Funds Program Manager

At Founders Pledge, our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to do immense good with their charitable giving. Since launching in 2015, our community of over 2,300 members has pledged nearly $13.6B and donated $1.9B+ to the charitable sector in 45+ countries. We provide end-to-end giving infrastructure, pioneering research, and access to a global network of experts. In other words, we help tech leaders become strategic philanthropists. Our members include founders and leaders behind companies such as Airbnb, UiPath, Dropbox, Skype, Spotify, and Uber. We focus on deploying capital where it can achieve the greatest impact, guided by evidence, careful analysis, and long-term thinking.

About the Role

Founders Pledge primarily funds high-impact opportunities through direct donations from our members or through our themed Funds. Growing and effectively managing these Funds is a massive priority for us. They allow us to deploy capital quickly in time-sensitive moments, leverage deep domain expertise, and unlock additional resources through innovative funding mechanisms. As our Funds play a larger role in how we move capital and shape new solutions, we need a dedicated Funds Program Manager, who will be the central engine room for our Fund Managers—taking on the operational weight of fundraising execution, fixing data workflows, and keeping information flowing flawlessly across our teams.

Reporting to our Research Operations Lead, we’re looking for someone adept at operations who can build, implement, and improve robust systems, ensuring our funding infrastructure matches our global ambition. You’ll also provide operational and administrative support to our Fund Managers and the research team to help our team scale their impact.

Responsibilities

• Own Fundraising Operations & Data Systems
  • Build and scale systems to replace ad-hoc processes with centralized, robust tracking for all quantitative and qualitative fund data (commitments, capital inflows/outflows, and fund performance).
  • Identify strategic or operational bottlenecks and recommend improvements to aid fund scalability.
  • Master pipeline metrics by mapping and balancing our donor pipeline against our research pipeline of High-Impact Funding Opportunities (HIFOs) to ensure capital supply smoothly matches disbursement demand.
  • Streamline grantmaking mechanics by co-owning end-to-end coordination of Fund operations, including grant tracking, timelines, committee coordination, approvals, and disbursements.
  • Proactively surface risks to senior leadership (e.g., delays in research sign-off, capital shortfalls, execution constraints).
  • Manage one-off donor and funder requests, including tailored reporting, special conditions, or agreement-related obligations.
• Drive Internal Coordination & Information Flow
  • Eliminate operational friction between Fund Managers, Research teams, and public-facing Communications and Member Experience teams.
  • Act as the operational connective tissue to ensure fund materials, external posts, internal memos, and impact reports are accurate, timely, and aligned.
  • Manage donor commitments in collaboration with our Impact Analytics team to coordinate external reporting and handle one-off donor requests.
  • Support high-stakes launches, including project-managing the relaunch of our Animal Welfare Fund.
• Provide Administrative and Operational Support
  • Provide administrative support, including email drafting and management, scheduling meetings, preparing for meetings and conferences, and booking travel/logistics.
  • Assist the Research Operations Lead by taking on repeatable, process-driven work to build operational fluency.

Requirements

• Operational experience: Significant experience managing complex operations, multi-stakeholder projects, or data pipelines—ideally in grantmaking, consulting, or a fast-moving nonprofit environment.
• Ecosystem experience: Direct experience working with philanthropic Funds, grantmaking operations, philanthropic services, or a foundation/donor-advised fund context.
• Systems-builder mindset: Proactively build and improve processes using tools like Salesforce, Notion, Asana, or Google Workspace to reduce organizational friction.
• High attention to detail: Ensure flawless accuracy in tracking and disbursement to maintain donor trust.
• Clear, proactive communication: Translate complex pipeline data into actionable insights and surface risks to leadership before they become bottlenecks.
• Comfort with ambiguity: Handle multiple projects and stakeholders while adapting to shifting priorities with ease.

Location and Travel

This role is based in either New York or San Francisco, with one day in the office per week. Occasional travel may be required for team offsites (once per year), and all staff are expected to attend a global offsite annually.

Pay

Up to $90,000, dependent on experience.

Why Work With Us

We’re a diverse team from both charitable and commercial backgrounds, united by our mission to tackle complex social challenges. We offer a flat structure and the opportunity to help shape the future of philanthropy.