Vice President, Investment

Full-time; Exempt; Remote

About Rewiring America

Rewiring America is the leading electrification nonprofit, focused on electrifying our homes, businesses, and communities. We develop accessible, actionable data and tools, and build coalitions and partnerships to make going electric easier for households and communities. Rewiring America helps Americans save money, tackle nationwide emissions goals, improve health, and build the next generation of the clean energy workforce. We believe in an abundant, flourishing, climate-safe future, and know that, together, we can realize one.

Position Summary

We are growing our team and seek a highly experienced and entrepreneurial Vice President of Investment to join our Network and leadership teams. This position reports to the Vice President of Network (for clarity - the Network pillar encompasses Rewiring’s investment, policy, and public engagement functions). 

In this newly-created position, the VP of Investment is principally responsible for designing and executing Rewiring America’s revenue plan, driving successful implementation and leading a growing team to expand the organization’s pipeline of investors in order to resource the next stage of transformational scale.

Rewiring America has undergone rapid growth in revenue in the last two years, from a startup operating on several million dollars, we are building a $60 million organization within the next two years. Our ambitious campaign will raise tens of millions of dollars to support Americans in electrifying their homes. Foundations, individual donors, and family offices are currently our largest source of revenue. The VP of Investment will drive a strategy that deepens their support further and also diversifies our model by attracting investment from the private sector, membership income, corporate partnerships, and other revenue streams.  The ideal candidate will be a seasoned nonprofit development professional with a track record of successfully running a development shop, cultivating major donor relationships, and securing seven- to eight-figure investments.

The VP Investment partners closely with the CEO, VP of Network, and Senior Director of Investment, and other senior leadership to build a genuine community of investors, while identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding their own portfolio.

What You’ll Do

As our VP of Investment you will: 

Serve as chief fundraising strategist, leading a  team to deliver against ambitious annual revenue targets: 

• Work alongside the Senior Director of Investment to build, lead, and scale a high-performing fundraising team. The team is projected to grow to approximately 5-7 staff over the next two years.
• Serve as the chief fundraising partner to the CEO, advising on high-level donor engagement, institutional partnerships, and long-term financial sustainability.
• Own and expand a portfolio of transformational donors, including major and leadership donors, family offices, corporate and foundation partners—building and stewarding relationships to drive significant investments.
• Funding Strategy:
• Leverage established relationships across philanthropic, corporate, and public-sector funders to sustain and expand core revenue sources.
• Develop new funding pathways and strategic partnerships with peripheral funders—such as technology, healthcare, affordable housing, and infrastructure—whose industries are affected by climate and electrification.
• Serve as a member of the senior leadership team of Rewiring America, with responsibilities for the overall growth, effectiveness, and impact of the organization. 

Drive a high-performance and results driven team and culture: 

• Work with the Senior Director of Investment to enhance and optimize fundraising infrastructure, ensuring the investment team has the necessary systems, processes, and analytics to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.

• Recruit, mentor, and manage investment staff, alongside the Senior Director of Investment, setting clear objectives, providing ongoing feedback, and fostering professional growth.
• Develop and leverage data-driven insights, creating dashboards and reporting mechanisms to track progress against revenue goals, assess performance, and refine strategy.
• Lead the creation of compelling fundraising materials, including pitch decks, prospect research, and donor engagement strategies, to elevate Rewiring America’s funding efforts.

Requirements

Who You Are

The incoming VP of Investment will be driven by a commitment to Rewiring America’s values, vision, and mission. Through their track record as a seasoned fun