VP of Development
Impact: Strategic
Lead and oversee all development initiatives, including fundraising strategies, product lifecycles, and software engineering projects, by setting strategic vision, managing teams, and ensuring alignment with business objectives to drive growth and deliver high-quality outcomes.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- Very High
- Travel
- Moderate
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 50-60
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $220,000
- Entry-level
- $150,000
- Senior
- $300,000
- Growth by 2033
- Above Average
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $50,000 - $100,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Project Management
- Budget Management
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Software Development Methodologies
- Fundraising Strategy
Soft skills
- Leadership
- Communication
- Strategic Thinking
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Master's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 10
- Years to senior
- 15
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Director of Development
- Senior Director
- VP of Development
- SVP/CTO/CPO
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3/10
- Prestige
- 8.5/10
- Social perception
- Very High