Program Manager

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society. 

As Program Manager you will play a key role in advancing Stand Together’s mission by supporting the operational components of initiatives across our culture campaigns. In this role, you will help develop strategic documents, synthesize information for project teams, and keep project tools up to date—all while contributing to innovative projects that make an impact.

The ideal candidate thrives on anticipating project needs, managing operations, and problem-solving. This individual will effectively move between strategy and execution daily as the business iterates and innovates.

• Project Coordination: Leverage tools and best practices to establish workflows, coordinate across multiple teams, and deliver status updates of multiple concurrent project initiatives. Support logistics, determine deadlines, and manage operational plans for complex programs and events.
• Strategic Document Support: Help draft and maintain strategic documents that guide project initiatives, ensure alignment with organizational goals, or analyze project results.
• Information Synthesis: Gather and synthesize information from various sources to provide clear, actionable insights for project teams.
• Knowledge Systems: Maintain up-to-date systems to clearly communicate project status and streamline workflows.
• Reporting: Facilitate and deliver regular updates on pipeline health, goal tracking, and activation results.
• Customer Focus: Anticipate challenges, identify solutions, and manage revisions while fostering mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders.

• 3+ years of experience managing projects with diverse teams, including partnerships, marketing, strategy, legal, and SMEs.
• Skilled in project management tools like Asana, Airtable, and related methodologies.
• An interest or passion in entertainment fields and social impact.
• Proven ability to think ahead, problem solve, engage proactively, and take initiative.
• Desire and aptitude for learning new concepts quickly.
• Ability to balance the needs of stakeholders with poise and understanding, maintaining a highly polished, professional demeanor.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.
• A willingness to travel as needed (<15%) and occasionally staff in-person activations and events.

• Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
• A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
• Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
• Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.

Our Values: Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.   

We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.