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 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.
The Human Potential Network (HPN) is a growing community of employers, talent providers, and workforce innovators working together to reimagine hiring, workforce development, and talent advancement at scale. Through employer collaboration, strategic partnerships, activations, thought leadership, and the annual Human Potential Summit, HPN helps organizations unlock human potential and drive meaningful workforce transformation.
We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to serve as a key operational leader responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing HPN initiatives. This role will help drive alignment across partners, employers, and internal teams while building the systems, processes, and accountability needed to scale the Network and deliver measurable outcomes.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, execution-oriented, and skilled at managing complex, cross-functional work in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment.
The role will be based in-person in the Ballston, VA office.
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.
- Develop and manage project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables across Human Potential Network initiatives, including employer workstreams, activations, events, and strategic partnerships.
- Coordinate activities related to HPN focus areas, including AI-ready talent, purpose-driven workplaces, new pathways into high-growth sectors, and internal mobility and upskilling.
- Build and maintain operational systems, workflows, dashboards, and documentation that improve visibility, accountability, and execution.
- Facilitate stakeholder meetings, track decisions and action items, and ensure follow-through across teams and partners.
- Identify risks, dependencies, and operational gaps and proactively develop solutions to keep initiatives moving forward.
- Prepare project updates, presentations, and communications for internal and external stakeholders.
- Support planning and execution of the Human Potential Summit and other employer engagement opportunities.
- Capture insights, lessons learned, and performance metrics to improve future programming and support strategic decision-making.
- 4+ years of project management, program management, operations, or related experience.
- Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
- Strong project management skills, including planning, execution, stakeholder management, communications, and risk management.
- Experience supporting partnerships, community-building efforts, events, or external engagement initiatives.
- Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities.
- Experience developing operational systems, workflows, and reporting tools that improve team effectiveness.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to influence without authority.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward action, continuous improvement, and problem solving.
- 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.
- PMP or related certification preferred.
- Experience within a PBM organization or culture is preferred.
- 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.
For this role, the anticipated base salary range is $90,000 –$120,000 per year. This role may also be eligible for additional bonus compensation designed to align total compensation with an employee’s overall contribution to the organization.
Our Principles-Based Management™ (PBM) compensation philosophy is grounded in an individualized approach that rewards the long-term value each person creates for the organization. Compensation decisions are informed by a variety of factors, including relevant experience, capabilities, demonstrated skills, role responsibilities, and expected contribution. Consistent with this approach, base salary may vary within or outside of the anticipated range based on these considerations.