[Hiring] Senior Manager @Women Leading Ed

Role Description

Women Leading Ed is hiring a Senior Manager to serve as a key driver of membership growth, signature events, and cohort experiences across our network. This is a high-impact, versatile role for someone who thrives at the intersection of relationship-building, project management, and flawless execution.

The Senior Manager will be a central connector across the organization:

• Recruiting and retaining members within our bipartisan network of 600+ women executives leading public education.
• Owning the full lifecycle of Executive Membership.
• Enabling the end-to-end execution of the WLE Summit.
• Supporting our cohort and coaching experiences.
• Providing high-quality support across organizational priorities.

We're looking for someone who is highly organized, results-driven, and energized by the opportunity to build experiences that strengthen the leadership, community, and impact of women at the helm of public education.

This role reports to the WLE Executive Director and is part of a collaborative, mission-aligned team committed to supporting women leaders across the country.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in project management, membership/client engagement, event production, or executive-serving roles, preferably within education or nonprofit settings.
• A proven ability to design and manage complex programs from start to finish.
• Exceptional project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, vendors, and timelines simultaneously without dropping details.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and comfort managing logistics for multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the confidence and warmth to engage senior executives and build trust across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Comfort in a fast-paced, remote-first environment, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Proactive and solutions-oriented, with the ability to remain calm and effective under pressure.
• Exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and a track record of meeting deadlines.
• Deep commitment to supporting, developing, and advancing women education leaders and improving outcomes for students.

Requirements

• Lead recruitment of new members into WLE's bipartisan network of state commissioners, district superintendents, charter leaders, and c-suite executives.
• Drive growth and retention of WLE's paid Executive Membership.
• Steward day-to-day engagement across both general and Executive Membership.
• Track membership engagement, recruitment, and renewal metrics.
• Support end-to-end planning and execution of the WLE Summit.
• Drive project management for the Summit.
• Manage all aspects of Summit logistics.
• Assist in the delivery of a seamless, high-touch experience for attendees, sponsors, speakers, and staff.
• Support the planning and execution of WLE's cohort experiences.
• Coordinate with external coaches, facilitators, and subject matter experts.
• Manage executive coaching contracts and engagements end-to-end.
• Curate session content, agendas, and resources.
• Provide flexible, high-quality support across WLE priorities.
• Contribute to cross-functional projects, pilots, and emerging initiatives.
• Bring a builder's mindset to organizational systems, processes, and tools.

Benefits

• This is a remote role.
• Travel (likely 4-6 times per year) will be required for in-person events, cohort gatherings, and/or team retreats.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Women Leading Ed is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.