Vice President, Information Technology

Passion. Purpose. Impact. CJP is at the heart of Greater Boston's Jewish community, but our reach is felt around the world. Ranked by BBJ as Massachusetts’ largest non-profit organization – CJP is a philanthropic investor and mobilizer of people, resources, and skills that make a bigger difference locally and globally. We focus on making Jewish life and learning accessible to all individuals and families in Boston and beyond. We thoughtfully invest in the care and well-being of all community members. And we provide stability and growth to nonprofit organizations and institutions that underpin our community. Our greatest resource is our people — the staff, volunteers, partners, and leaders who help make Greater Boston’s Jewish community a welcoming home. It’s this energy and commitment that drive CJP’s mission. We are one of Boston's oldest and most respected philanthropic organizations and we are currently seeking a Vice President, Information Technology.

The Vice President will lead a cross-functional team of IT, data, analytics, operations, and technology professionals and will have responsibility for CJP’s technology ecosystem, including business applications, data and analytics, technical infrastructure, cybersecurity, end-user support, and technology operations

Working closely with senior leadership and stakeholders across CJP, the Vice President will develop and execute a long-term technology roadmap aligned with CJP’s strategic priorities. This leader will play a critical role in advancing CJP’s technology infrastructure and platforms to improve organizational effectiveness, strengthen decision-making, enhance the employee experience, and better serve CJP’s community.

The Vice President will also partner closely with teams across the organization to advance technology solutions supporting fundraising, community engagement, grantmaking, finance, marketing, and communications. The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with business acumen, sound judgment, and an ability to build trusted relationships across the organization.

CJP is not able to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Technology Strategy and Leadership

• Develop and execute CJP’s long-term technology strategy and roadmap in alignment with organizational priorities and CJP’s multi-year strategic direction.

• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on technology, data, cybersecurity, digital transformation, and emerging technology opportunities.

• Assess CJP’s technology environment and identify opportunities to modernize systems, streamline processes, improve integration, and increase organizational effectiveness.

• Translate organizational needs and business challenges into scalable technology solutions.

• Establish priorities and allocate technology resources to areas of greatest organizational impact.

• Stay current on technology trends, emerging solutions, and best practices, particularly those relevant to nonprofit and philanthropic organizations.

Business Systems and Digital Transformation

• Lead the planning and implementation of integrated enterprise systems, including CRM, accounting, grants management, and other critical business applications.

• Plan, architect, and launch systems, applications, and processes that improve how CJP operates and enhance access to information and data.

• Ensure effective integration and interoperability among CJP’s core technology platforms.

• Partner with organizational leaders to define business requirements, evaluate technology solutions, and lead successful implementation and adoption.

• Identify opportunities to leverage automation, artificial intelligence, process redesign, and other technologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

• Partner with Development, Marketing, and other teams to support the technology components of CJP’s external-facing digital strategy, including integration between front-end platforms and internal systems.

Data, Analytics, and Governance

• Provide strategic leadership for CJP’s data architecture, governance, integration, reporting, and analytics capabilities.

• Establish standards and processes that support data quality, integrity, accessibility, security, and responsible use.

• Strengthen CJP’s ability to use data and analytics to inform organizational decision-making, measure outcomes, and understand organizational and community impact.

• Develop an analytics function that provides leaders with meaningful insights and accessible, reliable information.

• Partner across functions to improve data collection, reporting, and organizational adoption of data-driven practices.

IT Operations, Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity

• Provide oversight and strategic direction for all aspects of IT operations, including infrastructure, cloud services, business systems, end-user technology, data and analytics, cybersecurity, and technical support.

• Ensure a reliable, secure, responsive, and high-quality technology experience for CJP employees.

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive information security and cybersecurity program that protects CJP’s systems, information, and technology assets.

• Ensure appropriate technology-related compliance with applicable legal, regulatory, and organizational requirements.

• Maintain effective technology business continuity, disaster recovery, incident response, and risk-management practices.

• Oversee technology vendors, managed service providers, consultants, contracts, and other external partners.

Organizational Partnership and Continuous Improvement

• Build strong relationships with executive leadership, department leaders, and staff to understand organizational needs and develop solutions that advance their objectives.

• Collaborate across functions including Development, Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Operations, and other areas to support organizational priorities.

• Evaluate existing business and technology processes and establish a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence.

• Define and prioritize complex business challenges, identify potential solutions, and lead successful implementation and organizational adoption.

• Communicate technology strategy, priorities, risks, and progress clearly to executive leadership and, as appropriate, CJP's Board and committees.

Team Leadership and Development

• Lead, develop, and empower a high-performing, service-oriented technology team.

• Build an effective operating model that strategically leverages employees, contractors, consultants, and managed service providers.

• Establish clear goals, accountability, and performance expectations for the technology function.

• Coach and develop team members while building organizational capabilities, career development opportunities, and succession plans.

• Foster a collaborative, responsive, innovative, and solutions-oriented culture.

• Strengthen technology fluency and capabilities across CJP by helping employees effectively adopt and use technology tools and systems.

• Other duties as assigned with or without accommodation.

• Bachelor’s Degree required with emphasis on computer science, information systems, software engineering, or other relevant field.

• A Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with an emphasis on Information Technology is preferred.

• 10+ years’ experience building, leading, scaling, and monitoring a Technology function with an emphasis on Cloud infrastructure and SaaS-based applications and services.

• Significant experience with cloud infrastructure, SaaS applications, enterprise systems, and modern technology environments.

• Demonstrated experience developing and executing technology strategies aligned with organizational priorities.

• Experience leading complex systems implementations and technology transformation initiatives.

• Strong understanding of enterprise applications, data architecture, analytics, systems integration, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and IT operations.

• Demonstrated ability to assess a complex technology environment and develop and execute plans to improve operational effectiveness.

• Experience selecting, negotiating with, and managing technology vendors, consultants, and managed service providers.

• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing technology teams.

• Strong project and program management capabilities, with experience managing multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.

• Demonstrated success partnering with senior leaders and sophisticated business users across functions such as fundraising, finance, marketing, strategy, and operations.

• Ability to quickly assess complex issues, establish priorities, and make effective decisions in a dynamic environment.

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate complex technology concepts to nontechnical audiences and senior-level stakeholders.

• Experience working in a nonprofit, philanthropic, mission-driven, or similarly complex organization is preferred.