Project Manager

Crankstart is seeking a Project Manager to lead the planning and execution of large, complex, and strategically significant projects across a range of programmatic strategy areas (Economic Mobility, Education, Democracy, Housing Security, Environment, and Medical Science and Innovation) and organizational operations for the foundation. Candidates should have 1) five+ years of professional experience working in the private sector (private for-profit or public company) with at least 2+ years of direct project management responsibilities; 2) a passion for leveraging their experience for social good and a passion for social justice; 3) a track record as a high-capacity generalist who can plug into any team and project to add immediate value and organization; 4) experience in end-to-end organizational strategic and operational planning processes, including goal setting and budget forecasting; and 5) a reputation as someone who is organized, detail-oriented, uses informal influence and non-positional leadership to accomplish work, has excellent verbal and written communication skills with a focus on being able to synthesize complex concepts, information, and a point of view to make decisions. The starting salary for this role is $185,000 - $205,000. This position is a hybrid role based in San Francisco and reports to the Senior Program Officer – Democracy & Environment.