Home › Companies › Breakthrough Central Texas › Deputy Executive Director
Deputy Executive Director
Breakthrough Central Texas · Austin, TX, United States · On Site · Active · $130,000–$160,000 / year · Rippling ATS
Job facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company | Breakthrough Central Texas |
| Title | Deputy Executive Director |
| Normalized title | - |
| Department / team | Program |
| Location | Austin, TX, United States |
| Work model | On Site |
| Employment type | Full Time |
| Salary | $130,000–$160,000 / year |
| Status | active |
| ATS provider | Rippling ATS |
| Posted / first seen | 2026-05-06 / 2026-05-29 |
| Changed / last seen | 2026-06-06 / 2026-06-06 |
Related slices
| Page | What it contains | Open |
|---|---|---|
| Company jobs | Active postings from Breakthrough Central Texas. | Open |
| Company breakdowns | Role, location, ATS, and work model facets for this company. | Open |
| ATS provider jobs | Active postings observed through Rippling ATS. | Open |
| Provider filtered search | The same provider as a filtered job collection. | Open |
| City jobs | Active postings in Austin. | Open |
| Department jobs | Active postings in Program. | Open |
| Work model jobs | Active On Site postings. | Open |
| Lifecycle events | Open, update, close, and reopen events for this posting. | Open |
| Original posting | Canonical source or apply URL captured from the ATS. | Open |
Linked records
| Company | Breakthrough Central Texas |
| Source | b704dd8e-302b-449d-a031-975c78efb66d |
| ATS provider | Rippling ATS |
Description
company
About Breakthrough Central Texas
Breakthrough is the leading college access and success nonprofit in Central Texas. For more than 20 years, we have partnered with thousands of middle and high school students who aspire to be the first in their family to graduate with a degree or certificate. We make a radical, long-term commitment to students, to and through college, unlocking the power of education and a lifetime of opportunity. We support the whole student with personalized services, work closely with community partners, campuses, and employers, and advocate for our students with lawmakers. Breakthrough students attend 60+ public schools and persist at nearly 100 colleges and universities. The result is that 60% of Breakthrough students graduate from college, compared to 15% of low-income students in our region. Our work has resulted in more than 550 college graduates, with more than 3,700 on their way, positively impacting families for generations and our region’s ability to provide education opportunities for all young people.
Why Work at Breakthrough Central Texas
By working for Breakthrough Central Texas, you will help hundreds of students achieve their dreams of success and receive the high-quality education they deserve. Breakthrough is an organization committed to its students and recognizes that our greatest resource to support them is our dedicated and talented staff. If you believe all young people deserve the opportunity to achieve postsecondary success and you desire to work at an organization committed to its employees and building the strongest team culture anywhere, then join us!
role
About the role
Breakthrough Central Texas seeks a strategic, systems-oriented leader to serve as Deputy Executive Director (DED), responsible for organization-wide leadership of Breakthrough’s program strategy, execution, and outcomes. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the DED manages four Chief Program Officers: the Chief Middle School Programs Officer, Chief High School Programs Officer, Chief College Access Officer, and Chief College and Career Success Officer. Collectively, this team oversees Breakthrough’s Program Team of more than 80 staff and AmeriCorps members serving approximately 3,700 students from middle school through postsecondary completion.
This is a pivotal moment for Breakthrough as we continue to scale our impact, strengthen outcomes across the full student experience, and deepen partnerships across Central Texas. As a critical leader in shaping Breakthrough’s next chapter, the Deputy Executive Director will ensure that Breakthrough’s full continuum of services operates as a cohesive, high-performing system that delivers strong, measurable outcomes for students. This role will translate organizational strategy into aligned programmatic execution, build the leadership capacity of senior program leaders, and ensure that systems, structures, and partnerships are in place to support scale, quality, and sustainability. The DED will operate at the intersection of strategy, people leadership, and performance management—driving clarity, alignment, and results across multiple teams, functions, and external partnerships. Specific responsibilities include:
Program-Wide Strategy and Alignment
Partner with the Executive Director to define and execute Breakthrough’s programmatic strategy across the full student continuum—from middle school through college and career success Ensure alignment across program models, teams, and student pathways so that services are cohesive, complementary, and responsive to student needs Translate strategic priorities into clear operating plans, performance metrics, and cross-team systems that enable effective execution Leadership of Program Team Performance
Supervise and coach four Chief Program Officers, supporting them to lead high-performing teams and deliver strong student outcomes Lead through layers by establishing clarity in roles, expectations, and accountability across the Program Team Build leadership capacity at the senior level, ensuring Chiefs effectively develop their own teams and sustain strong team culture Student Outcomes, Data, and Continuous Improvement Develop and oversee program-wide systems for tracking student outcomes, program performance, and organizational impact Ensure that data, evaluation, and learning cycles inform decision-making, program refinement, and resource allocation Set clear goals for short-term and long-term measures tied to postsecondary attainment, and support and hold program leadership accountable for results Cross-Functional and Organizational Leadership Partner closely with other leaders across departments to align resources, systems, and priorities in support of organizational success Serve as a key advisor and thought partner to the Executive Director, supporting priority-setting, resource allocation, and organizational decision-making Help steward Breakthrough’s culture, ensuring alignment with organizational values, talent philosophy, and commitment to equity Partnership Development and External Leadership Cultivate and steward strategic partnerships with school systems, higher education institutions, nonprofit organizations, and community stakeholders Oversee the development and implementation of partnership models that support student success and reduce systemic barriers Represent Breakthrough in external settings, including with funders, partners, and community leaders, and contribute to organizational storytelling, fundraising, and policy advocacy efforts
About You
You are a strong candidate for the Deputy Executive Director role if, above all, you are deeply committed to expanding social and economic mobility through educational attainment. You believe in the power of long-term investment in young people and are driven by the opportunity to deliver measurable outcomes at scale. In your day-to-day work, you value bringing clarity to ambiguous situations, aligning priorities across teams, and making thoughtful, high-impact decisions that balance near-term execution with long-term sustainability. You bring an ability to translate vision into action, ensuring that strategy, systems, and resources are aligned to achieve strong outcomes for students. In addition, you are an experienced people leader who invests in developing senior leaders, sets high expectations, and creates the conditions for teams to operate with accountability, collaboration, and a strong sense of purpose. Across teams and with external partners, you build trust and foster relationships that enable meaningful impact. You will bring experience or demonstrated capacity in the following competencies:
Student-Centered Impact Orientation . Demonstrates dedication to supporting all students’ growth and postsecondary success by setting and achieving ambitious, measurable goals and ensuring that organizational strategy, systems, and outcomes remain centered on student impact. Inclusive Communication. Operates with cultural humility and demonstrates written, verbal, and digital communication skills across a range of settings, fostering an inclusive environment that effectively engages stakeholders across diverse identities and experiences. Relationship Building. Builds trusting, effective relationships that enable collaboration, productive dialogue, and authentic partnership with colleagues, students, families, community partners, institutional stakeholders, and other key constituents. Continuous Learning and Improvement. Embraces and applies feedback, demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset, and leads a culture of continuous learning and improvement that strengthens individual performance and organizational outcomes. Prioritization and Resourcefulness. Effectively allocates time, attention, and resources to the highest-impact priorities, leveraging networks, tools, and innovative approaches to achieve outcomes in complex environments. Managing Complexity. Exhibits sound judgment and inclusive decision-making in highly complex and ambiguous situations, responding with flexibility, adaptability, and a bias toward thoughtful action. Strategic Thinking. Aligns program and organizational strategy with Breakthrough’s mission and long-term vision, translating strategic priorities into clear direction, systems, and measurable outcomes across teams and functions. Cross-Functional Leadership. Leads collaboratively across departments and functions to ensure strategic alignment, operational coherence, and meaningful impact, while stewarding organizational culture and effectiveness. Talent Development. Coaches and develops senior leaders, ensuring they set priorities, build skills, meet goals, and grow toward professional aims while strengthening leadership capacity across the organization. Managing Through Layers. Supports and develops senior leaders to effectively lead their teams, engaging in skip-level leadership when appropriate to ensure clarity, alignment, strong supervision, and consistent staff support across all levels of the organization. Data Tracking and Evaluation. Ensures that systems for data collection, tracking, and analysis are accurate, comprehensive, and used with fidelity to drive decision-making, inform program design, and strengthen student outcomes at scale. Campus, Institutional, and System Navigation and Partner Cultivation. Works effectively across school systems, higher education institutions, and community organizations, cultivating and stewarding partnerships that support students in navigating systems, accessing resources, and achieving their goals. Student Pathway Strategy and Program Expertise. Demonstrates deep understanding of the student pathway from middle school through postsecondary success. Uses this expertise to guide strategy, evaluate programs, and coach leaders to deliver aligned, high-impact services.
Reporting and Supervising Relationships
The Deputy Executive Director will report to the Executive Director. Direct reports are the Chief Middle School Officer, Chief High School Officer, Chief College Access Officer and Chief College and Career Success Officer. As a member of the Breakthrough Leadership Team, the role will also work closely with the Chief Development and Communications Officer and the Chief Operations Officer.
Compensation and Benefits
Competitive salary between $130,000 and $160,000 depending on experience. Health, dental and vision insurance (Breakthrough pays 100% of employee premiums) Life insurance Matching 401K retirement plan Thirty days of PTO annually, with immediate accrual, recognizing that staff have lives outside of work Additional leave benefits, including company holidays and FMLA eligibility (varies by year) Annual professional development fund
TO APPLY
To apply, visit Breakthrough’s career page: www.breakthroughctx.org/careers.
Breakthrough Central Texas provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability.
Full job record
| Job ID | 7220ee75055585f4613f2f2edb69d619253dd1cd |
| Org ID | 726abd90-1298-4e88-98cf-631bbe2fcae0 |
| Source ID | b704dd8e-302b-449d-a031-975c78efb66d |
| Board ID | b704dd8e-302b-449d-a031-975c78efb66d |
| Provider | rippling |
| Provider Job Key | 7cd2847a-14c9-40aa-857e-68734c4902f9 |
| Title | Deputy Executive Director |
| Normalized Title | — |
| Status | active |
| Active | yes |
| Location Text | Austin, TX, United States |
| Department | Program |
| Team | — |
| Employment Type | full_time |
| Workplace Type | on_site |
| Remote Policy | — |
| Country | United States |
| Region | TX |
| City | Austin |
| Salary Raw | Compensation and Benefits Competitive salary between $130,000 and $160,000 depending on experience |
| Salary Min | 130,000 |
| Salary Max | 160,000 |
| Salary Currency | USD |
| Salary Period | year |
| Source URL | https://ats.rippling.com/breakthrough-central-texas/jobs/7cd2847a-14c9-40aa-857e-68734c4902f9 |
| Apply URL | https://ats.rippling.com/breakthrough-central-texas/jobs/7cd2847a-14c9-40aa-857e-68734c4902f9 |
| First Seen At | 2026-05-29 07:15:28Z |
| Last Seen At | 2026-06-06 08:45:19Z |
| Last Checked At | 2026-06-06 08:45:19Z |
| Last Changed At | 2026-06-06 08:45:19Z |
| Inactive At | — |
| Source Posted At | 2026-05-06 20:12:24Z |
| Source Updated At | — |
| Raw Payload Uri | s3://job-postings-prod-raw-590183727216/raw/provider=rippling/board=breakthrough-central-texas/date=2026-06-06/2026-06-06T08-45-19-133Z-efff1275120674220331d115d59659fcb82df23025d028196a0688a9ca7ac61b.json |
Event Fields
{
"content_hash": "ebc57c0978811ef8fc8d39844f81c15b9cd829445cd95c580fc28461a7d2371d",
"source_hash": "0af385feadbbbcf370588f21f3a26268ff991d913a514020eaede99bdf6b335b",
"last_changed_at": "2026-06-06T08:45:19.562Z",
"active_status": "active"
}Parsed Structured
{
"language": "en-us",
"location": {
"raw": "Austin, TX, United States",
"city": "Austin",
"region": "TX",
"country": "United States",
"is_remote": false,
"confidence": 0.98,
"workplace_type": "on_site"
},
"salary_max": 160000,
"salary_min": 130000,
"inferred_at": "2026-06-06T08:45:19.558Z",
"launch_scope": {
"reason": "english_us_canada",
"included": true,
"language": "en-us",
"location": {
"raw": "Austin, TX, United States",
"city": "Austin",
"region": "TX",
"country": "United States",
"is_remote": false,
"confidence": 0.98,
"workplace_type": "on_site"
},
"countries": [
"United States"
]
},
"remote_policy": null,
"salary_period": "year",
"workplace_type": "on_site",
"salary_currency": "USD"
}Extensions
{}Native Structured
{
"list_job": {
"id": "7cd2847a-14c9-40aa-857e-68734c4902f9",
"url": "https://ats.rippling.com/breakthrough-central-texas/jobs/7cd2847a-14c9-40aa-857e-68734c4902f9",
"name": "Deputy Executive Director",
"language": "en-US",
"locations": [
{
"city": "Austin",
"name": "Austin, TX",
"state": "Texas",
"country": "United States",
"stateCode": "TX",
"countryCode": "US",
"workplaceType": "ON_SITE"
}
],
"department": {
"name": "Program"
}
},
"detail_job": {
"url": "https://ats.rippling.com/breakthrough-central-texas/jobs/7cd2847a-14c9-40aa-857e-68734c4902f9",
"name": "Deputy Executive Director",
"uuid": "7cd2847a-14c9-40aa-857e-68734c4902f9",
"board": {
"logo": {
"url": "https://prod-images.rippling.com/5cb013b9548ab99fe77c5a4bf510b5ac8459cbd5.png?Expires=1780821919&Signature=xD52TgwihKQK4GVQZ2QSPqix1jmISi-ZO3JrRqE9wxEhStHgkIb7UHCFYn0d6NCmEHMwzh37QTCqa44KIc4kfQYwzlOlIkENhEASUivNbR1jJ735qpAGBwN~1K0bm2asVWhojMrZ8ehqOTYdWb35USA3xxLYinmtfPsnUV1lwB9wmdncGWvu7k5wd9gRGH0QoGjSQSVCWFzAYWBRsEimKI4O7Ptb1MvFv6oYqUhnqnWhcsauI-iTSgK1uIcu8LXzw-7-EiKEidFcLRbEGqRqkjFx1oEg8-9kxQaQuFq3AjaoonSvFg5~KN1mPSyI5q6UF7YJ7soeuHHFCA8~BoZNpw__&Key-Pair-Id=K2Y26R2ZPP26PH",
"name": "BTCTX - Full Color - CMYK - HiRes-01 (1).png",
"type": "image/png"
},
"slug": "breakthrough-central-texas",
"title": "Breakthrough",
"banner": {
"url": null,
"name": "",
"type": ""
},
"boardURL": "https://ats.rippling.com/breakthrough-central-texas/jobs",
"fontType": "TAHOMA_SANS_SERIF",
"subtitle": null,
"boardType": "RIPPLING",
"linkColor": null,
"buttonColor": "#fa9d1c",
"legalNotice": "<div><span id=\"isPasted\" style=\"font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;\">Breakthrough Central Texas is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its relations with its applicants, staff members, and families, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender identity and gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood. People of diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.</span> </div>",
"buttonTextColor": "#ffffff",
"noOpeningsMessage": null,
"groupJobsByLocation": true,
"showBoardLogoOnJobPost": false,
"showCompanyInfoUnderJobPost": false
},
"createdOn": "2026-05-06T13:12:24.207000-07:00",
"department": {
"name": "Program",
"base_department": "Program",
"department_tree": [
"Program"
]
},
"companyName": "Breakthrough Central Texas",
"description": {
"role": "<meta><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;\"><b><strong style=\"font-size:13.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">About the role</strong></b></p><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;\">Breakthrough Central Texas seeks a strategic, systems-oriented leader to serve as Deputy Executive Director (DED), responsible for organization-wide leadership of Breakthrough’s program strategy, execution, and outcomes. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the DED manages four Chief Program Officers: the Chief Middle School Programs Officer, Chief High School Programs Officer, Chief College Access Officer, and Chief College and Career Success Officer. Collectively, this team oversees Breakthrough’s Program Team of more than 80 staff and AmeriCorps members serving approximately 3,700 students from middle school through postsecondary completion.</span></p><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;\"><br></p><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">This is a pivotal moment for Breakthrough as we continue to scale our impact, strengthen outcomes across the full student experience, and deepen partnerships across Central Texas. As a critical leader in shaping Breakthrough’s next chapter, the Deputy Executive Director will ensure that Breakthrough’s full continuum of services operates as a cohesive, high-performing system that delivers strong, measurable outcomes for students. This role will translate organizational strategy into aligned programmatic execution, build the leadership capacity of senior program leaders, and ensure that systems, structures, and partnerships are in place to support scale, quality, and sustainability. The DED will operate at the intersection of strategy, people leadership, and performance management—driving clarity, alignment, and results across multiple teams, functions, and external partnerships. </span><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Specific responsibilities include:</strong></b><br><br><i><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Program-Wide Strategy and Alignment</strong></b></i></p><ul data-pattern=\"discCircleSquare\" data-depth=\"1\" style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;\"><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Partner with the Executive Director to define and execute Breakthrough’s programmatic strategy across the full student continuum—from middle school through college and career success </span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Ensure alignment across program models, teams, and student pathways so that services are cohesive, complementary, and responsive to student needs</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Translate strategic priorities into clear operating plans, performance metrics, and cross-team systems that enable effective execution</span></li></ul><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;\"><i><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Leadership of Program Team Performance</strong></b></i></p><ul data-pattern=\"discCircleSquare\" data-depth=\"1\" style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;\"><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Supervise and coach four Chief Program Officers, supporting them to lead high-performing teams and deliver strong student outcomes</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Lead through layers by establishing clarity in roles, expectations, and accountability across the Program Team</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Build leadership capacity at the senior level, ensuring Chiefs effectively develop their own teams and sustain strong team culture</span></li></ul><h3 style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:21pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:4px;text-align:left;padding-left:0px;\"><i><em style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Student Outcomes, Data, and Continuous Improvement</em></i></h3><ul data-pattern=\"discCircleSquare\" data-depth=\"1\" style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;\"><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Develop and oversee program-wide systems for tracking student outcomes, program performance, and organizational impact</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Ensure that data, evaluation, and learning cycles inform decision-making, program refinement, and resource allocation</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Set clear goals for short-term and long-term measures tied to postsecondary attainment, and support and hold program leadership accountable for results</span></li></ul><h3 style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:21pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:4px;text-align:left;padding-left:0px;\"><i><em style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Cross-Functional and Organizational Leadership</em></i></h3><ul data-pattern=\"discCircleSquare\" data-depth=\"1\" style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;\"><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Partner closely with other leaders across departments to align resources, systems, and priorities in support of organizational success</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Serve as a key advisor and thought partner to the Executive Director, supporting priority-setting, resource allocation, and organizational decision-making</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Help steward Breakthrough’s culture, ensuring alignment with organizational values, talent philosophy, and commitment to equity</span></li></ul><h3 style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:21pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:4px;text-align:left;padding-left:0px;\"><i><em style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Partnership Development and External Leadership</em></i></h3><ul data-pattern=\"discCircleSquare\" data-depth=\"1\" style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;\"><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Cultivate and steward strategic partnerships with school systems, higher education institutions, nonprofit organizations, and community stakeholders</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Oversee the development and implementation of partnership models that support student success and reduce systemic barriers</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Represent Breakthrough in external settings, including with funders, partners, and community leaders, and contribute to organizational storytelling, fundraising, and policy advocacy efforts</span></li></ul><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;\"><br><b><strong style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">About You</strong></b><br><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">You are a strong candidate for the Deputy Executive Director role if, above all, you are deeply committed to expanding social and economic mobility through educational attainment. You believe in the power of long-term investment in young people and are driven by the opportunity to deliver measurable outcomes at scale. In your day-to-day work, you value bringing clarity to ambiguous situations, aligning priorities across teams, and making thoughtful, high-impact decisions that balance near-term execution with long-term sustainability. You bring an ability to translate vision into action, ensuring that strategy, systems, and resources are aligned to achieve strong outcomes for students. In addition, you are an experienced people leader who invests in developing senior leaders, sets high expectations, and creates the conditions for teams to operate with accountability, collaboration, and a strong sense of purpose. Across teams and with external partners, you build trust and foster relationships that enable meaningful impact. </span><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">You will bring experience or demonstrated capacity in the following competencies:</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern=\"discCircleSquare\" data-depth=\"1\" style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;\"><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Student-Centered Impact Orientation</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">. Demonstrates dedication to supporting all students’ growth and postsecondary success by setting and achieving ambitious, measurable goals and ensuring that organizational strategy, systems, and outcomes remain centered on student impact.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Inclusive Communication. </strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Operates with cultural humility and demonstrates written, verbal, and digital communication skills across a range of settings, fostering an inclusive environment that effectively engages stakeholders across diverse identities and experiences.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Relationship Building.</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> Builds trusting, effective relationships that enable collaboration, productive dialogue, and authentic partnership with colleagues, students, families, community partners, institutional stakeholders, and other key constituents.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Continuous Learning and Improvement.</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> Embraces and applies feedback, demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset, and leads a culture of continuous learning and improvement that strengthens individual performance and organizational outcomes.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Prioritization and Resourcefulness. </strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Effectively allocates time, attention, and resources to the highest-impact priorities, leveraging networks, tools, and innovative approaches to achieve outcomes in complex environments.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Managing Complexity.</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> Exhibits sound judgment and inclusive decision-making in highly complex and ambiguous situations, responding with flexibility, adaptability, and a bias toward thoughtful action.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Strategic Thinking. </strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Aligns program and organizational strategy with Breakthrough’s mission and long-term vision, translating strategic priorities into clear direction, systems, and measurable outcomes across teams and functions.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Cross-Functional Leadership. </strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Leads collaboratively across departments and functions to ensure strategic alignment, operational coherence, and meaningful impact, while stewarding organizational culture and effectiveness.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Talent Development.</strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> Coaches and develops senior leaders, ensuring they set priorities, build skills, meet goals, and grow toward professional aims while strengthening leadership capacity across the organization.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Managing Through Layers. </strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Supports and develops senior leaders to effectively lead their teams, engaging in skip-level leadership when appropriate to ensure clarity, alignment, strong supervision, and consistent staff support across all levels of the organization.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Data Tracking and Evaluation. </strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Ensures that systems for data collection, tracking, and analysis are accurate, comprehensive, and used with fidelity to drive decision-making, inform program design, and strengthen student outcomes at scale.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Campus, Institutional, and System Navigation and Partner Cultivation. </strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Works effectively across school systems, higher education institutions, and community organizations, cultivating and stewarding partnerships that support students in navigating systems, accessing resources, and achieving their goals.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Student Pathway Strategy and Program Expertise. </strong></b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Demonstrates deep understanding of the student pathway from middle school through postsecondary success. Uses this expertise to guide strategy, evaluate programs, and coach leaders to deliver aligned, high-impact services.</span></li></ul><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;\"><br><b><strong style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Reporting and Supervising Relationships</strong></b></p><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The Deputy Executive Director will report to the Executive Director. Direct reports are the Chief Middle School Officer, Chief High School Officer, Chief College Access Officer and Chief College and Career Success Officer. As a member of the Breakthrough Leadership Team, the role will also work closely with the Chief Development and Communications Officer and the Chief Operations Officer. </span></p><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;\"><br><b><strong style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Compensation and Benefits</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern=\"discCircleSquare\" data-depth=\"1\" style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;\"><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Competitive salary between $130,000 and $160,000 depending on experience.</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Health, dental and vision insurance (Breakthrough pays 100% of employee premiums)</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Life insurance</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Matching 401K retirement plan</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Thirty days of PTO annually, with immediate accrual, recognizing that staff have lives outside of work</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Additional leave benefits, including company holidays and FMLA eligibility (varies by year)</span></li><li style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Annual professional development fund</span></li></ul><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;\"><br></p><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">TO APPLY</strong></b></p><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">To apply, visit Breakthrough’s career page: www.breakthroughctx.org/careers.</span></p><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;\"><br></p><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;\"><i><em style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Breakthrough Central Texas provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability.</em></i></p>",
"company": "<meta><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;\"><b><strong style=\"font-size:15pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">About Breakthrough Central Texas</strong></b></p><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:9.75pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Breakthrough is the leading college access and success nonprofit in Central Texas. For more than 20 years, we have partnered with thousands of middle and high school students who aspire to be the first in their family to graduate with a degree or certificate. We make a radical, long-term commitment to students, to and through college, unlocking the power of education and a lifetime of opportunity. We support the whole student with personalized services, work closely with community partners, campuses, and employers, and advocate for our students with lawmakers. Breakthrough students attend 60+ public schools and persist at nearly 100 colleges and universities. The result is that 60% of Breakthrough students graduate from college, compared to 15% of low-income students in our region. Our work has resulted in more than 550 college graduates, with more than 3,700 on their way, positively impacting families for generations and our region’s ability to provide education opportunities for all young people.</span></p><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;\"><br></p><p style=\"font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;\"><b><strong style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Why Work at Breakthrough Central Texas</strong></b><br><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:9.75pt;white-space:pre-wrap;\">By working for Breakthrough Central Texas, you will help hundreds of students achieve their dreams of success and receive the high-quality education they deserve. Breakthrough is an organization committed to its students and recognizes that our greatest resource to support them is our dedicated and talented staff. If you believe all young people deserve the opportunity to achieve postsecondary success and you desire to work at an organization committed to its employees and building the strongest team culture anywhere, then join us!</span></p>"
},
"workLocations": [
"Austin, TX"
],
"employmentType": {
"id": "Salaried, full-time",
"label": "SALARIED_FT"
},
"payRangeDetails": [],
"activeJobApplication": {
"basicQuestions": [
{
"oid": "first_name",
"title": "First name",
"required": true,
"fieldType": "SHORT_ANSWER"
},
{
"oid": "last_name",
"title": "Last name",
"required": true,
"fieldType": "SHORT_ANSWER"
},
{
"oid": "email",
"title": "Email",
"required": true,
"fieldType": "SHORT_ANSWER"
},
{
"oid": "pronouns",
"title": "Pronouns",
"required": false,
"fieldType": "PRONOUN"
},
{
"oid": "current_company",
"title": "Current company",
"required": false,
"fieldType": "SHORT_ANSWER"
},
{
"oid": "phone_number",
"title": "Phone number",
"required": true,
"fieldType": "PHONE_NUMBER"
},
{
"oid": "location",
"title": "Location (city only)",
"required": true,
"fieldType": "SHORT_ANSWER"
},
{
"oid": "linkedin_link",
"title": "LinkedIn link",
"required": false,
"fieldType": "SHORT_ANSWER"
},
{
"oid": "website_link",
"title": "Website link",
"required": false,
"fieldType": "SHORT_ANSWER"
},
{
"oid": "resume",
"title": "Resume",
"required": true,
"fieldType": "FILE"
},
{
"oid": "cover_letter",
"title": "Cover letter",
"required": true,
"fieldType": "FILE"
}
],
"customQuestions": {
"fields": [
{
"oid": "first_name",
"title": "First name",
"required": true,
"fieldData": {},
"fieldType": "SHORT_ANSWER"
},
{
"oid": "last_name",
"title": "Last name",
"required": true,
"fieldData": {},
"fieldType": "SHORT_ANSWER"
},
{
"oid": "email",
"title": "Email",
"required": true,
"fieldData": {},
"fieldType": "SHORT_ANSWER"
},
{
"oid": "pronouns",
"title": "Pronouns",
"required": false,
"fieldData": {},
"fieldType": "PRONOUN"
},
{
"oid": "current_company",
"title": "Current company",
"required": false,
"fieldData": {},
"fieldType": "SHORT_ANSWER"
},
{
"oid": "phone_number",
"title": "Phone number",
"required": true,
"fieldData": {},
"fieldType": "PHONE_NUMBER"
},
{
"oid": "location",
"title": "Location (city only)",
"required": true,
"fieldData": {},
"fieldType": "SHORT_ANSWER"
},
{
"oid": "linkedin_link",
"title": "LinkedIn link",
"required": false,
"fieldData": {},
"fieldType": "SHORT_ANSWER"
},
{
"oid": "website_link",
"title": "Website link",
"required": false,
"fieldData": {},
"fieldType": "SHORT_ANSWER"
},
{
"oid": "resume",
"title": "Resume",
"required": true,
"fieldData": {},
"fieldType": "FILE"
},
{
"oid": "cover_letter",
"title": "Cover letter",
"required": true,
"fieldData": {},
"fieldType": "FILE"
}
]
},
"additionalQuestions": null
},
"hasAIEvaluationsEnabled": false,
"eeocQuestionnaireEnabled": true,
"applicationConfirmationTemplate": "6734ef6b63c2aa220be42b18",
"eeocQuestionnaireEnabledForJobPost": true
},
"detail_meta": {
"url": "https://ats.rippling.com/api/v2/board/breakthrough-central-texas/jobs/7cd2847a-14c9-40aa-857e-68734c4902f9",
"http_status": 200,
"content_type": "application/json",
"response_bytes": 30519
},
"detail_errors": []
}Get this page with API
Rendered from the bluedoor Job Postings API. Reproduce it:
GET https://api.bluedoor.sh/job-postings/v1/jobs/7220ee75055585f4613f2f2edb69d619253dd1cd?include=descriptionJSONGET https://api.bluedoor.sh/job-postings/v1/orgs/726abd90-1298-4e88-98cf-631bbe2fcae0JSONGET https://api.bluedoor.sh/job-postings/v1/sources/b704dd8e-302b-449d-a031-975c78efb66dJSONGET https://api.bluedoor.sh/job-postings/v1/jobs/7220ee75055585f4613f2f2edb69d619253dd1cd/eventsJSON