About the Organization

ClimateWorks Foundation is a global organization committed to our mission: to end the climate crisis by amplifying the power of philanthropy. Since our founding in 2008, we have awarded over $1.3 billion in grants to more than 600 organizations advancing climate solutions around the world. We helped grow the field of climate philanthropy to where it stands today, establishing infrastructure, global networks, and momentum for continued growth. Through our Global Programs and Services, we equip philanthropy with global knowledge, networks, and solutions to drive climate progress.

• Scaling solutions:Our collaborativeGlobal Programsfocused on solution areas including carbon dioxide removal, cooling, industry, transportation, and more produce results that are bending the greenhouse gas emissions curve. From the U.S. to Europe, China, Brazil, and beyond, we collaborate with a diverse community of funders, NGOs, and climate leaders to accelerate just and equitable climate solutions.
• Guiding and supporting funders:Our Global Services provide funders with comprehensive resources to assess, build, evolve, and execute high-impact climate-giving strategies. Our Global Intelligence service equips funders and the climate community with climate insights to pinpoint opportunities for impact and philanthropic insights to help identify investment priorities. We facilitate Global Collaborations that enable funders to increase individual and collective impact. Our Global Grantmaking services enable funders to invest in climate solutions around the world.
• Fostering collaboration, exploration, and growth:Our collaborative approach and commitment to learning ensures that we continuously explore innovative ideas and emerging opportunities all with the aim of scaling philanthropy-supported initiatives to help end the climate crisis. As experts in climate science, public policy, economic and social analysis, and strategic philanthropy, ClimateWorks staff understands the multi-faceted challenges and opportunities of climate change. We are researchers, strategists, collaborators, and grantmakers who care passionately about our mission. For more information, please visitwww.climateworks.org.

Department Summary

The Information Systems & Technology Department (IS&T) serves as a key partner within the broader operations function at ClimateWorks, managing and optimizing the organization’s use of technology and information to support key business objectives. The department owns the development and maintenance of the long-term roadmap for ClimateWorks broader systems architecture, including the ongoing development of system implementations, feature, and functionality enhancements. Other core responsibilities of the department include user support and help desk, risk management, cybersecurity, infrastructure management and network administration are core responsibilities of the IS&T department.

The Information Systems team within the IS&T Department also collaborates closely with the Global Intelligence Department, specifically the Climate Philanthropy team, to curate and maintain the systems and processes that are used to collect, store, analyze and share climate and philanthropic insight related data with internal staff and partners.

TheSenior Project Manager, Information Systemswill report to theSenior Associate Director, Information Systems. This role manages a portfolio of technical systems projects from intake through delivery and support, overseeing multiple initiatives of varying size and complexity. It requires leading cross-functional project teams, anticipating risks, aligning interdependent workstreams, and ensuring projects stay on track. The Senior Project Manager plays a critical role in supporting the development of the organization-wide systems architecture, improving processes and user experiences, and maintaining transparent communication with stakeholders and leadership.

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Directly manage a portfolio of technical systems projects through the full project lifecycle including: project intake, goal and scope articulation, prioritization, business and technical requirement development, implementation, delivery, and post-launch support
• Oversee multiple projects in a portfolio concurrently, ranging from small engagements to large and complex implementations
• Develop comprehensive project plans for large, cross-functional and multi-system technical projects with high resource requirements and complexity
• Manage project scope, anticipate risks, identify opportunities, and lead proactive solutions to keep projects on track
• Identify commonalities, dependencies, and operational impacts across a suite of projects and workstreams and ensure efficient sequencing of work
• Facilitate deep ongoing collaboration to conduct needs assessments for current and forecasted projects
• Manage project documentation, communications, deliverables, and project partner engagement
• Continually identify opportunities for process improvement, better user experience, adoption, and automation
• Document technical process workflows and research solutions needed for system enhancements
• Prepare user stories, acceptance criteria, process flow diagrams, and other requirement documentation needed to communicate needs and scope
• Lead cross-functional teams through challenges, mitigating risks and ensuring alignment
• Create reporting and communication frameworks to keep project team members, senior leaders, and project partners informed of status, performance, and opportunities

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in technical or system pro…