WHO WE ARE:

The Animal Legal Defense Fund’s mission is to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. The Animal Legal Defense Fund accomplishes this mission by filing high-impact lawsuits to protect animals from harm, providing free legal assistance and training to prosecutors to assure that animal abusers are held accountable for their crimes, supporting tough animal protection legislation and fighting legislation harmful to animals, advocating for strong enforcement of regulations that protect animals and appropriate regulation of industries that impact them, and providing resources and opportunities to law students and professionals to advance the emerging field of animal law.

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

As the Technology Director, you will manage and direct ALDF’s Technology operations, ensuring the department provides an efficient and effective technical support service. You will oversee technology infrastructure, security, and compliance, while also aligning technology strategies with ALDF’s strategic goals. You will lead the technology team, manage the Technology Department budget, and build relationships with vendors. The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker and self-starter with a hands-on approach, ready to support both the everyday needs of the organization and the broader Technology vision of the organization.

To ensure salary equity, we do not negotiate salary outside of the published starting rate. Rate is determined by role, using set geographical factors.

• Comprehensive health care, dental, life and vision benefits (100% employer paid); Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care Account (DCA) are also available.
• 192 hours of PTO.
• 19 paid holidays.
• 1-month paid sabbatical after 5 years of continuous employment.
• 16 weeks paid parental leave.
• 401k plan with a maximum 5% employer contribution match after one year of employment.
• Alternative work schedules (at manager’s discretion)