Chief Nursing Officer

As Stepful’s Chief Nursing Officer, you will serve as the clinical voice for our go-to-market organization, walking into rooms with top CNOs and being recognized immediately as a peer, not a vendor. You will challenge CNO thinking, validate our program designs, and bridge the gap between what sales communicates and what clinical executives actually believe. This is a remote role with a significant travel component (30% expected travel). This role reports to our SVP of Growth.

Responsibilities

Join sales as the clinical voice to converse peer-to-peer with clinical executives; challenge and reframe clinical objections; build trusted relationships with clinical champions; co-own clinical validation during sales process; serve as voice of clinical operator on program and product roadmap; coach sales team on clinical fluency; review and stress-test clinical claims in marketing materials; develop clinical content—white papers, webinar presence, conference speaking; advise GTM strategy through clinical lens; represent Stepful externally at nursing and health system conferences; build and cultivate network of clinical advisors and reference customers

Requirements

10+ years of clinical nursing experience; at least 5 years in a senior nursing leadership role (Director of Nursing, VP Patient Care, CNO, or equivalent) at a recognized health system; demonstrated ability to operate in a commercial environment; comfort with ambiguity and a commercial mindset; willingness and confidence to challenge the status quo of healthcare education; excellent communicator in both small group settings and in front of large audiences; at least a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Nice to have

DNP or relevant certification (CENP, NEA-BC); experience at a top-tier, complex health system—academic medical center, large IDN, or magnet-designated system; held a clinical advisor, CMO/CNO-in-residence, or commercial clinical role at a health tech or medical device company; published, spoken at national nursing or health system conferences, or established professional network in nursing leadership; exposure to or ownership of Clinical Education or Clinical Professional Development

Benefits

Meaningful Equity Stake; Subsidized Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plan options; 401(k); FSA, HSA and commuter benefits; Learning stipend; Open vacation policy including guidance of 15 days PTO annually, Stepful closed the last week of December, 15 work-from-anywhere days, 10 public holidays observed for 2026