Remote Director of Operations, Deliberations

org is searching for a Director of Operations, Deliberations to lead and scale the operations engine behind our local civic dialogues . As the leader of our program manager team, you will own the delivery of dialogues across cities, develop the team that runs them, and keep improving how the whole program works, so we can run high-quality, non-partisan deliberations with more cities, faster. org is the world’s largest platform for democracy. Our core petitions platform, used by more than 100 million people annually, is growing rapidly - and we are rebuilding it from the ground-up using new tools to turn anyone into a powerful civic leader on the issues they care about. Soon we will launch a new platform to identify the 80% of issues that most people agree on, locally and nationally, and to mobilize hundreds of millions of people to advocate for those common-ground solutions. To realize this vision, we’re expanding the most talented team in the world at the intersection of technology and social impact - all focused every day on building healthier democracies globally. Own end-to-end delivery of civic dialogues, holding a biweekly launch cadence at high quality across all active cities, from recruitment through facilitation to post-dialogue reporting. Redesign and document the 12-week dialogue playbook into a repeatable system with AI-powered workflows (participant matching, synthesis, insight extraction) that scale across cities. Act as a strategic partner to the GM and policy directors on the growth and direction of the Deliberations program. Operations and program management: Running multiple complex programs concurrently (staggered 12-week cycles) at a reliable cadence and consistent quality. Turning one-off work into repeatable, documented processes that improve over time, with AI woven throughout. Understanding what makes structured, cross-partisan dialogue genuinely productive rather than performative, and building programs around those principles. Cross-partisan stakeholder management: Building trusted relationships with city officials and partners across the political spectrum, with a genuinely non-partisan, bridge-building orientation. Policy development: Developing effective, implementable policy at the city government level. Target experience: ~8+ years in operations or program leadership, ideally including a Chief of Staff or senior ops role in a government office or civic/political organization. ~ Direct experience in or with city governments, working alongside officials and staff. ~ A track record of building from scratch, scaling a program or process from an early stage. ~ Experience running structured dialogue, whether civic deliberations, deliberative processes, or community engagement programs. ~ This is a full time remote role based in the United States. Our compensation philosophy is based on pay equity. The annual salary of a Director of Operations, Deliberations is $241,500 in SF/NYC, $229,500 in Austin/Boston/LA/Seattle/DC/Chicago and $205,500 in all other cities. Take-Home Task (we will compensate you for ~4 hours of work at the prorated hourly rate) org is an open platform designed to serve people across the full range of viewpoints. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity [or expression], national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other status protected by law. We're committed to protecting your data. org Job Applicant Privacy Policy. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities throughout our recruitment process. org voluntarily collects limited demographic information for government reporting and to support our diversity and inclusion efforts. The categories in this survey are standardized and may not reflect how everyone describes themselves. LI-Remote