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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director, Membership & E-Commerce - **Company:** National Arbor Day Foundation - **Location:** Lincoln, NE, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Databases, Database Optimization - **Published:** July 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ada545b6fa40183a ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications, non-profit management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. * At least 10 years of progressive leadership experience in membership, e-commerce, fundraising, consumer engagement, or a related growth-oriented environment. * Demonstrated experience with business planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cross-functional strategy development; experience partnering with finance and business intelligence teams strongly preferred. * Strong business leadership and strategic judgement, with the ability to shape plans, evaluate tradeoffs, build sound recommendations, and balance mission impact with financial performance. * Proven success leading through manager or team leads, coaching leaders to grow capability and results, and building alignment across teams and functions. ## Description We are looking for a senior leader to join our team as a Director, Membership & E-Commerce. This role is a strategic and enterprise-minded leader responsible for advancing the Foundation's mission through meaningful connections with individuals. In this role, you'll guide the Membership, E-commerce, and Emerging Solutions teams, helping shape growth strategies, refine business plans, and unlock new opportunities that deepen engagement and expand impact. What you'll do: * Business Planning & Investment + Partner with the Vice President, Membership, Marketing & Communications to shape the group's business plan, including staffing, technology, audience priorities, and the investments needed to drive sustainable growth, mission impact, and revenue goals. + Guide team leaders in developing one to three-year business plans that align Foundation priorities, audience opportunity, operational realities, mission outcomes, and exceptional member and customer experience. + Develop clear recommendations and business cases that help the Foundation make sound portfolio decisions by balancing mission outcomes, revenue potential, cost discipline, and operational effectiveness. + Contribute to planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management across the group, with a focus on sustainable growth, disciplined resource use, and measurable impact. * Growth Leadership + Guide growth across membership, commerce, and emerging solutions by helping leaders identify priorities, refine business approaches, and pursue opportunities that deepen engagement, elevate the member and customer experience, and expand mission impact. + Bring an understanding of fundraising, membership, commerce, and audience value models to identify new opportunities for growth and mission impact. + Champion innovation and disciplined experimentation that help the division discover new, mission-aligned ways to engage individuals, strengthen performance, and use resources wisely. * Cross-Functional Partnership & Prioritization + Work closely with Finance, Business Intelligence, and database-focused teams to turn data into insight, guide resource allocation, and inform decisions that strengthen performance and mission impact. + Partner with key Foundation stakeholders to advocate for group needs, surface tradeoffs, and help prioritize initiatives in service of broader organizational goals. + Support the Vice President in working with key Foundation partners, helping frame decisions, build alignment, and move priorities forward. * Leadership & Team Development + Serve as a coach and business thought partner to team leads across Membership, E-commerce, Emerging Solutions, and database optimization, helping them sharpen plans, evaluate opportunities, and lead effectively. + Lead the team responsible for member and customer database optimization, ensuring audience models, scoring, and assignment approaches support stronger engagement decisions, member value, and mission impact. + Build alignment across teams and functions, fostering shared accountability, collaboration, and clarity of purpose. ## Related Videos - [Scaling Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1143-scaling-databases) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Plan to link your LLM to your production database? 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