Project Manager, Human Potential Network

Standtogether; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% 401(k) match

Health insurance

Dental plan

Wellness & mental health support (Pel\

Career growth

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Stand Together is hiring a Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives within the Human Potential Network. This onsite role in Ballston, VA will coordinate partners, employers, and internal teams, building scalable processes and dashboards to drive accountable execution and measurable outcomes.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized, execution-oriented, and comfortable managing complex projects in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in project or program management, operations, or related field.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong planning, execution, stakeholder management, communications, and risk management.
• Experience supporting partnerships, events, or external engagement initiatives.
• Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience creating operational systems, workflows, and reporting tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to influence without authority.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with bias toward action and continuous improvement.
• Commitment to Stand Together’s values and culture.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables across HPN initiatives.
• Coordinate activities related to AI-ready talent, purpose-driven workplaces, and new pathways into high-growth sectors.
• Build and maintain operational systems, dashboards, and documentation to improve visibility and accountability.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, track decisions, and ensure follow-through across teams.
• Identify risks and gaps and proactively develop solutions to keep initiatives moving forward.
• Prepare updates and communications for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support planning and execution of the Human Potential Summit and other employer engagement opportunities.
• Capture insights and metrics to improve future programming and decision-making.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Planning & execution

Risk management

Communication

Entrepreneurial mindset

Job description

Senior Project Manager

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

The Human Potential Network (HPN) is a growing community of employers, talent providers, and workforce innovators working together to reimagine hiring, workforce development, and talent advancement at scale. Through employer collaboration, strategic partnerships, activations, thought leadership, and the annual Human Potential Summit, HPN helps organizations unlock human potential and drive meaningful workforce transformation.

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to serve as a key operational leader responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing HPN initiatives. This role will help drive alignment across partners, employers, and internal teams while building the systems, processes, and accountability needed to scale the Network and deliver measurable outcomes.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, execution-oriented, and skilled at managing complex, cross‑functional work in a fast‑paced and entrepreneurial environment.

The role will be based in‑person in the Ballston, VA office.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables across Human Potential Network initiatives, including employer workstreams, activations, events, and strategic partnerships.
• Coordinate activities related to HPN focus areas, including AI-ready talent, purpose-driven workplaces, new pathways into high-growth sectors, and internal mobility and upskilling.
• Build and maintain operational systems, workflows, dashboards, and documentation that improve visibility, accountability, and execution.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, track decisions and action items, and ensure follow-through across teams and partners.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and operational gaps and proactively develop solutions to keep initiatives moving forward.
• Prepare project updates, presentations, and communications for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support planning and execution of the Human Potential Summit and other employer engagement opportunities.
• Capture insights, lessons learned, and performance metrics to improve future programming and support strategic decision-making.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of project management, program management, operations, or related experience.
• Demonstrated success leading complex cross‑functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills, including planning, execution, stakeholder management, communications, and risk management.
• Experience supporting partnerships, community-building efforts, events, or external engagement initiatives.
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience developing operational systems, workflows, and reporting tools that improve team effectiveness.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to influence without authority.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward action, continuous improvement, and problem solving.
• Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together’s vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.
• PMP or related certification preferred.
• Experience within a PBM organization or culture is preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
• A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
• Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
• Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.

Our Values

Working for an organization within the Stand Together philanthropic community is different from many other places. The culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management, a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM empowers employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.

We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, and respect.