Vice President, Investment

Full-time; Exempt; Remote

About Rewiring America

Rewiring America is the leading electrification nonprofit, focused on electrifying our homes, businesses, and communities. We develop accessible, actionable data and tools, and build coalitions and partnerships to make going electric easier for households and communities. Rewiring America helps Americans save money, tackle nationwide emissions goals, improve health, and build the next generation of the clean energy workforce. We believe in an abundant, flourishing, climate-safe future, and know that, together, we can realize one.

Position Summary

We are growing our team and seek a highly experienced and entrepreneurial Vice President of Investment to join our Network and leadership teams. This position reports to the Vice President of Network (for clarity - the Network pillar encompasses Rewiring’s investment, policy, and public engagement functions). 

In this newly-created position, the VP of Investment is principally responsible for designing and executing Rewiring America’s revenue plan, driving successful implementation and leading a growing team to expand the organization’s pipeline of investors in order to resource the next stage of transformational scale.

Rewiring America has undergone rapid growth in revenue in the last two years, from a startup operating on several million dollars, we are building a $60 million organization within the next two years. Our ambitious campaign will raise tens of millions of dollars to support Americans in electrifying their homes. Foundations, individual donors, and family offices are currently our largest source of revenue. The VP of Investment will drive a strategy that deepens their support further and also diversifies our model by attracting investment from the private sector, membership income, corporate partnerships, and other revenue streams.  The ideal candidate will be a seasoned nonprofit development professional with a track record of successfully running a development shop, cultivating major donor relationships, and securing seven- to eight-figure investments.

The VP Investment partners closely with the CEO, VP of Network, and Senior Director of Investment, and other senior leadership to build a genuine community of investors, while identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding their own portfolio.

What You’ll Do

As our VP of Investment you will: 

Serve as chief fundraising strategist, leading a  team to deliver against ambitious annual revenue targets: 

• Work alongside the Senior Director of Investment to build, lead, and scale a high-performing fundraising team. The team is projected to grow to approximately 5-7 staff over the next two years.
• Serve as the chief fundraising partner to the CEO, advising on high-level donor engagement, institutional partnerships, and long-term financial sustainability.
• Own and expand a portfolio of transformational donors, including major and leadership donors, family offices, corporate and foundation partners—building and stewarding relationships to drive significant investments.
• Funding Strategy:
• Leverage established relationships across philanthropic, corporate, and public-sector funders to sustain and expand core revenue sources.
• Develop new funding pathways and strategic partnerships with peripheral funders—such as technology, healthcare, affordable housing, and infrastructure—whose industries are affected by climate and electrification.
• Serve as a member of the senior leadership team of Rewiring America, with responsibilities for the overall growth, effectiveness, and impact of the organization. 

Drive a high-performance and results driven team and culture: 

• Work with the Senior Director of Investment to enhance and optimize fundraising infrastructure, ensuring the investment team has the necessary systems, processes, and analytics to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.

• Recruit, mentor, and manage investment staff, alongside the Senior Director of Investment, setting clear objectives, providing ongoing feedback, and fostering professional growth.
• Develop and leverage data-driven insights, creating dashboards and reporting mechanisms to track progress against revenue goals, assess performance, and refine strategy.
• Lead the creation of compelling fundraising materials, including pitch decks, prospect research, and donor engagement strategies, to elevate Rewiring America’s funding efforts.

Requirements

Who You Are

The incoming VP of Investment will be driven by a commitment to Rewiring America’s values, vision, and mission. Through their track record as a seasoned fundraiser, the successful candidate embraces the idea that we can do big things, and demonstrates humility, curiosity, and a learner’s mindset. They recognize that the stakes of what we are trying to accomplish depend on a passionate, high-functioning, and reliable team. 

You will join an organization that operates with a sense of urgency and a track record of success across the fields of science, technology, business, policy, and politics. As our VP of Investment, you understand that Rewiring America’s mission not only advances climate solutions, but solutions to every-day pocket book issues, engaging and cultivating funding partners within and beyond the climate space.

The successful candidate demonstrates enthusiasm for making electrification easy, and models excellence and integrity in all they do. The selected candidate will also possess the following Core and Preferred qualifications and characteristics:

Core qualifications: 

• 15+ years of progressive leadership in fundraising, with a proven track record of securing transformational, seven to eight-figure investments from individuals, family offices, and institutions.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute high-impact fundraising strategies that drive significant revenue growth and long-term financial sustainability.
• Experience leading and scaling innovative donor engagement, stewardship, and cultivation efforts that deepen relationships and maximize impact.
• Exceptional team leadership and management skills, with a track record of building and mentoring high-performing, diverse teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous development.
• Experience managing teams of at least 5-7 staff preferred.
• Executive-level relationship-building expertise, adept at engaging and influencing a broad range of stakeholders, from grassroots supporters to high-net-worth donors and institutional partners.
• Outstanding strategic communication skills, with the ability to:
• Craft and deliver compelling narratives that drive donor engagement and investment.
• Translate complex policy, financial, and impact data into persuasive, accessible messaging.
• Serve as a thought leader and spokesperson for Rewiring America’s mission and priorities.
• Proven ability to navigate and thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, balancing strategic priorities with operational execution.
• A results-driven leadership style, setting ambitious goals and driving execution with discipline, agility, and a focus on measurable outcomes.
• Executive presence and a highly collaborative approach, serving as a trusted advisor to the CEO, leadership team, and key external stakeholders.
• A visionary and optimistic leadership style, with the ability to inspire teams, donors, and partners toward ambitious climate impact goals.

Preferred qualifications:

• Deep understanding of the climate funding landscape, with established relationships across philanthropic, corporate, and public-sector funders.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with experience scaling fundraising operations in high-growth or start-up environments.
• Experience successfully leading and expanding a nonprofit development operation beyond climate philanthropy into new and diverse funding sectors.
• Subject matter expertise in demand-side electrification, renewable energy, or adjacent climate solutions.

Benefits

Commitment to Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Rewiring America values diversity in all its forms and is committed to inclusive and transparent recruitment, hiring and promotion processes. Candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experience are strongly encouraged to apply.

Hiring Statement

Rewiring America, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grant-making programs. Rewiring America is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working. 

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $250,000 - $300,000 USD, commensurate with qualifications and experience. 

Rewiring America is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (and their families). 
• 100% employer-paid short term and long term disability insurance and life insurance policies.
• Employees automatically receive a 6% safe-harbor employer contribution to their 401k retirement plan, regardless of their own contributions. 
• Employees are also eligible for pre-tax transportation benefits. 
• Full Time Employees will receive 160 hours of vacation time, 80 hours of health leave, up to 2 days of casual leave, and 24 hours of volunteer leave annually. 
• Employees will also receive 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year (13 days during Presidential and Congressional elections). 
• We have an office closure between Christmas and New Year. 
• Regular, full-time employees and part-time employees are eligible to take up to sixteen weeks of parental leave, in all cases related to birth, adoption, or foster care starting from the first day of employment. 
• We offer access to professional development resources including up to $2000 per calendar year to use towards your growth and development.

Application Procedure 

To apply or nominate a candidate, please submit an application and resume via the Rewiring America page at Workable.This position is open until filled, and we are moving quickly to fill this position -- apply as soon as possible. Candidate review and phone screens begin immediately and will be conducted throughout the search period.

E-Verify 

Rewiring America, Inc.  participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with employees’ Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the United States. Job candidates and employees authorized to work may not be discriminated against on the basis of national origin or citizenship status.