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About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Community Manager to cultivate and deepen relationships with our San Francisco-based Founders Pledge members. In this relationship-first role, you will serve as the primary point of contact, fostering trust and connection. You will meet members, host gatherings, facilitate founder connections, and represent member needs internally. This is an entrepreneurial opportunity to build Founders Pledge's presence in a key philanthropic market, offering genuine ownership and influence.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain a trusted portfolio of relationships with SF-based members.
Secure regular 1:1 touchpoints and understand member motivations to deepen engagement.
Act as Founders Pledge's representative in the Bay Area, communicating our approach and increasing member awareness of resources.
Lead invitation strategy and host Bay Area events, ensuring thoughtful curation and execution.
Collaborate with Comms, Programming, Growth, Fundraising, and Advisory teams, integrating member insights.
Maintain current and detailed member records for a holistic view.
Strengthen Founders Pledge's Bay Area presence by developing engagement strategies, creating connection opportunities, and fostering community through introductions and initiatives.

Requirements

Deeply people-oriented, highly proactive, and excited by community building in a challenging market.
Proven experience managing relationships at a senior or HNW level, ideally in a membership, philanthropic, or entrepreneurial setting.
Experience as a Community Manager/Community Lead, Account Executive, Customer Success Manager, or Major Gifts/Donor Relations Manager is a plus.
Confident and compelling communicator in 1:1 and group settings.
Skilled at representing an organization with warmth and clarity.
Exceptional listening and interpersonal skills with high emotional intelligence.
Ability to read the room, adapt approach, and build trust quickly.
Energized by building something over time, experimenting, learning quickly, and staying motivated through incremental progress.
Strategic thinker who prioritizes effectively and considers community development with a long-term lens.
Ability to work well across teams, share insights, and help colleagues.
High attention to detail in managing member records, follow-ups, and event logistics.
Familiarity with the Bay Area tech or philanthropic ecosystem is an advantage.
Experience working with high-net-worth individuals is an advantage.

Skills

Relationship Management
Communication
Emotional Intelligence
Resilience
Entrepreneurialism
Strategic Thinking
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Attention to Detail

Location

San Francisco
Bay Area

Work Type

Onsite (at least once per week)
Hybrid
Travel required

Experience Level

Senior

Salary/Compensations

$100k-$105k

Benefits

Real ownership
Flat structure
Chance to help shape the future of strategic philanthropy
Team offsites
Annual global offsite

About the Company

Founders Pledge empowers entrepreneurs to do immense good with their charitable giving.
Community of over 2,300 members has pledged nearly $13.6B and donated $1.9B+ to the charitable sector in 45+ countries.
Provides end-to-end giving infrastructure, pioneering research, and access to a global network of experts.
Helps tech leaders become strategic philanthropists.
Members include founders and leaders behind companies such as Airbnb, UiPath, Dropbox, Skype, Spotify, and Uber.
Focuses on deploying capital where it can achieve the greatest impact, guided by evidence, careful analysis, and long-term thinking.
Diverse team from charitable and commercial backgrounds who believe remarkable things happen when people tackle hard problems together.

Equal Opportunity

Proud to be an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Founders Pledge.
Seek people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds who share our drive to understand and solve complex social challenges.
Do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Committed to building a workplace where everyone can do their best work.
Encourage applications even if not meeting every requirement.