacy work
- Understanding of the tech policy landscape, Big Tech controversies, and social justice implications of technology
- Strong organizational skills to handle part-time scheduling while maintaining operational continuity for a mission-critical organization
📝 Tips for Applying to Foxglove
Highlight specific experience with non-profit operations, particularly in organizations focused on litigation, advocacy, or tech policy
Demonstrate understanding of Foxglove's specific campaigns by referencing their cases against Big Tech companies or government tech abuses
Address how you would manage operations part-time while ensuring continuity for time-sensitive legal and campaign work
Show familiarity with remote work tools and systems that support distributed teams in mission-driven environments
Connect your operational experience directly to social impact outcomes, not just efficiency metrics
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your specific experience with non-profit operations and how it prepares you for supporting litigation and campaign work', "Understanding of Foxglove's mission and how operational excellence enables their specific work against Big Tech and government tech abuses", 'How you would approach part-time operational leadership in a remote environment serving urgent social justice needs', "Examples of operational improvements you've implemented that directly supported advocacy or legal work"]
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Foxglove's specific legal cases and campaigns against companies like Meta, Uber, or government agencies
- → Their public statements on AI, data centers, and algorithmic discrimination to understand their current focus areas
- → The organizational structure and team backgrounds to understand operational needs
- → Their funding model and how operations might support sustainability in a non-profit context
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Applying with generic operations experience without connecting it to non-profit, advocacy, or tech policy contexts
- Focusing solely on efficiency metrics without addressing how operations support social justice outcomes
- Not demonstrating understanding of the unique challenges of part-time leadership in a remote mission-driven organization
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
Congratulations!