Jobs at Braven

Leads BravenX program strategy, implementation, outcomes, nonprofit partnership acquisition, sales, revenue generation, partner satisfaction, and post-course support. Manages a team of 3–4 employees, oversees budgeting and forecasting, develops partnerships, represents Braven externally, and contributes to organization-wide innovation and strategy. The role requires data-driven decision-making, strong stakeholder management, team development, and in-person work in New York City or Chicago.

Leads cross-functional program innovation and strategic pilots for a nonprofit career-accelerating program. Responsibilities include designing and executing pilots, developing scalable program frameworks, conducting landscape research, managing project plans and logistics, collecting and analyzing outcomes, synthesizing findings, and influencing stakeholders without formal authority. The role collaborates with universities, employers, students, and internal teams in a matrixed environment, requiring hands-on execution, strong communication, comfort with ambiguity, and 20–30% travel.

Manage and grow a portfolio of 45+ business and finance employer partnerships, generating $3.5M–$4M+ in revenue and recruiting 650+ volunteer mentors and coaches. Cultivate new partnerships, negotiate agreements, develop strategic engagement plans, support national events, and collaborate with executives and regional teams to improve Fellow outcomes. The role requires relationship management, fundraising, strategic storytelling, prospect research, pipeline tracking, and cross-functional coordination.

Leads strategic transformation initiatives from planning through execution, primarily building and scaling a higher-education partnership pilot. Owns project plans, operating systems, timelines, dependencies, risk mitigation, stakeholder alignment, executive communications, and cross-functional delivery without direct authority. Connects initiatives to data and technology infrastructure, evaluates build-versus-buy decisions, develops pilot tools and data systems, and supports scalable integration with partner institutions. The role requires comfort with ambiguity, strong synthesis and communication skills, and 20–30% travel.

Leads the design, execution, and continuous improvement of scalable Post-Accelerator program operations. Responsibilities include managing national programs, developing operational systems and documentation, coordinating regional and central stakeholders, tracking and analyzing program metrics, supporting events and communications, delivering training, and supervising student interns. The role requires strong project management, cross-functional collaboration, process optimization, and occasional travel and evening or weekend program support.

Leads organization-wide budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, cash-flow planning, variance analysis, and financial decision support. Partners with program, operational, development, and people teams to build financial plans, model revenue and headcount, maintain planning systems, and assess risks and trade-offs. Prepares KPI dashboards, board and committee reporting, and trains organizational leaders on budgeting tools. Oversees multi-year forecasts and supports executive decision-making in a nonprofit environment.

Leads cross-functional People team projects, develops project plans and systems, tracks milestones, facilitates collaboration, coordinates communications, and provides strategic input. Supports People operations through planning, knowledge management, surveys, team logistics, contractor coordination, and process improvement. Partners with executive, Finance, Strategy, and Communications teams to align organizational priorities and ensure timely execution.

Leads Braven’s program design function, owning the evolution, quality, scalability, and integrity of learning experiences for students, volunteers, and staff. Builds curriculum and program assets grounded in adult learning science, research, field feedback, and cultural competence. Establishes design standards, trains facilitators, leads and develops the Design team, and partners cross-functionally to simplify and scale delivery across campuses and modalities.

Coordinates operations for Braven’s Leadership & Career Accelerator across UNT sections, including learning lab logistics, communications, attendance reconciliation, substitute coverage, inbox and calendar management, and Jira project coordination. Supports regional office operations, recruitment activities, fellow and partner events, and administrative projects. The role is hybrid in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, requires frequent on-site work, occasional evening or weekend activities, and travel for organizational trainings.

Leads fundraising strategy and execution for an assigned regional portfolio, targeting approximately $23 million annually. Partners with regional leaders to cultivate donors, manage moves management, track pipelines, and achieve revenue goals. Oversees grant-writing workflows, donor stewardship, narratives, collateral, CRM systems, and quarterly action plans. Collaborates with development, communications, marketing, data, finance, and systems teams while engaging directly with funders and donors. The role is primarily internal-facing and includes occasional regional travel and non-traditional hours.

Administer Braven’s Jira Service Management, Slack, Zoom, and related collaboration platforms. Design workflow automations using Jira rules, Okta Workflows, scripting, and other tools to improve internal processes. Provide tier 2/3 support, maintain technical documentation, collaborate on infrastructure decisions, manage integrations, coordinate with vendors, and evaluate new technologies. The role is hybrid in Chicago, Newark, or New York City, with occasional onsite support and travel two to four times annually.

Lead the launch and operations of Braven's North Carolina region: develop multi-year strategy, secure ~$9M pre-launch funding, build partnerships with higher-education and employer stakeholders, raise brand awareness, manage and grow the regional team and advisory board, and ensure strong program outcomes and sustainability.

Lead design and delivery of Braven's platform, tools, and automation. Scope and implement full-stack initiatives (Python/Rails, frontend, databases), improve architecture, mentor engineers, champion testing and observability, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and apply AI/automation to scale programs. Hybrid role based in Chicago or Newark.

Design and execute test plans for web and API features, build and maintain UI/API automation (Playwright preferred), expand unit/integration test coverage, run accessibility and cross-browser testing, own CI quality gates and release verification, validate data flows with SQL, and document QA standards while driving process improvements.

Lead Braven's social media strategy and channel management across platforms. Create platform-native short-form video and visual content, build engaged communities and influencer relationships, collaborate with regional teams, track analytics, and present insights to grow audience and amplify impact.

Lead and execute organization-wide strategic initiatives, set and monitor KPIs, build and maintain regional and organizational dashboards, facilitate leadership and cross-functional teams, manage consultants, and support annual and multi-year planning to drive scale and operational goals.

First‑line IT support specialist who triages and resolves helpdesk tickets via Jira Service Management, deploys and configures hardware, supports onboarding/offboarding, provides end‑user support and training (Google Workspace, Zoom, Slack), maintains IT asset inventory and basic MDM tasks. Hybrid role in Chicago with occasional travel.

Lead cultivation and management of employer partnerships across government, law, education, nonprofit, health, media, and arts sectors. Build shared-value strategies, prospect at scale, manage a portfolio of high-stakes partners, source fellowship and volunteer opportunities, drive revenue goals, coordinate cross-functional operations, track partnership pipeline, and support national events to expand fellow opportunities and organizational impact.

Provide executive administrative support to multiple senior leaders: calendar and travel management, meeting logistics, stakeholder correspondence, Salesforce data entry, board meeting coordination, and project support. Serve as backup to operations and support on-site event logistics, with occasional travel.

The Head of Board and Council Engagement will strategize and implement board management and develop councils to enhance Braven's outreach and effectiveness, ensuring strong governance, diverse revenue streams, and stakeholder engagement. This includes managing board member relationships, overseeing strategic planning, and leading a team to support governance operations.