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# Manager, Partner Engagement at Girls Who Code

- **Company:** Girls Who Code
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $70k–$92k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-06-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/girlswhocode/e90688fb-986d-4b9e-aa3b-2d232a8988c9

## Job description

The Partner Engagement Manager manages a portfolio of corporate funders and is responsible for driving corporate fundraising, partner renewals, and revenue growth through strategic account management. This role develops and executes fundraising strategies that strengthen corporate partnerships, secure renewed and expanded investments, and deliver an exceptional partner experience. Reporting to the Director of Partner Engagement, this role owns a portfolio of corporate funders with accountability for renewal, retention, and revenue growth. Success in this role requires experience managing corporate donor relationships, leading renewal conversations, identifying expansion opportunities, and achieving fundraising or revenue goals. This is an individual contributor role with the potential for future people management responsibilities.

This role requires strong fundraising and relationship management skills, sound judgment, and the ability to prioritize efficiently. The ideal candidate is collaborative, proactive, and comfortable communicating with stakeholders at varying levels of seniority, from program contacts to executive leaders. They are motivated by continuous improvement and committed to Girls Who Code’s mission and values around diversity, equity, and inclusion.

This role is NY-based and requires 2 days in-office per week, in compliance with our hybrid work policy.

## Key Responsibilities

- Own a portfolio of corporate partners with accountability for annual fundraising, renewal, retention, and revenue growth goals.
- Develop and execute strategic account plans that position partners for successful renewals and expanded investment.
- Lead renewal strategy and fundraising conversations for assigned partners, including proposal development, benefit negotiations, and stewardship planning.
- Manage moves management activities for assigned partners, including tracking key milestones, renewal timelines, and action items
- Analyze partnership data and trends, with guidance from the Director, to inform renewal planning, forecasting, and growth opportunities
- Leverage partner feedback, survey data, and engagement insights to strengthen renewal strategy and overall partner experience
- Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver partner benefits, sponsorship commitments, and stewardship activities that support successful fundraising renewals and long-term partner retention.
- Create concise and compelling written materials, including partner proposals, reports, briefing documents, and concept notes
- Build strong knowledge of Girls Who Code programs and serve as a key liaison between internal teams and external partners
- Advocate internally for partner priorities and strategic relationship needs
- Track and maintain accurate partnership activity, engagement data, and renewal forecasting within Salesforce and related systems
- Represent Girls Who Code at partner meetings, events, and convenings as needed
- Demonstrate willingness to manage a potential future Partner Engagement Associate hire, providing mentorship, guidance, and portfolio support as the team grows

## Qualifications

- 4-5 years of professional experience, including at least 2 years managing corporate fundraising, corporate philanthropy, corporate partnerships, strategic account management, or business development with responsibility for revenue, renewals, or growth goals.
- Experience leading fundraising, renewal, sponsorship, or investment conversations with corporate partners.
- Demonstrated success managing a portfolio with fundraising, renewal, retention, or revenue targets.
- Experience managing corporate philanthropy or CSR partnerships is strongly preferred.
- Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively across internal and external stakeholders
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing partner-facing materials
- Ability to work independently, adapt to shifting priorities, and identify opportunities for improvement
- Strong sense of accountability to deadlines, fundraising goals, and portfolio performance
- Comfort working across distributed and in-person teams
- Experience using CRM platforms such as Salesforce, or willingness to learn quickly
- Familiarity with sales engagement tools such as Yesware or similar platforms preferred
- Interest in or knowledge of technology, education, workforce equity, or the nonprofit sector preferred
- Alignment with our mission to close the gender gap in technology fields through a dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion

Girls Who Code is committed to building a truly diverse and inclusive organization with a focus on valuing, serving, and understanding our target constituents, while challenging all stakeholders to think inclusively for the betterment of our programs.

Girls Who Code is an equal opportunity employer committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its hiring and promotion process without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, partnership status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital, parental or familial status, national origin, ethnicity, veteran or military status, age, disability, or any other legally protected basis. Racial and ethnic minorities and men are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels. GWC is not able to sponsor employment visas.

GWC is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. For individuals with a disability who would like to request an accommodation, please contact hr@girlswhocode.com

## About Girls Who Code

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Girls Who Code is an international non-profit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology by inspiring, educating, and championing girls, women, and nonbinary individuals.
- **Entity Type**: Nonprofit (Private, grant-funded)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Reshma Saujani

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Non-profit / Civic and Social Organizations / Tech Education
- Target customers: B2C (primarily girls and nonbinary youth in grades 3-12), B2B (corporate partners, funders, school districts)
- **Mission Purpose**: To close the gender gap in technology and change the image of what a programmer looks like and does. The organization’s strategic plan, **"Five by Five,"** aims to reach 5 million girls, women, and nonbinary individuals by 2030, with a special focus on historically underrepresented groups.

## Products & Services
- **Clubs Program (3-12th grade)**: Free after-school programs for 3-5th and 6-12th graders to learn computer science. Aims to double its reach to 200,000 students.
- **Summer Immersion Program**: A 2-week virtual or in-person introductory computer science program for high school students.
- **AI & Emerging Technologies Curriculum**: Dedicated programs and courses teaching AI, generative AI, data science, and cybersecurity, reaching over 85,000 students. Includes courses on using AI for climate change, financial literacy, and music production.
- **Girls Who Code Girls (Video Game)**: A browser-based coding game that empowers users to code diverse characters, teaching coding concepts through character customization.
- **Build Forward (with Accenture)**: A professional development program offering alumni courses in Generative AI and Product Strategy through Udacity.

## Market Standing
- **Annual Revenue**: $22.3 million (latest available)
- **Total Funding**: $9.6 million in total funding, with 10 prior funding rounds
- **Key Metric**: Served over **860,000** girls, women, and nonbinary individuals; **425,000** college-aged or post-college alumni; **85,000** students taught AI curriculum.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: S&P Global Foundation, Pluralsight One, Accenture LearnVantage, Google, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, JPMorganChase, Amazon.
- **Growth Signals**: Launched "Five by Five" strategic plan (2025); recognized by Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas; generated 14.9 billion global impressions through culture-shifting campaigns; 5X the national average of alumni majoring in Computer Science.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep Pipeline & Alumni Network**: A massive, engaged alumni network (425,000+) that funnels directly into top tech companies (Google, Microsoft, Amazon).
- **Brand Trust & Recognition**: A household name in DEI and tech education, with consistent high ratings (4.5/5 on employer review sites) and awards (The NonProfit Times' Best Nonprofits to Work For, Fast Company’s Brands that Matter).
- **Focus on High-Growth Fields**: Proactively pivoted to address the AI and emerging tech skills gap, creating curriculum that is immediately relevant to the market.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale via "Five by Five"** : Aggressively expanding the Clubs program to younger students (3rd grade) and doubling reach to 200,000.
- **AI & Future Skills** : Deepening investment in AI, data science, and cybersecurity curriculum to equip students for the next generation of tech roles.
- **Partnership-Driven Growth** : Expanding corporate partnerships (like Accenture) to provide alumni with upskilling and career pathway opportunities.
- **Advocacy & Culture Change** : Continuing high-impact marketing campaigns (e.g., "Doja Code") to shift public perception of who can be a programmer.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Mission**: Strong mission-driven culture. Named one of The NonProfit Times' Best Nonprofits to Work For three years in a row.
- **Employer Rating**: 4.5/5.0 stars (301 reviews) on platforms like The Org, with high marks for Work-Life Balance (4.7) and Culture (4.5).
- **Work Policy**: Hybrid (New York City office at 1250 Broadway). Roles typically require being in NYC.
- **Notable Perks**: Opportunity to work on high-impact, culture-shaping projects with major tech partners. Strong sense of community and purpose. Offers competitive nonprofit salaries (e.g., Software Engineer: ~$109k, Manager: ~$130k).
- **Open Roles**: Currently hiring for roles like Senior Digital Designer, Manager of Partner Engagement, Manager of Programs Marketing, and Senior Manager of Curriculum.

## Sources
1. [girlswhocode.com](https://girlswhocode.com/)
2. [girlswhocode.com/careers](https://girlswhocode.com/careers)
3. [jobs.lever.co/girlswhocode](https://jobs.lever.co/girlswhocode)
4. [linkedin.com/company/girlswhocode](https://linkedin.com/company/girlswhocode)
5. [theorg.com](https://theorg.com/org/girls-who-code-inc)

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