Deputy Director, Strategy, Planning & Management, People Team

The Foundation

We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise : people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve. We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities. As a workplace, we’re committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.

The Team

The People team is a strategic partner in shaping a thriving, inclusive, and high-performing organization. We steward the employee experience across the full talent lifecycle—from attracting and developing exceptional talent to strengthening culture, supporting well-being as well as impact, and aligning people strategies with our mission.

The Office of the Chief People Officer (OCPO) houses key enterprise functions—Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), Partnerships for Impact (P4I), and Strategy, Planning & Management (SPM)—that collectively enable organizational effectiveness, operational excellence, and the integration of people-centered strategies across the function and foundation.

This position reports to the Director, Strategy, Planning and Management and Chief of Staff (DSPM / CoS)

Application Deadline : Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Your Role

As Deputy Director, Strategy, Planning & Management (DDSPM), People Team, you will help ensure that the division operates as a strategically aligned, high-performing, and well-coordinated function, including within the Business Operations division.

In this role, you will partner closely with the DSPM / CoS and the People Leadership Team (PLT) to drive strategy planning, portfolio management, operational excellence, and rhythm of business activities. You will also play a key role in enabling strategic communications, progress reporting, and supporting engagements with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), the Board, and other cross-foundation forums. Given that multiple functions within the People team serve the broader foundation, this role requires a strong enterprise mindset and the ability to connect priorities, progress, and narratives across internal audiences. You will lead a team of professionals who support planning, strategy execution, portfolio management, operational enablement, and communications and change management.

Together, you’ll ensure that People Team priorities are clear, visible, and well understood and well communicated; both within the division and across the foundation to foster collaboration, alignment, and impact.

What You’ll Do

Strategy, Planning & Portfolio Management

• Partner with the DSPM / CoS to translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, frameworks, and measurable outcomes.
• Lead and coordinate yearly and multi-year planning processes for the People Team, in collaboration with the Business Operations Division.
• Manage and refine the People Team’s portfolio, ensuring grants and initiatives align with strategy, drive impact, and are well communicated.
• Develop systems and tools that make the function’s priorities visible, accessible, and actionable, enabling integration and shared ownership across teams.
• Architect and facilitate mechanisms for cross-functional collaboration such as shared workstreams and ideation labs that bring together colleagues and team members to advance priorities and enable innovation.
• Collaborate across PLT, DEI, P4I, and SPM functions to integrate shared objectives and learning into planning and measurement frameworks.
• Produce and maintain dashboards and performance metrics to inform decision-making, track progress, guide resourcing, and support leadership reporting and engagement.

Operational Excellence & Rhythm of Business

Team Leadership & Enablement

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

Your Experience

The salary range for this role is $233,600 to $362,200 USD. We recognize high-wage market differences in Seattle and Washington D.C., where our offices are located. The range for this role in these locations is $254,700 to $394,700 USD. As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission. New hires salaries are typically between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidate’s job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process.

Hiring Requirements

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Candidate Accommodations

If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request.

Inclusion Statement

We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We strive for a global and cultural workplace that supports ever greater diversity, equity, and inclusion — of voices, ideas, and approaches — and we support this diversity through all our employment practices.

All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve our mission will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair treatment without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and prior protected activity.

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