[Hiring] Chief Growth Officer @CDP Community

Role Description

In communities across the country—from major cities to small, rural towns—public media organizations and nonprofits fill gaps no one else will, providing local journalism, education, arts and culture, and a trusted place where people connect. Many public media organizations are among the smallest nonprofits in the country, yet together they form one of the largest membership communities in America, and they depend on the generosity of their donors to keep that work alive. CDP exists to help them do that—and do it better. We’re looking for a Chief Growth Officer who will help us bring that impact to more organizations, more communities, and more of the people public media serves.

As a member of CDP’s Executive Team, you’ll lead our integrated growth, innovation, marketing, and business development strategy. At CDP, growth isn’t an end in itself. It means helping more public media organizations—regardless of size or resources—strengthen donor relationships, build long-term financial sustainability, and invest more in the content and services their communities count on. You’ll shape where CDP goes next across public media and thoughtfully selected adjacent nonprofit markets, turn unmet client needs into scalable solutions, and sharpen how we tell our story. You’ll build the systems, tools, and rhythms that help CDP grow with clarity and consistency, and bring an executive voice to our most strategic relationships and opportunities. You’ll lead two senior leaders—the Senior Director, Business Development and the VP, Innovation & Marketing, who leads a sizable team—and through them bring sales, marketing, CDP Labs, and Innovation & Partnerships together around one shared goal: measurable value for our clients and lasting impact for public media.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in growth, business development, sales, partnerships, go-to-market strategy, or revenue leadership, ideally in a mission-driven, professional services, nonprofit, public media, or technology-enabled services environment.
• A track record of building or scaling a growth engine, including market strategy, demand generation, pipeline management, pricing, proposal development, and executive-level pursuits.
• Experience leading an innovation or services portfolio from client discovery and validation through launch, partner management, and scale.
• Experience setting B2B marketing direction and leading senior marketing leaders across brand, digital channels, thought leadership, conferences, content, and demand generation—with a clear sense of how marketing, sales enablement, and business development work best together.
• Deep understanding of relationship-driven B2B or institutional sales, including complex buying groups, consultative selling, strategic partnerships, and long sales cycles where trust and mission alignment are central.
• Strong financial and analytical acumen, including comfort with revenue targets, forecasting, margin considerations, client acquisition cost, lifetime value, and opportunity assessment.
• Proven experience managing senior leaders, establishing clear decision rights, and building trust across internal teams, clients, and industry partners.
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and executive presence, with a talent for building structure and systems in a growing, evolving organization.

Requirements

• You’ll stand out if you bring experience in public media, nonprofit fundraising, membership, donor development, or technology-enabled fundraising solutions, and a history of expanding into new markets while protecting brand trust and client relationships.

Benefits

• Inclusive: You embrace an inclusion mindset and role model it for the organization.
• A Communicator: You make complex growth, strategy, and market concepts clear and actionable.
• A Critical Thinker: You test assumptions, find efficiencies, and look for ways to innovate and improve.
• Process Oriented: You build and scale processes that help teams work with clarity and consistency.
• A Collaborator: You build relationships across teams, share knowledge, and help others succeed.
• Someone Who Seeks to Learn: You listen, learn quickly, stay resourceful, and welcome feedback.
• Enterprising: You bring strong judgment and energy to a fast-paced, changing environment and are excited to add value to our mission.

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience preferred.