Senior Program Manager

The Founders Pledge • Full-time • Remote (San Francisco, California, United States) • $100k - $110k / year • 2d ago

ABOUT US:

At Founders Pledge, our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to maximize their social impact. Since our founding in 2015, we have raised over $10 billion for high-impact causes. We offer a streamlined pathway for successful entrepreneurs to become strategic philanthropists through comprehensive giving infrastructure, pioneering research, and access to a global network of experts. Our 2000+ members include leaders from companies such as Airbnb, UiPath, Dropbox, Skype, Spotify, and Uber.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We’re looking for a New York or San Francisco-based Senior Program Manager to join our Events Team to lead and support the delivery of our global events calendar.

The Events team is responsible for delivering an exciting annual calendar of 25+ global events, which engage and inspire our members. Our programming aims to bring our community together, educate our members on important, timely topics, and inspire them such that they leave feeling differently about the world.

Managed by our Head of Events, you’ll be a key member of a four person team, responsible for delivering a range of events (from lunches, dinners, panels, retreats) from start to finish, considering programming (identifying and securing high-profile speakers and curating compelling discussions).

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Strategic Design & Leadership

Providing input into the design and evolution of FP’s global events strategy, aligning programming with organizational goals, audience needs, and geo.
Contributing significant input to overall annual planning, vision-setting, and thematic prioritization for the global events calendar in partnership with the Head of Events.
Leveraging ad-hoc programmatic opportunities and integrating them into the broader strategy and work plan, ensuring alignment with FP priorities.

Program Curation & Content Development

Leading end-to-end curation of small- to mid-sized events, turning complex cause area content into engaging and informative programming tailored to different audiences.
Staying fluent in FP research and philanthropic trends across cause areas, identifying timely and impactful themes.
Sourcing, vetting, and securing high-calibre, mission-aligned speakers, introducing fresh angles and creative formats that increase programme quality and member engagement.
Developing speaker briefs, drafts compelling session descriptions, and creates detailed internal briefings, host notes, and crib sheets to ensure consistency in messaging and member experience.
Designing and considering overall narrative flow for each event (especially relevant for retreats) and calls to action, ensuring narrative cohesion and clear takeaways.

Event Delivery & Logistics

Project management, including maintaining relevant project plans, finding venues, scheduling internal kick-off, pre-brief, debrief meetings, and reconciling budgets
Ensuring seamless onsite delivery, working with FP staff or external partners ahead of time to ensure everyone is well-prepared.
Acting as the primary liaison for speakers on logistics, travel, and hospitality, ensuring they feel informed, supported, and valued throughout the process.
Supporting in shaping the communications strategy and visual identity for events (e.g., writing descriptions for websites, brochures, and invitations).
Incorporating insights from past events and member feedback to refine comms cadence, tone, materials, and event program
Working evenings and weekends as required for event delivery
Travelling to events as required

Collaboration

Collaborating closely with colleagues across Research, Community, Advisory, and Growth to align goals and deliver cross-functional experiences.
Leading on collaboration with external partners when relevant to ensure partnership events maintain FP quality and brand.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, resourceful and conscientious events professional with a passion for social impact. You’ll be excited to produce inspiring, seamless event experiences, to generate your own ideas and work collaboratively across the organisation.

Ideally, we are looking for someone who has:

A strong interest in Founder’s Pledge’s mission and commitment to social impact generally
Interest in global affairs and understanding of who the top voices are within topics including health and development, climate, global risk, etc.
Experience delivering high-quality events and experiences for audiences
Experience working with and building relationships with a variety of contractors and event suppliers
A can-do attitude and the ability to think and problem-solve on the spot
A passion for in-person and remote collaboration
Experience in independently identifying and liaising with speakers across a variety of thematic areas.
Experience preparing high-quality, detailed preparatory materials for events, including internal organisational briefings, speaker briefings, event itineraries and talking points.

WHY WORK WITH US?

You can find more about the benefits we offerhere, but what makes us truly special is both our mission and our people. We’re a diverse team, from both charitable and commercial backgrounds, who believe that amazing things can happen when we tackle problems together. We offer a flat structure and an opportunity to help shape the future of philanthropy.

We bring the global team together once per year for a global offsite. This is a week of collaborative learning, ideas generation and socialising. In addition to this, each team has the opportunity to meet together at least once per year.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Founders Pledge. We seek people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share our drive to understand and solve complex social challenges.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Finding solutions to the world’s most pressing problems requires different perspectives and unique ways of thinking and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can do their best work.

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