Director of Development

Recidiviz

. Lead Recidiviz’s fundraising team and ensure sufficient philanthropic capital to achieve organizational goals .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $170,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in nonprofit development and fundraising leadership, with a proven ability to secure significant philanthropic capital and manage high-level relationships. Excels in team management, strategic planning, and translating complex data into compelling narratives for diverse stakeholders.

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Fundraising LeadershipRelationship ManagementTeam ManagementData-Driven Impact TranslationStrategic Planning

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Hard Skills

Fundraising StrategyRevenue Target SettingProposal DevelopmentData Hygiene ProcessesStewardship Management

Soft Skills

Relationship-BuildingCoachingWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationStakeholder Engagement

Industry Keywords

Nonprofit DevelopmentPhilanthropic CapitalMajor DonorsGovernment ContextsTech for Good

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead Recidiviz’s fundraising team and ensure sufficient philanthropic capital to achieve organizational goals
Secure $20M+ in philanthropic capital for expansion to new states and deeper impact
Balance steady-state and big-bet fundraising, securing transformational gifts and cultivating a broad base of funders
Set fundraising team strategy and vision, establish ambitious goals, and coach and develop the team
Own Principal Gifts and relationships with the highest-diligence funders
Build a healthy philanthropic pipeline and grow year-over-year revenue
Maintain funder engagement through stewardship points, updates, and relationship management
Translate technical, data-driven impact into compelling cases for support
Prepare and lead funder meetings and major proposal/reporting cycles
Set revenue targets, fundraising rounds, renewal/new-funder priorities, and big-bet/steady-state strategy
Own the fundraising plan and revenue targets with senior leadership
Manage and grow the team, including goals, coaching, pipeline reviews, proposal calendars, and reporting cadence
Build scalable fundraising systems and processes for data hygiene, reporting templates, and stewardship touchpoints
Represent fundraising priorities across Finance, Impact Analytics, and program teams
Collaborate with Finance, Impact Analytics, state, product, design, and GTM teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience
Significant experience in nonprofit development / for-profit fundraising leadership role, with a track record of managing a team and meeting revenue goals
Excellent relationship-building skills with senior, sophisticated stakeholders, such as major donors, principals, and foundation staff
Comfort and credibility with high diligence, quantitative funders — able to translate complex, data-driven impact into a clear, rigorous case for support
Strong people-management skills: able to coach, set goals for, and grow the capacity of a small team
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to represent Recidiviz's mission and impact persuasively
Visa sponsorship is not available
Nice to have: Experience in government, public-sector, or B2G contexts, or with mission-driven and nonprofit organizations
Nice to have: Existing relationships within the tech for good, economic development, justice, and adjacent fundraising ecosystems