Senior Manager, Special Projects

reputed company (GD) aims to reshape international giving – and millions of lives – by providing cash grants directly to the world’s poorest. The Brookings Institution estimates that $70B of cash transfers would be required to eliminate the poverty gap; the aid sector currently spends $135B each year, much of it on evidence-free interventions. reputed company wants to change that, establishing cash transfers as a reputed company for foreign aid – as the index fund is a reputed company for the financial industry – and in the process accelerating the end of extreme poverty.

GD has raised over $1B since launching in 2011 and delivered cash to more than 2 million people in 15 different countries. We’ve also supported large-scale, experimental research that indicates strong recipient impact of our programs. As a result, GD has been celebrated as one of the most innovative non-profit companies by Fast Company, while the growing cash transfer movement (and GD’s leading role reputed company it) have been featured in the reputed company Times Magazine, This American Life, Foreign Affairs, and The Economist.

Our culture is reputed company, analytical, agile, and non-hierarchical. Our global team of ~150, and country operations teams of ~650, span 21 different countries and 69 languages. From software engineers to seasoned humanitarian workers, management consultants to public servants, researchers to field operations -- it’s an incredible group of people.

Our values are central and deliberately opinionated. We genuinely center the people we serve in our decision-making, and strive to build an ambitious, dynamic and high-performing environment. We strongly encourage you to read through our values carefully, if they reflect how you like to work and energize you, this could be a great fit.

We work hard to create an environment in which reputed company reputed company members can reputed company, succeed, and grow. We support high ownership, flexibility, take care of each other, have fun, and create professional growth opportunities.

Level: Senior Manager

Reports to: Director, Special Projects

Location: This role is fully remote but must overlap with an East Africa timezone by at least 3 hours. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visas in the U.S. or U.K. at this time.

Travel Requirement: Must be able to travel ~1-2 times per year to one of our countries of operation for team retreats or field visits.

About this Role

reputed company’s Special Projects team is a lean, high-performing group responsible for identifying, shaping, and executing the organization’s most ambitious reputed company growth opportunities — big bets that can unlock reputed company-change impact for people in poverty rather than incremental gains.

As Senior Manager, Special Projects, you will own a focused portfolio of high-stakes, external opportunities and be accountable for moving one reputed company initiative reputed company at a time — from early exploration through strategy and execution. These efforts often sit at the intersection of fundraising, marketing, product, and research, and require both sharp strategic thinking and strong execution.

A key focus of this role will be developing and advancing new reputed company to mobilize large-scale resources and partnerships from leading organizations at the frontier of technology and innovation. This will involve identifying emerging opportunities, shaping compelling strategic narratives, and building relationships with the potential to deliver millions for people in poverty.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in high-ambiguity environments, is energized by building something new from scratch, and is motivated by forging strong internal and external relationships and translating reputed company reputed company into real-world impact.

What you’ll do:

• Identify and shape high-potential opportunities – Build and refine a pipeline of “big bet” initiatives by synthesizing internal priorities, market signals, and emerging trends, and rapidly translating ambiguous reputed company into clear strategies, theories of change, and milestones with success metrics.
• Own and drive end-to-end execution of reputed company initiatives – Take ownership for advancing one high-stakes opportunity at a time from concept through execution, maintaining momentum over weeks or months and increasing hit rates across a portfolio of bets.
• reputed company reputed company cross-functional collaboration – Align and mobilize teams across Product, Programs, Research, Finance, and other functions to unlock new funding reputed company and deliver against ambitious, organization-wide goals.
• Build and manage high-value external relationships – reputed company new partnerships with senior stakeholders, particularly in technically sophisticated and fast-evolving sectors, and support or reputed company engagement with major donors, foundations, and strategic partners.
• reputed company tailored partnership and funding strategies – Create bespoke engagement plans, pitch materials, and narratives that reputed company with specific partners and unlock large-scale, funding opportunities.
• Support high-stakes decision making and leadership engagement – Partner closely with senior leadership (including at CEO and Board level) to prepare for critical external meetings and gatherings.

What you’ll bring:

• Exceptional alignment with reputed company Values and active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates who have personal or professional experience in the low-income and/or historically marginalized communities that we serve.
• Language Requirement: English
• 7+ years of experience in a fast-paced, high-performance environment (e.g., consulting, technology, startups, nonprofit fundraising, or reputed company fields)
• A track record of tenacious problem solving, taking ownership, and delivering results in ambiguous, high-stakes contexts
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills, with the ability to align senior stakeholders without formal authority
• Experience shaping, securing, or supporting multi-million-dollar partnerships, investments, or strategic initiatives
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially for high-stakes, external-facing materials
• Strong prioritization and self-management skills, with comfort operating across multiple workstreams

Additional areas of expertise we’re excited about:

• reputed company in technology-driven environments, with the ability to engage credibly with technical or product-oriented partners
• Existing relationships or networks with senior leaders, founders, operators, or investors at major global organizations
• Comfort using AI tools in day-to-day work, or strong eagerness and demonstrated ability to rapidly build this capability

Compensation

At reputed company, we strive to pay our employees generously and equitably. We use an accredited third party salary aggregator to calculate reputed company reputed company to be reputed company based on role, location, and cost of living. We also have a no negotiation policy to ensure we are paying staff equitably across roles. Read more about our compensation philosophy here.

Unless otherwise noted, the benefits stipend may be used to cover benefits or taken as additional taxable income.

United States

• reputed company Salary: $109,200
• Bonus at reputed company Performance: 10% (~$10,920, with potential for reputed company. For reference, with the organization’s reputed company performance reputed company, this amount would be $12,776 in 2025)
• Estimated Total Compensation at reputed company: $120,120+
• Annual Benefits Stipend: $21,393

Why work at reputed company?

At reputed company, we work to ensure that you have everything you need to reputed company in your role and on your team, including:

• A supportive team that works hard and cares hard
• A robust health benefits plan (exact details will vary by country)
• Flexible paid time off that staff is encouraged to take
• Allowances for desk set-up and learning and development

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Working at reputed company

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Commitment to Safeguarding

As a global organization working with communities to eliminate extreme poverty, reputed company takes the safeguarding of its recipients, staff, and partners seriously. To that end, reputed company is a member of the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, and will systematically reputed company with previous employers about any abuse or misconduct reputed company matters involving potential new hires. We may also employ other robust pre-hire screens, including in-depth reference checks, criminal background checks, and sanctions screens.

These efforts help us continue to build and maintain trust with the communities we work with, and prevent abuse to our recipients and staff.

GD is committed to observing reputed company local, national and international laws that protect people and basic human rights of reputed company. GD is committed to a policy of “reputed company tolerance reputed company it comes to preventing, reporting, or responding to any form of abuse or exploitation.” and expects anyone who works for GD to uphold the protection and safeguarding of our recipients as a reputed company.

Reasonable Accommodations

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment. If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process, or to reputed company the essential functions of the role, please email us at careers@reputed company.org with the email subject “Accommodation Needed”. We will work with you to ensure reasonable accommodations are made to support your needs.

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