Vice President, Intelligence & Impact

The role

The Vice President of Intelligence & Impact will serve as a strategic partner to the CEO to strengthen how the organization identifies opportunities, makes strategic choices, and measures effectiveness. This role involves leading enterprise strategy, strategic intelligence, impact evaluation, and technology-enabled transformation.

What you will do

• Partner with the CEO and senior leadership to shape organizational strategy and resource allocation.
• Evaluate the global portfolio of initiatives against animal impact, alignment, and cost-effectiveness.
• Provide recommendations on which initiatives to scale, maintain, redesign, or discontinue.
• Build a proactive intelligence capability to identify emerging opportunities and risks.
• Translate research and data into actionable insights for strategic direction.
• Establish an organization-wide framework for measuring and assessing global impact.
• Develop performance indicators, evaluation methodologies, and mechanisms for organizational learning.
• Lead technology-enabled transformation strategy including AI, automation, and tool development.
• Oversee the development, integration, and adoption of technology solutions.
• Build and lead a multidisciplinary Intelligence & Impact team.

Required qualifications

• Senior leadership experience across strategy, organizational leadership, analytics, impact evaluation, technology transformation, or related disciplines.
• Ability to evaluate complex opportunities and translate analysis into strategic decisions.
• Strong quantitative, qualitative, financial, and operational acumen.
• Experience driving technology-enabled transformation, including systems development, AI adoption, or automation.
• Ability to build and lead teams and influence senior stakeholders.
• Ability to understand how advocacy and institutional change improve outcomes for animals.
• Exceptional communication skills, sound judgment, humility, and intellectual curiosity.
• Deep commitment to improving the lives of farmed animals and advancing Mercy For Animals’ mission.

Nice to have

• Experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, strategic philanthropy, business transformation, or mission-driven organizational leadership.
• Prior experience in animal protection

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 is a globally minded organization committed to the principles of equity and justice. The organization aims to transform society and construct a truly compassionate food system.