CTO (Chief Technology Officer)

Who We Are

Murmuration is a nonprofit organization that amplifies the power of civic engagement by providing data, digital tools, and research-driven insights to community-focused organizations so that together we can create an America where everyone can lead healthy, free, and dignified lives.

Every day, people are trying to shape our future for the better. Fighting for water that’s safe to drink. Schools that serve students equitably. Gun laws that make sense. And rallying people who care like we do. And yet too often the skillful organizers working to mobilize communities lack access to technology that could supercharge their efforts. Knocking on every door instead of knowing which will open most easily. And going up against outside interests that have half the heart, but twice the tools.

In communities across America, Murmuration’s partners are leveraging our data, tools, and insights to help thousands of organizers orchestrate millions of individual people to do big things together. Demand big things together. To create the world they want. Together.

About the Position

Murmuration is looking for a technology leader to help drive the next phase of our growth. Over its first decade, Murmuration has developed a powerful toolset, extensive data and data science assets, and significant research findings all of which are delivered to our partners through a robust enterprise engagement platform we call Organizer. You will be the most senior technology voice in the organization and an essential piece of our Executive Leadership Team. Our CTO will be our technical guide and executive collaborator on how technology makes more impact possible through our Partners. You will develop and grow a large technology team, providing strong management, direction, and technical leadership. You believe in the power of people and teams to build incredible tools and are committed to a Partner-centric perspective on making progress and on guiding our technology roadmap. You will play an essential role on the executive team and ensure that the way we understand, embrace, develop, and deploy technology is deeply connected to our Theory of Change and consistent with our principles. We are both a sector-defining and defying impact organization and a world-class technology organization. Understanding and embracing both aspects of our identity, strategy, and culture are essential to our success and to making the kind of transformation we believe is possible and necessary in the world happen.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide overall organizational leadership and strategic direction in close collaboration with other colleagues on the Executive Leadership Team. Identify and leverage opportunities to integrate our work across teams and functions
• Thoughtfully coordinate our Technical Roadmap with our Product Roadmap, ensuring alignment with our overall strategic plan and Theory of Change
• Integrate our technical processes with our Partnerships and Support processes to ensure we put our Partners first AND learn everything we can from their experiences, to better inform our solutions
• Grow and lead a world-class technology team, providing empathetic leadership and strong team management, guidance, and direction to your team leaders
• Set up strong team structures, ensuring that functions and roles are streamlined to facilitate effective collaboration and support efficient processes
• Empower your Technology Teams with expert technical direction and clear decision-making, ensuring that our technical infrastructure is secure, performant, and flexible enough to develop and deploy new ideas quickly
• Assess new and emerging external technologies for opportunities to partner or integrate as new ideas rise through our teams
• Serve as a speaker and technical ambassador for the organization at strategic events with funders, partners, etc. throughout the year, as needed
• Create and track progress to goals and objectives for the Technology Division, in collaboration with the Executive Leadership Team
• Foster a cohesive and inspiring team culture, rooted in a strong commitment to collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous learning
• Coordinate with Operations and other teams to ensure we develop sound Licensing, Data, and Privacy policies and practices 
• Oversee the Technology Division’s budget 

Note: At Murmuration, we are committed to becoming an even more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. To this end, all staff members are expected to actively participate in DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) programming.

Requirements

What You Should Have

• Exceptional understanding of the relationship between how people use technology, how diverse organizations adopt technology, and how to build modern platforms that meet continually evolving partner needs 
• Experience with high-throughput synthetic data and modeling services
• Experience developing and deploying both enterprise and consumer systems
• Demonstrated track record of on-time delivery and on-going interaction and development of complex platforms
• Excellent manager of people and teams
• Demonstrated vision for how technology relates to mission and how functions and role give people connection to mission
• Broad experience leading and managing product and engineering teams
• Broad fluency in service-based architectures, high-volume APIs, and platform integrations

What You Could Have

• Background in social impact, particularly with grassroots organizing and/or political campaigns
• Familiarity with other organizing and advocacy tools
• Experience with voter data
• Experience with political modeling practices 
  

Talented CTOs come from all walks of life and careers. If you are passionate about civic engagement and technology, please apply, even if you do not check every box!

Benefits

Location and Compensation

The Chief Technology Officer is a full-time, salaried position with a comprehensive benefits package (more detail below). It is based anywhere in the U.S. with some required travel. The starting salary range for this position is $230,000 - $330,000 and is commensurate with experience.

Our Culture of Care

We work hard to create a culture of care to ensure that our staff are best equipped to lead happy, healthy, and balanced lives. To that end, we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes:

• Health, vision, and dental insurance with 100% of premiums covered for you and qualifying family members;
• Retirement benefits with a 5% employer match;
• A flexible unlimited PTO plan;
• Generous paid parental leave;
• Pre-tax commuter benefits;
• A company laptop;
• A flexible remote work environment;
• A home office setup stipend for all new employees;
• Monthly reimbursement for remote work expenses;
• A yearly professional development fund;
• Mental health and wellness benefits through Calm and Better Help; and
• Yearly in-person staff retreats; and
• A welcoming culture that celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Our Guiding Principles

These principles serve as the foundation for our internal culture.

We succeed when our partners succeed.

All of our work is intended for organizations that translate individual agency into collective action and power AND share our vision of a vibrant, healthy future America – even when we do not always agree on everything. 

We are stronger together.

People do not pursue their potential alone. Communities do not solve their problems alone. Organizations do not thrive alone. And we do not work alone.

We are always learning.

We engage with the world, our partners, and our teammates with respect and curiosity – always listening first while carefully challenging our assumptions. 

We take a long view.

Our vision for America is not a fixed endpoint but instead a product of ongoing, strategic, community-led collective action that strengthens the systems we depend on. 

An Equal-Opportunity Employer with a Commitment to Diversity

Murmuration is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and as an organization committed to diversity and the perspective of all voices, we consider applicants equally of race, gender, color, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability, political affiliation and national origin. We reasonably accommodate staff members and/or applicants with disabilities, provided they are otherwise able to perform the essential functions of the job.