Programming & Partnerships Manager

About Chief:

Chief is the private network executive women rely on to maximize their impact. Founded in 2019, Chief helps members raise their leadership game through access to a vetted executive community and valuable insights. Today, Chief’s network represents more than 10,000 companies. Seventy-seven percent of Fortune 100 companies have an executive in Chief, and nearly 40% of Chief Members are in their company’s C-Suite. Chief has been recognized as one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies and one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies.

Chief is a mission-driven, Series B stage start-up backed by CapitalG, General Catalyst, Inspired Capital, Primary Ventures and other top-tier investors who believe in our commitment to maximizing the impact of today’s women executives. . We have members across the United States, with clubhouse locations in NYC, LA, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.

We believe the diversity of our team and community makes us exponentially more impactful.

Knowing that our people are the most important driver of our success, we focus on building teams where diverse voices, identities, perspectives, and experiences are represented and celebrated. Read more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion here: https://chief.com/commitment-to-dei 

The Chief member experience spans digital and in-person connection. Our members build  meaningful connections, engage in compelling discussions, and view our unique content through our digital platform.

About the Role:

The Programming & Partnerships Manager is a highly organized and motivated role that will support the Programming and Partnerships team at Chief. This role is pivotal in ensuring the seamless coordination and execution of speaker engagements, event communications, and partnerships that bring our world-class events to life.

At Chief, our programming stands at the intersection of innovation, leadership, and community. Designed exclusively for senior executive women, our events, experiences and partnerships are purpose-built to foster growth, spark inspiration, and create meaningful connections. Chief delivers cutting-edge content that addresses the most pressing challenges of modern leadership while spotlighting the transformative opportunities that lie ahead.

Reporting into the Senior Director of Events, Programming & Partnerships, this role will be a key contributor and provides essential support across programming and partnerships, helping to deliver impactful and engaging experiences for Chief’s community.

What You’ll Do:  

• Oversee speaker’s experience from outreach, contract negotiation, preparation, satisfaction, and overall partnership.

• Develop and enforce project timelines, ensuring alignment with all marketing and event deadlines for speaker promotion, briefs, and creative asset delivery.

• Work with our marketing lead to oversee event communications. Giving guidance to frame event topics and to attract attendance and support sales goals.

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration, working closely with events managers, producers, and speaker teams to deliver seamless execution of all programming.

• Support partnerships with updated sponsorship collateral: pitch decks, recaps & pipeline.

• Work with Chief brand partners to ideate on their organization’s executives fit for Chief speaking opportunities. 

• Collaborate with the community team to identify and elevate member speakers and moderators who align with Chief’s mission and programming goals

• Oversee operational efficiencies, ensuring the database and master calendars are consistently accurate and up to date.

• Provide on-site leadership at select events across the country, offering hands-on support for programming, partnerships, and speaker engagements, while driving real-time issue resolution.

• Research and develop questions for interviews and panels both in-person and virtual.

What You’ve Done and Enjoy Doing:

• Experience in programming with a high-achieving and/or executive population

• A strong network leveraging innovative channels to source compelling speakers

• Willing to work flexible hours including early mornings and late evenings due to the variable events schedule 

• Curious, with a pulse on culture, brands, and trends in events, you are no stranger to deep research spirals on Wikipedia, YouTube, podcasts, blogs, and more. 

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, with strong project management skills and the ability to prioritize and multitask

• Self-motivated, strategic creative worker with a drive, always looking beyond the available options when up against roadblocks

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Suite Products is a must

• Knowledge of Zoom, Airtable, Slack, Salesforce, and Notion are a plus

• This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about events, content creation, and relationship building who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Why You'll Want to Work Here:

• Competitive salary and equity

• Flexible vacation policy and 4.5 day work week

• 20 weeks of paid gender neutral parental leave

• Our team operates as a remote workforce, offering the flexibility to work from anywhere, with the option to collaborate in person at our office located in the Flatiron district

• Full medical, dental, and vision packages, 401(k)

• Opportunity to work for a startup focused on driving real change for women in business

• Opportunity to create and attend inspiring experiences and events with leaders of the industry

• Access to our ongoing virtual Chief member exclusive content, including workshops, thought leadership, and iconic speakers

• Lifestyle and Learning Stipends available

While we’re committed to remaining compliant and adhering to mandates, for us, pay transparency is more than a consideration of what’s lawful and unlawful but rather, an opportunity to disclose what’s required, and what we think is a fair and equitable compensation framework.

At Chief, we want to hire, develop, and retain the best talent, making Chief a top destination to accelerate your career. Our compensation framework is a key part of our vision, and we continually revisit and invest in our philosophy and framework to ensure we remain competitive and relevant, on a quest to achieve our vision.

The pay transparency mandates, as well as our own policies and practices, are a means of narrowing the gender pay gap and fostering an engaged and positive working environment that builds trust, on our mission to change the face of leadership.

The base salary for this role is: $110,000

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