Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing https://standtogether.org/issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.
We are seeking a Director of Partnership Success Management to join an innovative development organization and lead a team of high-performing Partnership Success Managers (PSMs) and supervisors. This leader will drive a best-in-class donor experience by identifying meaningful engagement and stewardship opportunities with donor partners.
This role blends strategic leadership, portfolio oversight, and talent development. The ideal candidate brings experience leading leaders, along with a background in fundraising or consultative sales, and is passionate about building win-win partnerships that create long-term impact.
How You Will Contribute
- Lead Leaders & Build Talent: Develop and coach PSM supervisors and their teams, building a strong leadership bench and high-performance culture.
- Drive Strategic Growth: Set direction and partner with leadership to grow a portfolio of influential donor partnerships and exceed ambitious goals.
- Own Donor Experience: Guide teams to deliver a best-in-class experience by identifying tailored engagement and stewardship opportunities.
- Shape Value Propositions: Partner with teams to craft and communicate compelling partnership opportunities that drive meaningful social change.
- Scale Revenue Excellence: Teach and reinforce world-class revenue generation capabilities, including portfolio planning, opportunity strategy, and data-driven decision-making.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work across teams to design and execute strategies that grow revenue and deepen partner engagement.
- Model Execution: Oversee select portfolios and set the standard for excellence in cultivation, stewardship, and pipeline management.
- Build Systems & Culture: Drive disciplined forecasting, CRM adoption (e.g., Salesforce), and a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
What You Will Bring
- Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together’s vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.
- 5+ years of experience, including leading leaders (managing managers or supervisors)
- Background in fundraising, partnerships, or consultative sales
- Proven success building and scaling high-performing, goal-oriented teams
- Strong strategic thinking with the ability to translate vision into execution
- Experience managing portfolios, pipelines, or client/donor relationships
- Exceptional communication, influence, and cross-functional leadership skills Bottom of Form
What We Offer
- Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
- A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
- Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
- Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.
Our Values: Working for an organization within the Stand Together philanthropic community is different from many other places. The culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.
We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, and respect.
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