American Heart Association · 6 hours ago
Executive Director
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
6+ years expThe American Heart Association is dedicated to improving cardiovascular health and reducing disease deaths. They are seeking an Executive Director to lead community initiatives, oversee staff, and foster partnerships to achieve revenue and health impact goals.
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Responsibilities
Devise and implement the strategy and direction for the market’s unified health and revenue efforts, while assuming bottom line responsibility for metro area income and community health impact goals
Guide and direct team to achieve key performance indicators
Hire, direct, train and evaluate staff
Develop and manage a volunteer Board of Directors, consisting of top-level corporate executives, who will guide volunteer leadership and initiatives
Build powerful partnerships with volunteers, community and corporate leaders, sponsors, and other internal and external stakeholders
Develop profiles on the top businesses, associations, organizations, agencies, etc. within the assigned market with a documented plan to secure their involvement
Build relationships with key corporate leaders who can support initiatives and secure their engagement in key roles
Meet with assigned staff to review programs and procedures and recommend changes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
Qualification
Required
At least 5 years of experience in non-profit fundraising, outside sales, preferably with a voluntary health agency or relevant
6+ years of experience in a management capacity, preferably with a sales or fundraising team in a similar organization or relevant
Strong ability to motivate/inspire others to accomplish goals
Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, including large and small group presentations, group facilitation, and training. Skill in written communications, to include clear and concise narrative reports, evaluations, and similar narrative pieces
Ability to read, comprehend and analyze revenue metrics, as well as fundraising reports. Skill in use of spreadsheet/database analysis
Ability to travel the Metro Atlanta area daily; requires access to reliable transportation on an immediate basis
Basic knowledge and skill with Microsoft Office used for word processing, email, presentations, and spreadsheets
Preferred
Experience in closing six and seven figure gifts is preferred
Experience in attracting, recruiting, managing, and evaluating staff and volunteers, including a volunteer board
Bachelor's degree in relevant field
Advanced knowledge and skill with Microsoft Office and Salesforce
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Disability
Life insurance
Robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution
Employee assistance program
Employee wellness program
Telemedicine
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
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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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