Senior Program Manager

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  • Added Date: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
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The Foundation

We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve. We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities. As a workplace, weโ€™re committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.

The TeamThe Business Operations division executes on several enabling capabilities that maintain the foundationโ€™s operational infrastructure and programmatic impact. We strive to enable the foundationโ€™s mission- and impact-driven work by maintaining an efficient, well-run global organization where employees can thrive and make their best contributions. Our goal is to provide innovative and scalable solutions to support the overall priorities, allocation, and leadership agenda with the highest standards of integrity and operational excellence. The division comprises Information Technology (IT); Facilities, Events, Travel, and Security (FETS); and the Office of the COO (OCOO) inclusive of Global Business Design and Strategy, Planning and Management functions.

Facilities, Events, Travel, and Security (FETS)
FETS is a business services and risk management organization serving and supporting the foundationโ€™s mission around the world. The FETS organization is responsible for all aspects of real estate and office support, support to all foundation hosted convenings and events, the global travel support associated with programmatic and operational support, as well as all facets of physical security and cybersecurity risk management globally. The FETS team reports to the Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Director of FETS and is responsible to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the foundationโ€™s Business Operations Division. The Strategy, Planning, and Management (SPM) team drives department-wide effectiveness and facilitates initiatives that require increasing complexity, cross-functional coordination, and strategic implementation. This team supports FETS-specific initiatives, collaborates across other operational functions within Business Operations, and engages cross-divisionally with teams outside of Business Operations. This team leads and supports strategic, financial, and operational goals, enabling the FETS department to carry out its remit of optimizing operations to facilitate programmatic impact by providing solutions that meet and anticipate the foundationโ€™s evolving business needs.

Your Role

As the Senior Program Manager, Strategy, Planning & Management, FETS, you will join a small and mighty team while playing a critical role in supporting department strategy updates and reviews, portfolio execution, and pipeline management. This is a cross-functional role requiring systems & process-thinking, project management, organizational savvy, analytical expertise and multi-level proactive engagement. You are an organized, creative, thoughtful, and curious driver who identifies as a problem solver, trusted partner, key advisor to leadership, and subject matter expert in overall planning, communications, change management, and operational effectiveness. This role reports to the FETS department in the Business Operations division and will work in a hybrid remote arrangement from our Seattle, WA office, with an expectation of in-office engagement at least 50% of the month.

What Youโ€™ll Do:

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