Vice President of Operations

The Vice President of Operations will be responsible for:

• Overseeing the Collaborative Assistance Team (CAT); setting department strategy, vision, and culture; and hiring, training, supervising, mentoring, and developing team members, including directly managing the following positions: Director of Finance and Operations, Senior Director of People Operations, and Senior Director of Technology, Privacy, and Data Protection.
• Proactively identifying, assessing, and escalating operational risks to the CEO, General Counsel, and Leadership Team; designing and implementing proportionate systems and controls that support effective, compliant execution; and leading cross-network operational coordination, including serving as a liaison to affiliates and facilitating the CAT Global Committee (GloCo).
• Leading the organization's budgeting and financial planning processes by setting direction, ensuring alignment between strategy and resource allocation, and overseeing financial performance in partnership with the Finance team.
• Fostering a high-performing, inclusive culture by ensuring equitable practices, strong management and professional development standards, and alignment across teams through effective internal communications, employee engagement, department and all-staff meetings and retreats, training, and feedback mechanisms.

This role leads the operational strategy and functions of an organization transforming how meat is made, advancing alternative proteins to meet the world's climate, global health, food security, and biodiversity goals.

An ideal candidate for the Vice President of Operations position will have experience that reflects the following:

• A minimum of ten years of experience in a leadership capacity in at least two of CAT's four main areas of responsibility (Finance, Information Technology, Operations, and People Operations), including experience working within or alongside international or multi-entity organizational structures. Experience within nonprofit organizations preferred.
• Management experience, with the proven ability to foster a team culture of inclusion and belonging.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment in ambiguous situations and drive initiatives without explicit direction, while maintaining trust and continuity.
• Experience navigating complex stakeholder dynamics across geographically distributed, culturally diverse teams, including managing relationships between centralized organizational functions and regionally autonomous entities.

Working from home; paid employee base medical coverage; dental, vision, and other medical insurance options; a 401(k) plan with employer match; 14 paid holidays; personal, sick, and vacation time; paid family/parental and medical leave; lifestyle spending account; opportunity for advancement; and a respectful and collaborative culture. Salary: $173,987.06-$182,686.40 (depending on experience and qualifications).

The Good Food Institute (GFI) is a nonprofit think tank working to make the global food system better for the planet, people, and animals. GFI's teams focus on making plant-based, fermentation-enabled, and cultivated meat delicious, affordable, and accessible to meet the world's climate, global health, food security, and biodiversity goals.