General Manager (similar to Executive Director)

Impact Hub San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in San Francisco seeks a General Manager to drive business and social impact for a vibrant co-working community. This role includes financial oversight, team leadership, and developing corporate partnerships, ideal for a strong communicator with management experience in the social impact sector.

Benefits

Full benefits

Flexible hours

Qualifications

• 7+ years of work experience with 3+ years of management experience.
• P&L experience required.
• Experience in hospitality, marketing, or related industries a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow all P&Ls including member growth and event revenue.
• Oversee operations and coach a team of full-time and part-time staff.
• Develop strategic corporate partnerships to drive revenue.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project Management

Organizational Skills

Problem Solving

Education

BA / BS or equivalent in Business or related degree

MBA preferred

Job description

General Manager (similar to Executive Director)

• Full-time

Impact Hub San Francisco (IHSF) is a membership co-working community of entrepreneurs, activists, creatives, and professionals taking action to drive positive social, economic, and environmental change. Our work is far beyond providing co-working space. We leverage our infrastructure (space, values-led community, talent, resources) to drive community-led change andpromote the social impact sector. Current and former partners and members include Google.org, Beyond12, ImpactAssets, Tides Foundation, Echoing Green, Acumen, water.org, Presidio Graduate School, B-Lab, and many more. Members have access to a local and global community of change agents, collaboration space, frequent events, community programs, and more. IHSF is part of a global federation of more than 20,000 professional members in 100 shared workspaces across 30 countries and five continents.

IHSF is looking for a business and cultural leader who increase revenues, social impact, and member/staff satisfaction. We are looking for somebody with a clear vision on how our hubs can create tangible impact for our local communities while also growing revenues and profitability. You will be in charge of both the long-term strategy and day-to-day operation of the Hub. Your goal will be to create a diverse and thriving community for social and environmental innovators, entrepreneurs, funders and activists. This position reports to the board of IHSF, and has three direct full time reporting managers (Events, Operations and Community Experience), as well as two part time contractor relationships that support finance and billing. The General Manager should thoroughly enjoy this type of role, bring out the best in the team and have fun while doing it as we establish the “it” place where change goes to work in SF. Are you in?

The duties of the General Manager are categorized by our four strategic themes. They include:

Finances

Manage and grow all P&Ls - member growth, office occupancy, and event revenue - while also developing new earned income opportunities

Analyze monthly cash flow/spending reports to identify any cost anomalies/opportunities and implement strong financial controls

Develop strategic corporate partnerships to consistently drive event revenue

Develop an outbound sales plan

Build a strong local brand through executing marketing campaigns

Work with our accountant to create seamless integration, cooperation, coordination, and communications of our financial situation with staff and board

Develop and track annual budgets

Operations

Investigate ways to improve existing processes and fix pain points through better planning, coordination, automation, and streamlining

Oversee, coach, and lead a staff of three full-time employees and two part-time staff

Manage large scale, company-wide projects through all phases of development

Work with the Board of Directors to set and manage the strategic plan

Mitigate and manage potential business risks and vulnerabilities

Navigate local regulatory concerns

Impact

Increase the social impact of our members through creating networking, sales, leads, and cross pollination opportunities

Provide a continual feedback loop regarding member concerns and needs

Support the work of the Mission Advisory Board to strengthen our role and relationship to the Mission District

Make strategic, corporate, or foundation relationships that support the efforts of our members

Oversee high-quality programming for our members

Represent the Hub to all outside stakeholders

Tell the story of our member’s impact

Create a roadmap to achieve the goals of our Community Benefits Agreement (CBA)

Identify outside funding to support the CBA

Create an inclusive membership pricing structure

Market to diverse audiences

Make the physical Hub space inviting to members of all backgrounds

Set and measure inclusion as an important staff goal

In addition

Provide the vision, leadership and strategy to inspire our team to deliver exceptional service and drive financial success

Build and maintain a positive and inspiring work culture

Manage hiring and onboarding of new employees

Provide day-to-day management of the team and set and monitor team KPIs and goals

Lead strategic initiatives across teams while measuring performance and impact

Support the team’s growth and professional development

Develop robust process around goal setting across cross-functional teams

Set the tone for the team, demand performance, and drive results while also growing the next generation of leaders in the market

FIRST AND FOREMOST: You need to be great with people, have high-EQ, and high integrity. We don’t hire jerks no matter how brilliant you are.

BA / BS or equivalent in Business, Hospitality, Sales or other related degree (MBA preferred)

P&L experience required

7+ years of work experience with 3+ years of management experience and have managed teams of 3+ direct reports

Experience in hospitality, marketing, retail, startups, consulting, accelerators, or other related industries a plus

Experience managing sales and building high visibility brands a plus

Proven experience with business scaling a plus

Strong operations background

Thrive in a fast paced environment while maintaining excellent attention to detail, skunk works problem solving and do more with less attitude, willingness to roll up sleeves and dive in to help next to your reports (player coach orientation)

Strong communication, organization and project management skills

Strong drive to develop those around you, being an inspirational leader

Demonstrate integrity, dependability, responsibility, accountability, self-awareness, work ethic, and empathy

Compensation and Time Expectations
This is a full time, exempt position. Success metrics include (a) membership revenue above baseline (b) venue rental revenue above baseline and (c) overall member retention/churn rates. Exact goals to be determined quarterly with the Board. Base compensation is commensurate with experience, plus bonus incentives related to above. This position offers full benefits and is located at IHSF and require some material flexible hour shifting around nights and occasionally weekends (though will require almost no overnight travel).


Application Instructions
Our mission is very important to us, and we would like to know why you would like to be a big part of Impact Hub SF, and what your vision and driving passion for it is. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and we will extend offers on a rolling basis as soon as we find a stellar fit. Please submit a cover note and resume to through this webpage.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Impact Hub San Francisco is an equal opportunity employer and places a high value on workforce diversity. We strongly encourage applications from current residents of the Mission, women, people of color, LGBTQIA individuals, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. Impact Hub policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.


All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.