SecondMuse champions and supports the growth of future economies by designing and leading programs that involve workshops, events, mentorship networks, curriculum, and other efforts to build and grow community ecosystems. At the core of our community-sourced approach is a dedication to creating and fostering cohesive narratives and deep relationships throughout the ecosystem. We have organized innovation programs in over 100 countries and 250 cities, sourcing solutions from every corner of the world. Each program has challenged our teams to develop targeted approaches to find, and then support, visionary leaders with a diverse range of experiences, motivations and cultures. We invite you to help build with us--leverage our proven strategies to build strong communities and influence local, regional and global networks, and add your own contribution to our growing team and portfolio of programs.
The Opportunity
We believe that great talent thrives in fast-paced, high-performing, learning-oriented, and collaborative work environments. Embracing SecondMuse's core values of contributing to an open, inclusive, and joyful culture makes it easy to have our work centered around authentic relationships, which we believe are at the heart of unlocking human potential.
The Climate Group at SecondMuse is seeking a full-time Senior Program Manager to support the delivery of highly impactful entrepreneur support programs, including our NYC-based Climate Technology and Manufacturing program: Scale For ClimateTech. Supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and administered by SecondMuse and our partners at NextCorps, Scale For Climate Tech helps fast-track the commercialization of businesses with breakthrough climate technologies and further strengthens New York state as a hub for climate solutions. The program provides climate tech hardware innovators with immersive training on manufacturing and an extensive network of mentors, experts, investors, manufacturers, suppliers, and more – all dedicated to supporting business growth and commercialization and making manufacturing easier. We are currently completing our 5th Cohort of the program and are seeking a Senior Program Manager, with deep expertise and relationships in hardware and manufacturing, to oversee the design, development, and delivery of our 6th Cohort. Please visit our website (forclimatetech.org) for more information about the program, partners, and the innovative companies we have supported.
The Senior Program Manager will be responsible for the successful design and delivery of highly impactful programs in the Climate Group. Initially, the Senior Program Manager’s role will focus on the Scale For ClimateTech program and services, and expand as new programs come online. The role involves managing multiple projects, team members, timelines, and resources, ensuring deliverables are met on time and within budget. The Senior Program Manager will collaborate with the team at SecondMuse, our partners at NextCorps and NYSERDA, and our community of Advisors and Experts to (1) Design the next iteration of the program and services, applying the learnings from past program cycles and their deep expertise in hardware and manufacturing to increase our impact; (2) Help secure partners and resources to support delivery, leveraging their existing network and relationships in climatetech, hardware, and manufacturing; and (3) Oversee implementation - including outreach and recruitment; selection; onboarding; and the participation of the company’s in the program. At the completion of each program cycle, the Senior Program Manager will lead the SecondMuse team and partners through a reflection process on the program’s successes and areas for improvement and apply those learnings to ensure the continuous improvement of the program, processes, and services to increase our impact. The Senior Program Manager will build and manage external relationships with key stakeholders (including with clients, partners, and the advisory board) to support the program and participants, and bring their extensive knowledge, leadership, and strategy to extend our understanding of the role of climate solutions in driving innovation and economic development in New York and beyond.
Core Competencies
You will embody the following core competencies which will set you up for success in this role:
Core Functions
The primary tasks and activities that you will carry out are:
Core Responsibilities
The overall obligations and accountabilities that you will have within your role are:
Work Environment
Strong organizational, communication, and management skills are essential for this role. The ideal candidate will be highly relational, strategic, collaborative, and team-oriented, and have extensive expertise and a strong network in climatetech, hardware, and manufacturing.
Experience comes in many different forms. At SecondMuse, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community of individuals with a wide range of backgrounds. As guidance, we prefer applicants to have at least eight years of experience in program management and strategy, including at least 2 years of experience in a leadership role. Experience in hardware and manufacturing and working with startups and climatetech entrepreneur support programs; knowledge of innovation and economic development, climate solutions, climate equity and justice, and tech; and familiarity with New York State climate and economic development goals required. Proficiency with program management and collaboration tools, such as Asana, Slack, Miro, and Google Workplace are essential.
Our Commitment to Pay Equity
This role offers an annual base salary range of $100,000 - $120,000, and a comprehensive benefits package. At SecondMuse, we believe in fairness and transparency, so we have a no-negotiation policy to prevent bias and ensure wage equality. However, SecondMuse may adjust the salary based on a candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience, or geographic location. All compensation information will be discussed in detail before your first team interview to ensure alignment.
Benefits
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SecondMuse is a dedicated team committed to addressing some of the world’s most pressing concerns. We prioritize people, boldly challenge ourselves to find solutions to complex issues, and tenaciously implement new ideas.
Over the past 15 years, we have designed, developed, and implemented new and creative approaches to solving global challenges focused on climate and wellbeing. We have partnered with over 600 organizations across innovative programs and investments that have reached more than 160 countries and territories.
To be effective, we strive to deeply understand the problems we seek to address, co-design, and pilot solutions with our partners, clients, participants, and impacted communities. Our approach connects innovators and entrepreneurs to community resources and builds relational infrastructure with the private and public sectors to support market-driven solutions that transform systems and drive profound, lasting outcomes.
In essence, we bring communities together to build economies that benefit people and protect the planet.
The Opportunity
We believe that great talent thrives in fast-paced, high-performing, learning-oriented, and collaborative work environments. Embracing SecondMuse's core values of contributing to an open, inclusive, and joyful culture makes it easy to have our work centered around authentic relationships, which we believe are at the heart of unlocking human potential.
The Climate Group at SecondMuse is seeking a full-time Program Manager to support the delivery of our NYC-based Climate Technology and Manufacturing program: Scale For ClimateTech. Supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and administered by SecondMuse and our partners at NextCorps, Scale For Climate Tech helps fast-track the commercialization of businesses with breakthrough climate technologies and further strengthens New York state as a hub for climate solutions. The program provides climate tech hardware innovators with immersive training on manufacturing and an extensive network of mentors, experts, investors, manufacturers, suppliers, and more – all dedicated to supporting business growth and commercialization and making manufacturing easier. We are currently completing our 5th Cohort of the program and are seeking a Program Manager to support the design, development, and delivery of our 6th Cohort. Please visit our website (forclimatetech.org) for more information about the program, partners, and the innovative companies we have supported.
The Program Manager will be responsible for working with a team to successfully design and deliver the Scale For ClimateTech program and services. The role involves managing multiple projects, timelines, and resources, ensuring deliverables are met on time and within budget. The Program Manager will collaborate with the team at SecondMuse, our partners at NextCorps and NYSERDA, and our community of Advisors and Experts to (1) Design the next iteration of the program and services, applying the learnings from past program cycles; (2) Help secure partners and resources to support delivery; and (3) Manage implementation - including outreach and recruitment; selection; onboarding; and the participation of the company’s in the program. At the completion of each program cycle, the Program Manager will reflect on the program’s successes and areas for improvement and apply those learnings to ensure the continuous improvement of the program, processes, and services. The Program Manager will also support external communications for the program, and help manage relationships with stakeholders to support the program and participants and extend our understanding of the role of climate solutions in driving innovation and economic development in New York and beyond.
As a Program Manager, your role will be to ensure seamless program design, delivery, and continuous improvement across initiatives, supporting program teams, managing timelines, resources, and stakeholder relationships. You will be the glue that connects program operations, collaborating with internal and external partners to drive impact.
You will embody the following core competencies which will set you up for success in this role:
The primary tasks and activities that you will carry out are:
The overall obligations and accountabilities that you will have within your role are:
Work Environment
Our Commitment to Pay Equity:
This role offers an annual base salary range of $90,000-$105,000, and a comprehensive benefits package. At SecondMuse, we believe in fairness and transparency, so we have a no-negotiation policy to prevent bias and ensure wage equality. However, SecondMuse may adjust the salary based on a candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience, or geographic location. All compensation information will be discussed in detail before your first team interview to ensure alignment.
Required Education and Experience
Experience comes in many different forms. At SecondMuse, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community of individuals with a wide range of backgrounds. As guidance, we prefer applicants to have at least six years of experience in project management and operations. Experience working with startups and entrepreneur support programs; innovation and economic development; climate solutions; climate equity and justice; tech; hardware and manufacturing; and familiarity with New York State climate and economic development goals, a plus. Proficiency with program management and collaboration tools, such as Asana, Slack, Miro, and Google Workplace are essential.
Benefits:
Our Hiring Process:
Transparency and efficiency are at the center of our hiring process. Every question you’ll be asked directly relates to the skills and experiences listed in the job description. You’ll get the opportunity to share your real-world examples and explain how your background prepares you for the challenges typical at SecondMuse.
Generally, our process takes 8 weeks from application to a job offer, depending on logistics and scheduling. We aim to update finalist candidates on their status at the end of each week, ensuring you always know where your candidacy stands.
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SecondMuse provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We strongly encourage BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), women, LGBTQIA+ identifying, and people with disabilities to apply.
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At the heart of SecondMuse lies the fundamental strategy: Drive Impact. This guiding principle is ingrained in every decision, both as individuals and collectively as a company. It reflects our identity, our purpose, and the unique value we deliver to our clients. Our commitment to driving impact shapes our strategic approach and is mirrored in our diverse offerings. These offerings are designed to foster just economies, powered by community-driven solutions with a focus on generating substantial economic, social, and environmental benefits. Our services range from consulting, aimed at catalyzing long-term impact through innovative projects and building strategic relationships, to Entrepreneurial Support, facilitating opportunities for entrepreneurs at various stages of their journey. Further, we are engaged in economy-building initiatives that catalyze systemic changes and economic transformation across sectors. We have organized innovation programs in over 100 countries and 250 cities, sourcing solutions from every corner of the world. Each program has challenged our teams to develop targeted approaches to find, and then support, visionary leaders with a diverse range of experiences, motivations, and cultures.
The Opportunity
We believe that great talent thrives in fast-paced, high-performing, learning-oriented, and collaborative work environments. Embracing SecondMuse's core values of contributing to an open, inclusive, and joyful culture makes it easy to have our work centered around authentic relationships, which we believe are at the heart of unlocking human potential.
The North America Business Unit (NA BU) is a dynamic team spanning North America and working on a suite of thriving, long standing impactful bodies of work. The Business Unit includes NASA’s Space Apps Challenge and Collective to a Wellbeing Economy Building initiative anchored by Headstream to a Climate Economy Building initiative anchored by For Climate Tech. This Senior Project Manager role will be part of the Consulting Group team within the North America Business Unit, where we connect with new clients, explore new problems, build community and / or capacity as part of our work to build economies that are good for people and the planet.
The Consulting Group executes projects with government, corporate and foundation clients in the areas of Research, Design, Strategy and Pilot Implementation. The work of this group involves developing insights, strategies and solutions that lead to social, environmental and economic impact, as well as pilots for future scalable programs and solutions. This dynamic team requires business development expertise to build and manage business opportunities aligned with consulting strategy, and also requires program management expertise to manage consulting projects and support the delivery of our current and future offerings.
While this role sits within the Consulting Group, it collaborates with and supports programs across the Business Unit as skills, capacity and needs require. This position will report directly to the Senior Director of Consulting within the North America Business Unit and will work in collaboration with the Senior Vice President of the North America Business Unit, the broader consulting team, the Director of Operations of the North America Business Unit, and the SecondMuse Business Development Team.
Core Competencies
You will embody the following core competencies which will set you up for success in this role:
Core Functions
The primary tasks and activities that you will carry out are:
Core Responsibilities
The overall obligations and accountabilities that you will have within your job role are:
Work Environment
Our Commitment to Pay Equity:
This role offers an annual base salary of $110,000 and a comprehensive benefits package. At SecondMuse, we believe in fairness and transparency, so we have a no-negotiation policy to prevent bias and ensure wage equality. However, the salary may be adjusted by SecondMuse based on a candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience, or geographic location. All compensation information will be discussed in detail before your first team interview to ensure alignment.
Experience comes in many different forms. At SecondMuse, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community of individuals with a wide range of backgrounds. As guidance, we prefer applicants to have at least seven years of experience in business development and operations such as in the startup environment, consulting, management consulting, business strategy and operations, project operations, business development, corporate, design or research.
Our Hiring Process:
Transparency and efficiency are at the center of our hiring process. Every question you’ll be asked directly relates to the skills and experiences listed in the job description. You’ll get the opportunity to share your real-world examples and explain how your background prepares you for the challenges typical at SecondMuse.
Generally, our process takes 8 weeks from application to a job offer, depending on logistics and scheduling. We aim to update finalist candidates on their status at the end of each week, ensuring you always know where your candidacy stands.
SecondMuse provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We strongly encourage BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), women, LGBTQIA+ identifying, and people with disabilities to apply.
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SecondMuse provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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