Senior VP of Human Resources - San Francisco

LOCATION: · Strongly Preferred in Bay Area, California; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Nashville, Tennessee; Washington DC · ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW: · Rocketship schools are top tier public elementary schools known for academic results and a holistic approach to personalized learning. Ro ...

Job description

LOCATION:
Strongly Preferred in Bay Area, California; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Nashville, Tennessee; Washington DC


ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW:
Rocketship schools are top tier public elementary schools known for academic results and a holistic approach to personalized learning.

Rocketship has successfully launched 22 elementary schools across the country since first opening in the Bay Area over eighteen years ago.

Rocketship Public Schools' non-profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and intentionally partners with parents to enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community.

Rocketship Public Schools is a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country.

At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential.

VISION, MISSION, AND VALUES
▼ VISION – Equal opportunity for all.
▼ MISSION – Catalyze transformative change in low-income communities through a scalable and sustainable public school model that propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents who enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community.
▼ VALUES

AUTHENTICITY – We deliver transparency in our work – assessing how we are growing and learning with honesty and humility.

COMMUNITY – We seek a diverse set of perspectives to build understanding as we work toward our greater purpose.

TENACITY – We pursue our goals relentlessly and take courageous steps to reach ambitious outcomes.
INNOVATION – We challenge the status quo and take responsible risks in pursuit of meaningful impact.
EXCELLENCE – We believe all children can succeed and are committed to unleashing the potential inside every Rocketeer.

POSITION DESCRIPTION The Senior Vice President, Human Resources (SVP, HR) is a network-wide executive leader responsible for setting and executing Rocketship Public Schools' human capital strategy in direct service of organizational outcomes, regional success, and long-term sustainability.

Reporting to the CEO, the SVP, HR is a core member of 1

the Network Executive Team (NET) and serves as a strategic thought partner to regional leadership, the Board, and executive peers on all talent priorities.

This role moves beyond operational HR leadership to elevate HR as a true enterprise and regional partner, ensuring that talent, performance, culture, and organizational design are deeply aligned to Rocketship's mission, growth priorities, and regional realities.

The SVP, HR will lead a high-impact team spanning Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, and Talent Performance & Analytics, while strengthening trust, coherence, and consistency across regions.

The SVP, HR plays a critical role in shaping Rocketship's ability to attract, develop, retain, and inspire exceptional talent, with particular emphasis on building representative pipelines, strengthening talent and leadership capacity in regions, and ensuring that HR strategies are responsive, data-informed, and locally grounded.

A key focus of this role is the continued and sustained elevation of Rocketship's employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS), which is a critical five-year organizational goal.

The SVP, HR will lead network wide strategies that strengthen team member experience, engagement, trust, and advocacy—ensuring Rocketship is a great place to work where people are proud and excited to recommend to others.

This role requires deep partnership with schools and regions to translate team member feedback into meaningful action, and to ensure that improvements in eNPS are driven by authentic changes in leadership practices, systems, and day-to-day employee experience.

This role will regularly present workforce, engagement, retention, and leadership data to the Board and Regional Boards to inform enterprise risk, investment, and growth decisions.

This position is ideally based in one of Rocketship's regions with regular travel to regions nationwide.


IDEAL CANDIDATE

Proven experience in leading HR and/or Talent within a large, multi-site organization is required, with a preference for experience in non-profit or educational institutions, and knowledge of charter school/educational policies.

They bring a balance of strategic vision and practical execution, with the ability to influence across lines of authority and lead through trust, credibility, and collaboration.

They are recognized as a thought partner to CEOs and executive teams, a coach to regional and school leaders, and a builder of strong, scalable systems that still honor local context.

Experience leading or transforming talent acquisition functions, aligning workforce strategy to growth and retention priorities, strong knowledge of HR best practices, employment laws, leadership, communication, and analytical abilities, is essential.

Experience with Workday and data analytics is also a valuable asset.

The successful SVP, HR will embody Rocketship's Vision, Mission, Values, and Core Characteristics and earn the trust of the Rocketship Public Schools Board of Directors and Regional Boards, Network Executive Team, regional leaders, Principals, and team members through clarity, partnership, and results.

Travel may be required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree is required.

• 10+ years of relevant work experience including demonstrated strategic HR leadership in a complex organization (multi-site, multi-regional).

• Significant experience partnering with senior leaders and regional teams in a matrixed environment.

• Demonstrated success leading enterprise talent acquisition and workforce strategy.

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• Ability to travel to provide effective strategic guidance to organizational leadership and remain deeply connected to our regions, teams, and impact.

• Outstanding ability to lead and inspire change, including influencing, aligning, and motivating others through relationship building with the ability to mobilize diverse stakeholders.

Ability to move comfortably between high-level strategic thinking and intricate details.

• Solid understanding of education and charter organizations.

• Experience using data, analytics, and systems (e.g., Workday) to inform decision-making.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children.

The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally climb ladders. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.

COMPENSATION

Commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent health and wellness benefits, 403b retirement plan, flexible spending account (FSA), and generous paid time off.