Organization Description:
The Contingent is a 501(c)(3) venture nonprofit that launches, scales, and supports initiatives designed to mobilize communities and empower leaders to create lasting social change. We believe communities already possess the relationships, assets, and leadership needed to solve complex challenges. Our role is to build the systems, partnerships, and innovations that help those solutions take root and grow.
Since our founding, we have worked alongside community leaders, people with lived experience, public agencies, businesses, faith communities, and nonprofit partners to strengthen support systems for children and families. We are committed to listening deeply, challenging assumptions, and designing solutions that are informed by the experiences and needs of the communities we serve.
Through initiatives such as Every Child and The Script, The Contingent mobilizes community members to take meaningful action on behalf of children and families, whether through fostering, volunteering, mentoring, advocacy, or community support. We combine innovation, partnership, and data-informed decision-making to build stronger communities and create opportunities for every child to thrive.
We ask hard questions. We embrace innovation. We build unlikely partnerships. And we work together to transform systems and communities for the common good.
To learn more about The Contingent and our initiatives, visit The Contingent.
Opportunity Summary:
Every Child sits at the heart of The Contingent's mission, connecting community members to the children and families who need them most. As the organization enters a new phase of operational maturity, there is an opportunity to strengthen and scale the products, services, and systems that support foster parent recruitment, volunteer engagement, and community mobilization across multiple states.
The Vice President of Product will play a critical leadership role in transforming proven approaches into repeatable, scalable solutions. Working in close partnership with the Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, this leader will build operational excellence across Product Management, Engineering, Design, and State Implementation, ensuring that strategy is translated into disciplined execution. This is an opportunity to lead a high-impact team, improve how Every Child serves communities, and help create the foundation for sustainable growth into new states while increasing the organization's impact for children and families.
This role operates within The Contingent’s EOS/Traction framework, functioning as the key senior Implementer to the CSIO’s Visionary leadership. That means the VP of Product leads with operational clarity, drives accountability and follow-through, and coordinates execution across teams, while staying deeply aligned to the strategic direction set by the CSIO. This is a collaborative role by design: the VP of Product works in close partnership with the VP of Marketing & Experience, ensuring that the needs of marketing and customer experience are well understood and faithfully reflected in the product roadmap. Within their own team, this person leads with a coaching and empowering posture, creating the conditions for a talented team to grow, making good decisions, and delivering excellent work. Low ego, high trust, and a genuine investment in the success of others are core to how this role shows up every day.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Product Execution & Roadmap Delivery
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Translate the product strategy set by the CSIO into a clear, actionable roadmap that Product Management, Engineering, and Design can execute against with confidence
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Own the delivery cadence across Product Management, Engineering, and Design — keeping sprint execution, resource allocation, and product improvement cycles running smoothly
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Foster a culture of operational excellence across product delivery, where teams are working efficiently, making good decisions, and taking pride in consistent, high-quality output
Team Leadership & Development
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Provide direct leadership to five direct reports: a Director of Engineering (who leads a team of six), a Product Manager, a Senior Product Manager, a Senior UX/UI Designer, and an Implementation Manager
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Make staffing decisions within Engineering, Product Management, and Design, bringing hiring recommendations at the management level to the CSIO
Cross-Functional Partnership & Organizational Technology
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Serve as a trusted technology partner for program and operations teams, listening to their needs and finding the right approach — whether building in-house, purchasing a product, or integrating an existing solution
A successful VP of Product will create lasting improvements in how The Contingent delivers its core value to the families and communities it serves. Specifically, this role should result in:
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Operational excellence in product delivery — a high-functioning, well-coordinated team that delivers consistently, iterates with discipline, and takes real pride in the quality of their work
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A strong Visionary/Implementer partnership — the CSIO and VP of Product operating as a highly effective team, translating strategic direction into excellent execution with clarity, trust, and shared accountability
Education and Experience:
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8+ years of experience in product management, with at least 4 years in a senior leadership role overseeing product, engineering, and design functions
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Experience serving as a senior point of contact for external partners or stakeholders, including managing complex relationships with government, institutional, or enterprise partners
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Experience overseeing organizational technology, including decisions about building, buying, or integrating solutions
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Preferred: experience working in the nonprofit, social good, or government sector, particularly in roles that required balancing mission-driven outcomes with operational and technical rigor
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
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Leverage multicultural intelligence, intentional listening, and a deep appreciation for diverse perspectives to build trust, strengthen partnerships, and advance organizational impact across communities
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Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), experience with SharePoint, Asana, and Microsoft Teams is preferred
Employment Terms, Accountability, and Compensation:
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Full Time (40hrs) exempt annual salary offered at a range of $160,000 - $170,000 (estimated total compensation $170,000 – 192,000) doe
To apply, please visit https://thecontingent.org/careers/
Screening of applicant materials will begin immediately, and applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
**"Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At The Contingent we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles."
All employment at The Contingent is “at will” and may be terminated by either the employee or the employer at any time for any reason, with or without cause, with or without prior notice or warning. Equal employment opportunities and having a diverse staff are fundamental principles of The Contingent. Upon hire, the employee agrees to undergo a 90-day probationary period, which provides additional structure, scheduled check in meetings, and opportunities to receive and give feedback to and from the employer.
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