Program Innovation Lead: Tech-Driven Justice Solutions

International Justice Mission; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision

Monthly commuter and parking benefits

Retirement benefit options

Paid leave starting at 23 days

12 holidays

Community spiritual formation

Staff care resources

Job summary

International Justice Mission (IJM) is seeking a Program Innovation Manager to lead design thinking, prototyping, and technology-enabled programming across global initiatives. You will guide multidisciplinary teams and translate complex tech insights into clear briefs for leadership.

This hybrid role in the Washington, DC area focuses on rapid experimentation, Figma prototyping, ethical guidelines, and scaling effective innovations with partners, survivors, and governments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in international development, public policy, design, or related field; Master’s/PhD preferred.
• Ability to translate complex tech insights into clear briefs for leadership and field teams.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams through ambiguous problems and aligning stakeholders.
• Expertise across human-centered design, technology, research, strategy, product development, innovation, or systems change.
• 6–8 years creating prototypes, digital workflows, or tech solutions using modern design tools.
• Track record of designing and scaling interventions across geographies.
• Experience working in cross-cultural contexts and survivor-centered program development.
• Travel: 25%.

Responsibilities

• Support creation and execution of IJM’s program innovation strategy, integrating emerging technologies and methodologies.
• Partner with program teams, survivors, governments, and tech innovators to identify opportunities where tech can improve prevention, reporting, investigations, and survivor services.
• Forge strategic partnerships with tech innovators and institutions to co-develop technology-enabled solutions.
• Develop and institutionalize ethical and operational guidelines for technology-driven programming, ensuring safeguarding and data privacy.
• Translate technology insights into briefs and presentations for leadership and field teams.
• Design and deliver advanced training programs on innovation tools and applications.
• Lead rapid research and pilot management for technology-driven solutions and scale proven concepts.
• Lead major prototyping for UX/UI in program data management systems.
• Develop low-fidelity and functional prototypes using Figma, AI platforms, and no-code tools.
• Maintain a centralized knowledge hub for incubation efforts.
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings with global stakeholders to align incubation priorities.

Skills

Design thinking

Prototyping

Workshop facilitation

Stakeholder management

Cross-cultural collaboration

Multilingual (preferred)

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Masters or PhD preferred

Tools

Figma

FigJam

No-code/AI tools

Job description

International Justice Mission (IJM) is seeking a Program Innovation Manager to lead design thinking, prototyping, and technology-enabled programming across global initiatives. You will guide multidisciplinary teams and translate complex tech insights into clear briefs for leadership.

This hybrid role in the Washington, DC area focuses on rapid experimentation, Figma prototyping, ethical guidelines, and scaling effective innovations with partners, survivors, and governments.