Role Description The Vice President of Research, Strategy, and Innovation plays a central role in advancing Achieving the Dream’s (ATD) capacity to learn from its work and apply that learning to improve results for colleges and students across the network. - Responsible for synthesizing experience to inform ATD’s programs, services, and strategy. - Leads the development and use of evidence across the organization. - Ensures learning from grant-funded initiatives is integrated into ATD’s core work. - Advances ATD’s Community Vibrancy work by developing metrics, tools, and resources. - Works closely with coaching, program, and executive leadership teams for data-informed decision making. - Contributes to ATD’s external presence through engagement with partners and national conversations. Qualifications - Ph.D. degree in a relevant field. - Significant experience leading research, data, or analytics work. - Experience designing and running applied research or evaluation. - Ability to translate research into practical tools, guidance, or decisions. - Experience in higher education or a related field. Requirements - Ability to connect research and data to both strategy and execution. - Experience developing tools, frameworks, or products used in practice. - Strong grounding in applied research methods. - Experience with program evaluation. - Knowledge of institutional research in higher education. - Familiarity with national postsecondary data sources. - Strong leadership and communication skills. - Ability to manage multiple priorities and adjust as needed. Benefits - Moderate travel per department and organizational needs. Company Description Achieving the Dream is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse work environment. Employment policies and decisions are based upon merit, qualifications, performance, and business needs.

• Provide overall leadership and governance for major enterprise platforms, including: • Salesforce and CRM ecosystems (sales, service, customer experience) • ERP platforms supporting manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and operations • Ensure enterprise systems are scalable, secure, integrated, and optimized for performance and reliability. • Establish and maintain application roadmaps that balance modernization, technical debt reduction, and business innovation. • Lead the end‑to‑end delivery of major technology initiatives—from roadmap development and business case creation through implementation and stabilization. • Ensure strong service delivery, system availability, and business continuity across all enterprise platforms. • Partner with infrastructure, security, and architecture teams to ensure systems meet cybersecurity, compliance, and governance standards. • Drive disciplined execution, vendor management, and financial oversight for enterprise systems programs. • Translate complex technical concepts into clear, relatable language for non‑technical stakeholders. • Promote transparency and shared understanding of technology decisions across the organization. • Lead change management efforts to support adoption, capability building, and sustained value realization. • Lead, mentor, and develop enterprise systems leaders and teams, building strong succession and long‑term capability. • Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, continuous learning, and high performance. • Support recruiting, talent development, and performance management across the enterprise systems organization. • Encourage innovation while maintaining operational discipline, governance, and stability.

Role Description The Vice President – Americas, Data Center Group is a senior executive leader with full regional accountability for commercial performance, strategic execution, and operational excellence across the Americas data center portfolio. This role represents Securitas’ most critical hyperscale and enterprise data center clients in the region and serves as a key member of the global Data Center Group leadership team. The VP Americas is responsible for driving profitable growth, strengthening strategic client partnerships, overseeing complex multi-country operations, and leading the transformation of data center security services toward technology-enabled, scalable solutions. The role balances executive-level client engagement, P&L ownership, regional governance, and people leadership, while ensuring alignment with global standards, controls, and strategy. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in business, management, or related field; advanced degree preferred. - 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in data center operations, security services, critical infrastructure, or related industries. - Demonstrated executive-level P&L ownership and commercial leadership in a complex, multi-country environment. - Proven experience managing strategic client relationships and negotiating large, complex contracts. - Strong international exposure with experience operating across multiple markets and cultures. - Data center or critical environment experience strongly preferred; technology-enabled services exposure a plus. Requirements - Own the Americas regional data center strategy aligned to global Data Center Group objectives, client roadmaps, and long-term growth ambitions. - Drive revenue growth, margin improvement, and portfolio diversification across hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise data center clients. - Serve as executive sponsor and primary senior point of contact for strategic data center clients in the Americas, building trusted C-level relationships. - Lead commercial strategy including pricing frameworks, contract structures, renewals, expansions, and change management across the region. - Oversee and approve regional RFPs, RFIs, and major bid strategies, ensuring competitive positioning, risk discipline, and profitability. - Partner with Global Clients Technology, Global Clients Americas and other cross-functional teams to advance technology-enabled security solutions and transformation initiatives. - Full P&L accountability for the Americas data center portfolio, including revenue, margin, labor efficiency, and cost control. - Establish and monitor regional financial targets, forecasts, and performance metrics aligned with global reporting standards. - Ensure disciplined financial governance, audit readiness, and compliance with internal controls, risk management, and client contractual requirements. - Drive data-driven decision-making through executive dashboards, KPIs, and performance reviews. - Provide executive oversight of multi-country data center operations, ensuring consistent service delivery, security standards, and operational non-negotiables. - Ensure effective governance of branches and certified partners, including SLA management, performance reviews, corrective actions, and escalation management. - Act as senior escalation point for critical incidents, client issues, and operational risks within the Americas region. - Ensure alignment to global Data Center Group operating models, SOPs, and compliance requirements while addressing regional nuances. - Represent Securitas as a strategic advisor to client executives, influencing security strategy, risk mitigation, and future-state operating models. - Lead executive business reviews, strategic planning sessions, and transformation discussions with client leadership. - Ensure consistent, proactive, and transparent communication with clients on performance, innovation, risks, and continuous improvement initiatives. - Lead, coach, and develop senior regional leaders and account directors across the Americas. - Build a high-performing leadership bench with strong accountability, collaboration, and succession planning. - Foster a culture of operational excellence, compliance discipline, innovation, and client-centricity. - Champion talent development, upskilling, and leadership capability aligned with the evolving data center security landscape. - Actively contribute to the global Data Center Group leadership team, shaping strategy, standards, and transformation priorities. - Prepare and deliver executive-level communications, presentations, and insights for Group leadership, regional executives, and clients. - Collaborate closely with global peers to ensure consistency, scalability, and knowledge sharing across regions. Benefits - Retirement plan - Employer-provided medical and dental coverage - Company-paid life insurance - Voluntary life and disability insurance - Employee assistance plan - Securitas Saves discount program - Paid holidays - Paid time away from work - Access to earned wages on a daily basis, prior to payday (restrictions and fees may apply) - Paid time away from work may be available through a combination of vacation and sick time or under a PTO policy, depending on local requirements

Role Description The Vice President of Enterprise Systems is a senior technology leader responsible for shaping, delivering, and operating the enterprise application landscape for a private-equity-backed organization in the luxury utility market. This role has global scope and partners closely with the CIO and executive leadership to ensure enterprise systems enable growth, operational excellence, scalability, and value creation. As a trusted advisor to the CIO, the VP of Enterprise Systems bridges strategy and execution—aligning technology investments with business priorities across commercial, manufacturing, supply chain, and corporate functions—while ensuring platforms are secure, resilient, and future-ready. The Director, Financial Planning & Analysis is a remote position, but the candidate must be located in, and willing to work in, Eastern Standard Time zone. Who You Are - A trusted advisor and operational partner to the CIO in defining and executing the enterprise technology strategy. - A leader who aligns enterprise systems strategy and investments with business objectives, operational priorities, and value-creation goals. - An executive liaison between IT and senior business leaders, ensuring shared accountability and strong partnership. - A clear communicator, capable of driving actionable insights on technology risks, opportunities, trade-offs, and investment decisions. What You'll Do - Enterprise Systems Ownership - Provide overall leadership and governance for major enterprise platforms, including Salesforce and CRM ecosystems (sales, service, customer experience) and ERP platforms supporting manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and operations. - Ensure enterprise systems are scalable, secure, integrated, and optimized for performance and reliability. - Establish and maintain application roadmaps that balance modernization, technical debt reduction, and business innovation. - Program Delivery & Operational Excellence - Lead the end-to-end delivery of major technology initiatives—from roadmap development and business case creation through implementation and stabilization. - Ensure strong service delivery, system availability, and business continuity across all enterprise platforms. - Partner with infrastructure, security, and architecture teams to ensure systems meet cybersecurity, compliance, and governance standards. - Drive disciplined execution, vendor management, and financial oversight for enterprise systems programs. - Communication & Change Leadership - Translate complex technical concepts into clear, relatable language for non-technical stakeholders. - Promote transparency and shared understanding of technology decisions across the organization. - Lead change management efforts to support adoption, capability building, and sustained value realization. - Talent & Organizational Leadership - Lead, mentor, and develop enterprise systems leaders and teams, building strong succession and long-term capability. - Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, continuous learning, and high performance. - Support recruiting, talent development, and performance management across the enterprise systems organization. - Encourage innovation while maintaining operational discipline, governance, and stability. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field (advanced degree preferred). - 10+ years of progressive IT leadership experience, with preference for manufacturing, industrial, or complex operational environments. - Deep expertise in enterprise platforms, including Salesforce and large-scale ERP solutions. - Proven ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on execution in fast-moving, growth-oriented organizations. - Demonstrated success leading, developing, and scaling high-performing technology teams. - Experience leading enterprise modernization, digital transformation, or ERP/CRM programs. - Strong understanding of cybersecurity, infrastructure, data, and enterprise governance. - Experience operating in private-equity-backed or transformation-focused environments strongly preferred. Benefits - Competitive total compensation package. - Base salary commensurate with experience. - Eligibility for a performance-based bonus program. - 401(k) with matching program. - Paid time off (PTO). - Health insurance. - Dental insurance. - Vision insurance. - Health savings account. - Life insurance.