Hybrid Program Manager: Planetary Intelligence & Climate

SLAC; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability is seeking a Program Manager to lead day-to-day operations for the Planetary Intelligence and Climate Adaptation Flagships, coordinating multiple stakeholders across Stanford and external partners.

You will monitor projects, analyze data, develop presentations, and advance strategic priorities while maintaining strong relationships and advancing event planning and knowledge management in a dynamic, start-up–like environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in a scientific or engineering field.
• Interest in science-related careers (academia, business, policy).
• Experience with AI or geospatial science.
• Experience with data management or computer science.
• Experience developing events, workshops, and trainings.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor Planetary Intelligence and Climate Adaptation projects, ensuring they remain on track and within scope.
• Collect and analyze program data, generate reports, identify trends, prepare presentations and memos.
• Conduct in-depth technical and market research on project-related solutions and report on developments.
• Design, plan, develop content for events, workshops, luncheons, meetings, and trainings; manage logistics and post-event follow-up.
• Facilitate communication and identify synergies between cohort projects and external stakeholders.
• Represent the Accelerator internally and externally at conferences and meetings.
• Direct project work of the administrative staff assigned to the Planetary Intelligence and Climate Adaptation program.

Skills

AI & Geospatial

Data management

Events planning

Stakeholder management

Influence without authority

Education

Science/Engineering degree

Job description

The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability is seeking a Program Manager to lead day-to-day operations for the Planetary Intelligence and Climate Adaptation Flagships, coordinating multiple stakeholders across Stanford and external partners.

You will monitor projects, analyze data, develop presentations, and advance strategic priorities while maintaining strong relationships and advancing event planning and knowledge management in a dynamic, start-up–like environment.