Director, Integration and Institutional Effectiveness
Open Society Foundations (OSF) seeks a Director, Integration and Institutional Effectiveness to serve as a senior enterprise leader and principal strategic partner to the Chief Operating Officer. The role is full time and regular, with a hybrid work arrangement based in New York or Washington, D.C. It reports to the COO and sits in the Office of the COO. It leads a team of four.
Role purpose: The Director leads the integration, governance and performance of the COO portfolio across functions, programs, jurisdictions and executive offices. The aim is to turn institutional strategy and executive decisions into coordinated delivery, measurable outcomes and lasting organizational capability. The Director represents the COO, as delegated, with the Executive Leadership Team, the Offices of the President, Vice President and Chair, program and operational leadership, and external stakeholders.
Key responsibilities:
- Serve as the COO's principal integrator and senior adviser on complex and sensitive strategic, operational and organizational issues.
- Lead the Office of the COO and set its priorities, operating rhythms and quality standards.
- Lead the institutional effectiveness agenda across the COO portfolio, including operating model maturity, organizational design, decision rights, governance and process optimization.
- Design and embed enterprise-wide effectiveness frameworks and management disciplines.
- Direct complex cross-organizational initiatives, including project and portfolio management capability.
- Establish enterprise performance reporting and executive dashboards covering operational, financial, workforce and risk information.
- Lead performance reviews across the COO portfolio, define corrective actions, and escalate issues that need executive intervention.
- Strengthen enterprise risk visibility and preparedness, working with the Managing Director, Global Risk and Security.
- Run COO governance forums, including the Cross Operations Group.
- Oversee the Office of the COO budget, contracts and resource plan.
- Handle confidential and politically sensitive matters with discretion.
Essential qualifications:
- Substantial senior leadership experience at enterprise level in a complex, global, matrixed organization.
- A sustained record of advising C-suite or equivalent executives on high-stakes strategic, operational and governance matters.
- Success leading institution-wide transformation, operating model, organizational effectiveness or strategy-execution agendas.
- Experience directing portfolios of complex, interdependent initiatives.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders without formal authority.
- Experience designing governance, performance, risk or portfolio management frameworks.
- Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
- Strong financial and resource stewardship experience.
- Experience working across cultures and jurisdictions.
- Excellent written and spoken English. Additional languages are an asset. Travel is required.
Salary range for this role in the US: $232,400 - $273,450 USD. Benefits include employer-paid health and dental insurance, a non-contributory retirement plan, life insurance, paid parental leave, generous time off, flexible work arrangements and a professional development allowance.
Director, Integration and Institutional Effectiveness. New York. Posting Date: 09/25/2026. Deadline: 10/14/2026
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online through the Open Society Foundations Workday careers portal (requisition JR-0003849).
https://osfglobal.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/OSF/job/New-York/Director-Integration-and-Institutional-Effectiveness_JR-0003849/apply