Funds Program Manager

Founders Pledge•New York, NY

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Founders Pledge is seeking a Funds Program Manager to be the central engine room for their Fund Managers. This role will focus on the operational weight of fundraising execution, data workflows, and information flow across teams. The position reports to the Research Operations Lead and requires an individual adept at operations who can build, implement, and improve robust systems to match the organization's global ambition. The role also involves providing operational and administrative support to Fund Managers and the research team to scale their impact.

Requirements

Significant experience managing complex operations, multi-stakeholder projects, or data pipelines, ideally in grantmaking, consulting, or a fast-moving nonprofit environment.
Direct experience working with philanthropic Funds, in grantmaking operations, philanthropic services, or a foundation/donor-advised fund context.
Understanding of how capital moves in the philanthropic ecosystem.
Systems-builder mindset; ability to implement new systems.
High fluency with tools such as Salesforce, Notion, Asana, or Google Workspace.
High attention to detail and pride in flawless accuracy.
Clear, proactive communication skills, including polished and diplomatic written communication.
Comfort operating with ambiguity and shifting priorities; ability to handle multiple projects/stakeholders and manage directional changes with ease.
Initiative to help instead of waiting to be told.

Nice To Haves

Operations experience, ideally in the field of philanthropy or non-profits.

Responsibilities

Build and scale centralized, robust tracking systems 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.
Map and balance the donor pipeline against the research pipeline of High-Impact Funding Opportunities (HIFOs).
Co-own the 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.
Act as the operational connective tissue to ensure fund materials, external posts, internal memos, and impact reports are accurate, timely, and aligned.
Collaborate with Communications to ensure communications assist disbursement targets.
Coordinate with the Impact Analytics team to manage external reporting and one-off donor requests and special conditions.
Coordinate internal functional areas to execute fund launches and reopenings.
Act as the point of contact for partner organizations whose funds are recommended, handling external coordination such as requesting updates and reporting inputs.
Provide operational and administrative support to Fund Managers, including email drafting and management, scheduling meetings, preparing for meetings, conferences, and follow-ups, and booking travel and meeting rooms.
Assist the Research Operations Lead by taking on repeatable, process-driven work.