Senior Manager, Natural Climate Solutions Accelerator Operations

Role Description

The Impact Finance & Markets Team at The Nature Conservancy provides technical and strategic leadership to create transformational impact with the private sector by translating the value of nature and conservation approaches into actionable, science-based strategies that can help solve societal challenges. The Global Carbon Markets team is dedicated to achieving high environmental and climate integrity across its carbon project portfolio while advancing new Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) pathways, geographies, and business models, and finance structures.

The Senior Manager, NCSA Operations plays a central role in translating program strategy into effective execution across TNC’s global carbon portfolio, ensuring alignment between strategic priorities and day-to-day operations. The position maintains oversight of overall portfolio health, supports the implementation of portfolio financing mechanisms, and integrates data from multiple systems to strengthen portfolio reporting.

Through the development of streamlined, semi-automated processes and dashboards, the Senior Manager enables consistent, informed decision-making and operational excellence across a complex, global program.

Responsibilities & Scope

• Act independently to oversee and strengthen the operational performance of TNC’s global carbon project portfolio, exercising sound judgment to identify and resolve complex challenges.
• Maintain a comprehensive view of portfolio health, including timelines, budget performance, resource allocation, and delivery across both carbon development and business incubation activities.
• Support the implementation and coordination of portfolio financing mechanisms, including recoverable grants and the Bridge Investment Facility, ensuring alignment between funding flows, project progress, and performance requirements.
• Integrate data from multiple sources (e.g., project reporting, financial data, and fundraising inputs) to ensure consistency, accuracy, and accessibility of portfolio information.
• Lead the improvement and continuous enhancement of portfolio management systems, tools, and dashboards to strengthen visibility, reporting, and decision-making.
• Support continuous learning and strategic adaptation by capturing portfolio insights and informing ongoing NCSA strategy refinement.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to project teams and program leadership, providing structure, guidance, and problem-solving support to improve execution across complex initiatives.
• Coordinate and influence cross-functional, cross-regional, and cross-program teams in a highly matrixed environment to ensure alignment and effective execution.
• Manage budgets and oversee financial tracking at the portfolio level while supervising one or more administrative or professional staff, including training and professional development.
• Travel occasionally and work long and flexible hours as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7 years related experience or equivalent combination.
• 5 years of experience in project, program, or portfolio management, including managing multiple complex initiatives simultaneously and tracking timelines, budgets, resource allocation, and delivery against milestones.
• Experience working with financial data, including budget management and financial tracking, and familiarity with or exposure to innovative financing mechanisms.
• Experience using data tools and emerging technologies, including AI-enabled solutions, to improve workflows, reporting, and operational efficiency.
• Completed coursework or other training on project management principles.
• Experience managing project teams and working in a highly matrixed, cross-functional environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience meeting time-sensitive deadlines.
• Experience training staff on how to effectively engage with internal and external parties.
• Fluency in English.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working in carbon markets, natural climate solutions, conservation finance, or a related field.
• Experience working with business incubation, early-stage ventures, or project development pipelines.
• Familiarity with project or portfolio management methodologies.
• Experience using project management and data visualization tools.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence, communicate effectively, and collaborate across cultures and geographies.
• Ability to write and speak in a language other than English, such as Spanish, Portuguese, or French, highly desirable.
• Ability to develop and drive new ideas and approaches.

Salary Information

This position may be based in any country where TNC has an established entity, taking into consideration legal restrictions. For U.S. based applicants only, the starting pay range for this position is generally within the range of $95,000- $125,000 for annual base salary and is based on location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience.

Benefits

• Competitive, comprehensive benefits package including health care benefits.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match.
• Parental leave.
• Accrued paid time off.
• Life insurance.
• Disability coverage.
• Employee assistance program.
• Other life and work well-being benefits.