Chief Operating Officer

The Affordable Housing Trust of Franklin County (AHT) seeks a strategic and execution-focused Chief Operating Officer (COO) to serve as the organization’s Integrator under the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) framework. As AHT continues to scale its impact as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), the COO will play a critical leadership role in translating vision into disciplined execution.

Partnering closely with the President & CEO (Visionary), the COO will lead day-to-day operations, aligning people, processes, and systems, and building the internal infrastructure required to support growth, accountability, and long-term sustainability. This role is responsible for leading and connecting across all core functions, ensuring clarity of priorities, cross-functional alignment, and consistent execution in service of AHT’s affordable housing and community investment mission.

The ideal COO brings deep operational leadership experience, comfort operating in a regulated and capital-intensive environment, and a proven ability to scale systems, teams, and performance in a mission-driven organization.

Proven success leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams in lean, mission-driven environments; bringing strong emotional intelligence to foster cross-functional alignment, clear decision-making authority, and leadership capacity to support continuity and succession.

Senior-level operational leadership experience within affordable housing, nonprofit lending, CDFIs, banking, or other similarly regulated, mission-driven organizations, with oversight of interdependent functions critical to community impact and organizational performance.

Demonstrated ability to serve as the organization’s operational integrator, a collaborative leader translating strategic vision into disciplined execution through clear accountability, aligned priorities, and measurable outcomes across functions.

A strong track record of designing, strengthening, and scaling practical systems, processes, and operating rhythms that improve consistency, efficiency, and long-term sustainability, without adding unnecessary complexity.

A working command of affordable housing lending operations and transaction structures—including capital stacks, underwriting considerations, loan products, and credit risk factors—enabling effective oversight of lending-related functions.

We recognize that achieving our mission requires intentional efforts to dismantle discrimination and promote justice in housing. We are committed to continuously learning and evolving our practices to better serve marginalized and underrepresented communities. Our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion is not just a statement but a call to action, reflected in our strategic goals, community partnerships, and daily operations.

Through our dedication to these values, the Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County strives to be a catalyst for positive change, creating pathways to housing stability and economic opportunity for all residents. Together, we can build a community where everyone has a place to call home.

The Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County (AHT), established in 2001, is an independent, nonprofit lender that works with the private, nonprofit and public sectors to develop affordable housing opportunities within the City of Columbus and surrounding counties. In February 2016, AHT became a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).

• Create and preserve affordable home ownership and rental housing
• Strengthen and stabilize neighborhoods
• Support working households, seniors and special needs populations

The Affordable Housing Trust facilitates housing development by investment through nonprofit and for-profit developers, thus leveraging its own funding dollars into projects. AHT's resources are directed to builders and developers rather than individual households.