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About the Organization

About Resilient Strategies LLC (RS)

Resilient Strategies (RS) is an organization that provides a robust and values-aligned infrastructure that is nimble, agile and responsive to program, political and campaign demands while maintaining compliance and efficiency for its partner organizations working for social justice.

Resilient Strategies partners with key grassroots organizations led by working class people of color. As a movement operations organization, we believe in building thoughtful systems that support a people-powered movement. Providing backend support to our partner organizations increases their ability to build power and fight for justice in working-class communities of color.

About Seed the Vote

Seed the Vote (STV) is a national organization mobilizing volunteers to defeat the right wing by supporting the electoral work of labor unions and community organizations in swing states, while also building the long term power of working class communities and communities of color.

Position Overview

The STV Technology Lead will be a key partner to STV’s organizing staff and oversee the development, maintenance, and strategic growth of our technology infrastructure. This role requires a product-minded engineer who can do hands-on work and has strong communication skills. The STV Technology Lead will develop our CRM and data pipelines, and build custom solutions that enable our staff to operate at scale. The STV Technology Lead will report directly to the Technology Solutions Director. The STV Technology Lead is expected to operate fairly independently and take initiative on implementing tech solutions with regular input from STV program staff.

The STV Technology Lead will be both a builder and an organizer that can coordinate colleagues to prioritize tech solutions—comfortable designing systems, writing code, and closely coordinating with organizing staff in alignment with our mission and values. This role requires a leader with the vision to develop robust, sustainable systems and, due to the cyclical nature of electoral work, the ability to pivot to support immediate technology needs during elections.

Responsibilities

The following responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel classified in this manner. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Technical Development & Implementation

• Lead the maintenance, enhancement, and scaling of STV’s in-house data pipelines and CRM.

• Develop lightweight UIs and applications to support operational needs.

• Administer and advise on STV’s usage of managed software.

• Maintain system uptime and data security.

• Set and maintain best practices for documentation and engineering quality.

Technical Leadership & Vision

• Identify technology and data needs across STV and translate them into intuitive solutions.

• Own STV’s technology roadmap and project management.

• Recruit, manage, and supervise STV’s team of tech volunteers and interns.

Staff Collaboration & Support

• Train staff and volunteers on systems, workflows, and best practices.

• Collaborate with organizing and operations teams to ensure tech solutions meet current needs and anticipate future tech needs.

Required Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to quickly troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.

• Strong experience with Python and relational databases.

• Strong experience translating user needs into technical requirements.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Commitment to progressive grassroots values and electoral organizing.

• Familiarity with security best practices and data privacy standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data pipelines and orchestration tools.

• Experience deploying and maintaining apps on Heroku.

• Experience with Action Network, Mobilize, and ActBlue APIs.

• Familiarity with Airtable.

• Background in campaign, advocacy, or nonprofit technology leadership.

• Ability to configure and support campaign tech tools (e.g., ThruText, VAN).

• Experience managing and mentoring small teams of technical contributors.

• Experience working with elections / political campaigns.

Work Environment / Physical Demands

• Able to work on a computer, including sitting at a desk, for extended periods of time with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Manual dexterity to operate a keyboard and other equipment

• Able to see or read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids.

• Able to speak clearly and in audible tones on the phone and in person and be understood by others.

• Able to hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone.

• Able to understand and follow oral and written instructions.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Employment Terms

• This position is based in Oakland, California with a hybrid work schedule of 2 days in-person / 3 days remote; we are open to remote placement for folks who can travel to the San Francisco Bay Area regularly (4 times per year).

• This is an exempt, full-time, benefits eligible position of 40 hours per week with an estimated salary range of $75,000 – $90,000 annually, depending on experience. We offer a competitive health benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, and a generous paid time off schedule.