Program Manager

Egreenservices; Akron (OH); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Akron office

Generous PTO

Development-focused leadership

Job summary

Social Change Institute in Akron, OH is seeking a growth-minded Program Manager to own outcomes and drive the mission forward. The role offers a competitive salary and a hybrid Akron office, with generous PTO and leadership investment in your development.

You will monitor quality, keep stakeholders informed, and push decisions ahead by surfacing data and insights. This position rewards action, ownership, and real teamwork across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience managing at the manager level inside a freelance role.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Bias toward asking clarifying questions before costly mistakes.
• Humility to revise strong opinions when data argues back.

Responsibilities

• Monitor work quality and flag issues before they elevate.
• Keep Akron, OH stakeholders briefed without burying them in updates.
• Notice when a general metric is lying and dig in.
• Step in on additional duties that support the wider Social Change Institute mission.
• Notice the self-directed gap between the spec and the shipped thing.
• Move general decisions forward when consensus stalls.
• Keep OH reporting accurate enough to bet decisions on.

Skills

Empathy management

Multitasking

Freelance management

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

If you take pride in doing Growth Mindset work well, the Program Manager opening at Social Change Institute deserves a closer look. The reward structure favors doers: $85,000 - $119,000 upfront, real general ownership, and a Social Change Institute team pulling the same direction.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor work quality and flag issues before they **elevate**
• Keep Akron, OH stakeholders briefed without burying them in updates
• Notice when a general metric is lying and dig in
• Step in on additional duties that support the wider Social Change Institute mission
• Notice the self-directed gap between the spec and the shipped thing
• Move general decisions forward when consensus stalls
• Keep OH reporting accurate enough to bet decisions on

What You'll Bring

• Manager fluency in Empathy, with Multitasking on your roadmap
• Experience at the manager level inside a freelance role
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• A bias toward asking the dumb question before the expensive mistake
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back

Based in Akron, Social Change Institute has spent 6 years shaping how people work across the general space. We hold space for disagreement, then commit fully once the general call is made.

Expect $85,000 - $119,000, a hybrid Akron office, generous PTO, and leaders who treat your development as a real priority.

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