Volunteer Chief Technology Officer

Category: Technology
Volunteer Chief Technology Officer (Technology)
Overview
Provide strategic leadership over RPA’s tech stack (web, data, security, tooling) and
coordinate a small bench of volunteer technologists. High-impact, portfolio-worthy C‑suite
experience in a national nonprofit.

Key Responsibilities
- Own technology strategy, roadmap, and standards (security, accessibility,
maintainability).
- Oversee web, CRM/data, analytics, integrations, and vendor relationships, particularly in
selecting and managing outsourced partners.
- Establish lightweight governance: code/content standards, backups, incident response.
- Mentor volunteers in technology; scope and oversee projects with staff partners.
- Evaluate/implement tools (automation, dashboards) to boost reach and efficiency.

Qualifications
- Track record in engineering/IT leadership, architecture, or DevOps.
- Familiar with modern web stacks, CMS, data pipelines/warehousing, and SSO/security.
- Communicates clearly with non-technical teammates; bias to deliver and simplify.
- Nonprofit experience a plus (not required).

Time Commitment
~5–10 hours/week, flexible.

Benefits
- C‑suite leadership credit and public recognition.
- Professional references and portfolio outcomes.
- RPA will underwrite relevant professional certifications (e.g., Microsoft, security, cloud,
analytics) for active volunteers.

Should be a Rail Passengers member or prepared to join Rail Passengers to participate. To
apply, send a resume, clips/links and a cover letter by email to [email protected].