Chicago, Illinois, United States · On-site
$200k–$330k/yr
General Description: Under the direct supervision of the Executive Director, the Deputy Executive Director serves as a senior leadership partner responsible for advancing the mission and strategic priorities of the Chica…
Skills: Strategic Planning, Executive Leadership, Financial Acumen, Pension Fund Governance, Operational Management
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The Deputy Executive Director serves as a senior leadership partner responsible for translating strategic vision into operational execution and driving organizational performance. This role provides enterprise-wide oversight, manages stakeholder relationships, and supports the Executive Director in governance and fiscal management.
Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and at least 15 years of leadership experience, with a master's or JD preferred. Proficiency in pension and healthcare benefits, finance, and investments is required.
Under the direct supervision of the Executive Director, the Deputy Executive Director serves as a senior leadership partner responsible for advancing the mission and strategic priorities of the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund (CTPF). This role supports enterprise-wide operations, ensures alignment across the organization, and translates strategic vision into effective execution.
Working closely with the Executive Director, the Deputy Executive Director helps drive organizational performance, coordinates key initiatives, and supports consistent delivery of services to members and stakeholders. The Deputy Executive Director reports directly (solid-line) to the Executive Director and maintains collaborative, indirect (dotted-line) relationships with members of the Executive Team to support coordination, alignment, and effective execution across all functional areas.
The position requires strong leadership, sound judgment, and the ability to operate in a complex, highly regulated, and politically sensitive environment, along with a strong understanding of pension fund governance, financial and operational management, and public sector dynamics.
The Deputy Executive Director, must demonstrate the following core competencies which relate to strategic planning and decision making, ability to provide innovative solutions, leading people, generating results, business acumen, and coalition building:
Trust. Integrity. Stability.
Established by the Illinois state legislature in 1895, the Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund (CTPF) manages over 94,000 members' assets and administers benefits totaling more than $1.6 billion annually. For over 125 years, CTPF has been committed to the financial security of teachers, principals, and administrators who serve or have served, the Chicago Public/Charter/Contract Schools. As the oldest public pension fund in Illinois, CTPF works to improve and safeguard members’ retirement and health benefits.
Offices: 425 S Financial Pl, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60605, US
Trust. Integrity. Stability.
Established by the Illinois state legislature in 1895, the Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund (CTPF) manages over 94,000 members' assets and administers benefits totaling more than $1.6 billion annually. For over 125 years, CTPF has been committed to the financial security of teachers, principals, and administrators who serve or have served, the Chicago Public/Charter/Contract Schools. As the oldest public pension fund in Illinois, CTPF works to improve and safeguard members’ retirement and health benefits.
Offices: 425 S Financial Pl, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60605, US
