About CDI: The Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI) is a non-partisan, non-profit dedicated to equipping the next generation of Americans with the skills to communicate and collaborate across lines of difference. CDI works with U.S. colleges and universities by providing co-curricular programming for students, professional development for faculty and staff, and strategic guidance to leadership, aiming to foster constructive dialogue at every level and create conditions for lasting organizational change. CDI was co-founded by psychologist Jonathan Haidt.
About the Role: CDI seeks an experienced, highly organized Senior Program Manager to serve as the operational backbone of the Leadership Institute (LI), CDI's program to equip senior higher education leaders with the strategy, tools, and peer network to advance cultures of inquiry and dialogue on their campuses. This full-time, remote role works closely with the Vice President of Leadership Programs to run LI's full-year arc: the fall Summit, monthly institutional coaching, quarterly Peer Learning Communities, and each cohort's measurement and reporting cycle. The role reports to the Vice President of Leadership Programs.
Responsibilities span program and portfolio management (owning schedules and tracking systems for the cohort's year-long arc, keeping the VP ahead of deadlines, tracking institutional priorities, and improving operating systems), institution and partner liaison (primary point of contact for institutional teams on scheduling, onboarding, pre-work, and follow-up), cross-team coordination and communication, and data tracking and reporting (synthesizing cohort-wide data into dashboards, insights reports, and summaries).
About You: 5+ years of program or project management experience, ideally spanning cross-functional or partner-facing work in education, consulting, or nonprofit settings; comfortable managing a complex multi-institution portfolio; a proactive process-improver; a trusted external liaison; data-savvy; a strong communicator; mission-aligned and adaptable. Preferred: comfort with project management systems and CRMs (e.g., Asana, HubSpot). Compensation: $85,000 - $95,000 annually, with remote-first culture, unlimited PTO plus 13 holidays, home-office and internet reimbursements, health/vision/dental plans, parental leave, 3% 401k match, disability and life insurance, and a $1,000 annual professional development budget.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the Recruitee application form on the job page. Submit your full name, email, phone number, and CV/resume, and answer the supplemental application questions.
https://constructivedialogue.recruitee.com/o/senior-program-manager-leadership-programs