Senior Manager (or Director), Philanthropy

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.

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.