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GiveDirectly · 1 day ago

Senior Manager (or Director), Philanthropy

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$109K/yr - $109K/yr

GiveDirectly aims to reshape international giving by providing cash grants directly to the world’s poorest. They are hiring a Senior Manager or Director to anchor their presence in the Bay Area tech community and grow high-net-worth giving, managing the full donor lifecycle and acting as a strategic ambassador for the organization.

CharityFinancial ServicesMobile PaymentsNon ProfitPaymentsService Industry

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Own and grow a major giving portfolio: Steward and upgrade a defined book while opening net-new doors across founders, early employees, VCs, and advisors/DAFs

Prospect systematically: Build a high-quality top-of-funnel (research, warm intros, small co-hosted gatherings), qualify efficiently, and maintain accurate forecasts and next steps

Support leadership: leverage senior leaders to grow our impact with the highest impact partners; plan visits, brief for meetings, support events

Host & attend the right things: Curate micro-salons/dinners; represent GD at high-signal tech/AI events; partner with credible insiders for co-hosted convenings

Build Bay Area partnerships: Create repeatable channels—community events, employer/DAF talks and matches, founder-led brand collaborations—that reliably produce donors or visibility with high-value audiences

Translate impact for technologists: Do presentations/talks, craft concise briefs and proposals that connect GD’s evidence and operating model to a builder’s mindset; tailor for technical and executive audiences

Operate with data: Keep impeccable CRM hygiene; regularly test new initiatives (events, intros, content), measure results, and double-down on what converts

Qualification

FundraisingMajor giftsBay Area ecosystem fluencyProject managementNetworkingEmotional intelligenceProblem solvingCommunication skills

Required

Exceptional alignment with GiveDirectly Values and active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity

Connector-operator: Demonstrated success with high value relationships (in tech/AI/finance), whether it's as a founder, fundraiser, consulting, sales or biz dev, converting curiosity to commitments and upgrading renewals

Bay Area ecosystem fluency: Credible with founders, engineers, investors; comfortable in rooms hosted by AI labs and venture firms; adept at convening the right co-hosts and guests

Outbound hunter mentality: Proactive prospector with a repeatable approach to qualifying, advancing, and forecasting pipeline; disciplined CRM hygiene

Deep alignment with GiveDirectly's values: impact oriented, fast moving, positive, candid

Exceptional written and verbal communicator: Ability to translate evidence and operations into founder-friendly 'giving products' and memos; giving talks; comfortable discussing data and evidence with technical audiences

Autonomous with high operational rigor: A self-starter, comfortable operating in ambiguity, with strong project management skills and clarity in fast-moving, entrepreneurial contexts

Preferred

Fundraising & capital-raising track: Major gifts/advancement, family office/DAF advisory, or philanthropy consulting—comfortable structuring six- and seven-figure gifts (stock, DAFs, crypto) and stewarding HNW portfolios

Biz dev / sales / partnerships track: Tech BD or enterprise sales, VC/platform partnerships, operator community partnerships—skilled at prospecting, qualifying, running tight pipelines, and closing complex, multi-stakeholder commitments

Community builder / founder-operator track: Built high-signal communities or programs (salons, fellowships, operator groups), or scaled something as a founder/early operator—credible with technical audiences and strong event taste