American Heart Association · 1 day ago
Executive Director
Houston, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expThe American Heart Association is dedicated to combating cardiovascular disease and improving health outcomes. They are seeking an Executive Director to lead revenue generation and program implementation efforts in Houston, TX, while providing leadership and support to staff for achieving community impact.
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Responsibilities
Identify, recruit, develop and activate leadership of both medical, corporate and lay volunteers in all phases of revenue generation activities and health impact goals
Build meaningful relationships in the community to drive revenue and health impact
Guide and lead team to achieve revenue goals
Accountable for hiring, directing, training, evaluating and developing staff
Direct supervision of the current Vice President of Community Impact, Vice President of Development, and the Sr. Event Planning Director
Develop, monitor, and evaluate an annual working plan with revenue, volunteer, and community impact goals
Own and lead the division budget and campaign timelines
Review the fiscal records of the territory to evaluate operations and report on successes and concerns to the Region Associate Executive Vice President
Secure 6- and 7-figure sponsorships and individual gifts
Coordinate all market activities, including conducting gap analysis and strategy meetings with volunteer leadership to support goal achievement
Identify and analyze data to supervise trends and increase return on investment
Willingness to accept other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Region Associate Executive Vice President
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
At least 5 years of experience in non-profit fundraising or similar experience, preferably with a voluntary health agency
6 years of supervisory experience, preferably with a sales or fundraising team in a similar organization
Ability to travel the Greater Houston area daily; always requires access to reliable transportation on an immediate basis
Must have basic knowledge and skills with Microsoft Office
Preferred
Experience in closing six to seven-figure gifts is preferred
Strong ability to establish and implement a strategic plan across functional areas and disciplines in a sophisticated and highly dynamic environment, successfully translating strategies to measurable goals and plans preferred
Experience managing and cultivating high-level leaders at the C-suite level, with the ability to delegate and accomplish goals through their leadership, is preferred
Direct knowledge of special event fundraising tactics is preferred
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Disability
Life insurance
Retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution
Employee assistance program
Employee wellness program
Telemedicine
Medical consultation
Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees
12 paid holidays off each year
Tuition Assistance
Company
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
American Heart Association has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (5)
2024 (1)
2023 (4)
2022 (3)
2021 (2)
2020 (4)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.62MKey Investors
Stupski FoundationAmeriCorps Public AlliesCity Furniture
2025-08-14Grant· $0.1M
2024-07-09Grant· $2.7M
2024-06-06Grant· $0.69M
Leadership Team
Jennifer Hall
Chief, Institute for Precision Cardiovascular Medicine
Lynne Braggs
National, Sr. Director Digital Content Production, Creative (Marketing)
Recent News
2025-12-24
News-Medical.Net
2025-12-12
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