New Energy Nexus-posted 2 days ago
$135,000 - $145,000/Yr
Full-time • Director
Hybrid • New York, NY
11-50 employees

Working closely with the Head of Programs, Head of Strategy and Marketing, and other members of The Clean Fight team, you will oversee a team and collection of programs, helping to create and realize the vision for our work while developing and executing our world-class programming focused on decarbonization in the buildings and adjacent sectors (e.g. energy storage). Overall, you will help to drive end-to-end program design, manage stakeholders, and deliver programs to identify, validate, and deploy high-impact decarbonization technologies for the built environment. The team operates under a flexible hybrid model, with two days in-person per week in an office near Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan. Unfortunately, relocation assistance is not available.

  • Program Strategy & Design Support strategic design of programs focused on testing novel approaches to accelerating the adoption of decarbonization solutions and strategies.
  • Lead world-class programs.
  • Assess and monitor best practices in the prize and accelerator design to understand what is and isn’t working and ensure we’re pioneering a best-in-class program approaches.
  • Provide market insights on the buildings and adjacent sectors, drawing from experience in relevant stakeholder organizations.
  • Evaluate the specific needs of cohort participants and partners, to design and deliver targeted programmatic support for developing and scaling their solutions to meet market demand.
  • Help evaluate most impactful learnings and strategies that can be scaled for broader impact.
  • Program Execution & Operations Establish, track, and report on key program metrics to meet funder and internal requirements (e.g., demonstrations/deployments, emissions impact, jobs created, capital raised, revenue growth).
  • Oversee and improve processes and deliverables to support mission-aligned program objectives, including grant-making, cohort-selection, and thought leadership.
  • Work with the Head of Finance and Operations to manage the program's operating budget, ensuring efficient use of resources.
  • This includes overseeing deliverable completion (including impact reports) to ensure contract compliance and payment from funders.
  • Produce clear investment-style memos to inform grant-making discussions and decisions.
  • Plan and execute multiple major events per year, in collaboration with the marketing team.
  • Identify and proactively mitigate program risks, timeline challenges, and partner bottlenecks.
  • Partner & Ecosystem Engagement Help to cultivate and maintain strong relationships with funders, technical experts, capital providers, customer partners, government agencies, utilities, and other ecosystem stakeholders.
  • Represent The Clean Fight at industry events, panels, webinars, and media opportunities.
  • Build and maintain a strong external network to support startups with mentorship, commercial opportunities, pilots, and funding pathways.
  • Collaborate with the marketing team to shape external storytelling and amplify program impact.
  • Team Development & Management Oversee and support the professional development of the team, fostering a collaborative working style.
  • Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree preferred.
  • 7–10+ years of relevant experience in consulting, venture capital, corporate sustainability, accelerator programs, startup scaling roles (operations, BD, sales, product, etc.), venture capital, and/or other environments that support the growth of early- and growth-stage companies.
  • Demonstrated relationship management skills, including managing senior stakeholders and supporting partners through complex decision-making.
  • Strong project management skills and proven ability to execute in lean, fast-paced, and complex environments with many moving parts.
  • Comfort identifying, tracking, and reporting KPIs, with attention to accuracy and clarity.
  • Passion for climate change mitigation, with a strong interest in advancing climate solutions in the built environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience working in nonprofit, government/policymaking, real estate, project finance, facilities management, engineering or mission-driven organizations focused on the built environment, clean energy, or climate solutions is valued.
  • Experience planning and executing large-scale events, in collaboration with event production or marketing teams.
  • Experience and confidence with project planning and relationship management tools (e.g. Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Airtable, and/or Hubspot)
  • Familiarity with grantmaking, impact reporting, or funder compliance processes.
  • Competitive compensation ($135,000-145,000 to start) and generous benefits, including health, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) with company contribution, and paid parental leave.
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