Teams at Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Provide in-house legal support across RMI programs: draft, review, and negotiate contracts; advise on nonprofit governance, IP, data privacy, lobbying, antitrust, and compliance; develop policies and templates; manage subawards and outside counsel; work with finance on compliance; mitigate legal risk and support transactional matters.

Own and architect the global Total Rewards function, including compensation strategy, salary structures, pay equity, benchmarking, benefits design, leave-of-absence policies, and people analytics. Partner with People Operations, Finance, Talent, and senior leaders to deliver insights, workforce planning support, compliant programs, and compensation recommendations. Lead through influence and oversee strategy while execution is supported by specialists.

Develop and lead strategic communications plans for RMI’s Buildings program and related initiatives. Translate technical research into audience-specific narratives, messaging, and engagement strategies; advise project teams; coordinate integrated execution across media, digital, editorial, design, and events; support thought leadership, fundraising, and business development; and measure communications performance using KPIs and audience insights. Build relationships across global, multidisciplinary teams and position experts in relevant external conversations.