Vice President, Global Corporate Impact

The role

The Global Vice President of Corporate Impact will lead the global corporate impact strategy and drive campaigns to secure corporate commitments. This leader will manage the global corporate campaigns and engagement team while partnering with the CEO and regional Managing Directors.

What you will do

• Partner with the CEO to define and execute MFA's global corporate impact strategy.
• Identify and prioritize companies, industries, markets, and opportunities for animal impact.
• Lead the global corporate impact portfolio and make resource investment decisions.
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable campaign plans with clear objectives and budgets.
• Establish and monitor performance indicators regarding corporate policy implementation.
• Lead the development and execution of global corporate campaigns.
• Direct campaign strategy from target selection through negotiation and implementation.
• Develop approaches to influence corporate decision-makers through engagement and public pressure.
• Lead, develop, and empower a high-performing global corporate impact team.
• Partner with regional Managing Directors to coordinate global campaigns.

Required qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in corporate campaigning, corporate engagement, animal advocacy, or a closely related field.
• Proven ability to lead sophisticated campaigns that influence major companies.
• Deep understanding of the global food industry, corporate supply chains, and animal welfare challenges.
• Exceptional strategic judgment.
• Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams across different geographies and cultures.
• Strong understanding of corporate power, incentives, negotiation, and public campaigning.
• Ability to combine collaborative engagement with the determination to challenge companies.
• Strong analytical skills using evidence and performance data.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Proactive, resourceful, and decisive leadership style.
• Strong organizational leadership and financial stewardship skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally as required.

Nice to have

• Experience leading corporate advocacy or accountability efforts across multiple countries or regions.
• Experience working within the global farmed animal protection movement and collaborating with international advocacy coalitions.
• Experience developing or implementing measurable impact frameworks and managing grant-funded programs.
• Experience with strategic portfolio management.

Benefits

• No- or low-cost health, vision, and dental insurance
• Generous paid time off and sick leave
• 401(k) retirement plan with a dollar-to-dollar employer match of up to 3.5% of annual earnings

About the company

Mercy For Animals aims to end industrial animal agriculture by constructing a just and sustainable food system. It is a leading farmed animal advocacy organization.