\nAssociate Director of External Affairs\n\nBES is a national non-profit organization that identifies and prepares excellent leaders to transform education in their communities. From school founders and executive directors, to operations leaders, deans of students, and directors of curriculum and instruction, BES trains leaders to build schools, to ensure their schools excel, and to sustain their results over time. Since 1993, BES has prepared leaders to found more than 215 schools in 54 cities across 21 states and Washington, DC, educating more than 71,000 students each year. 82% of these students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and 94% identify as students of color. In all, BES has trained nearly 3,000 leaders to found, lead, and grow schools that reflect and respond to the needs of their communities.\n\nThe Associate Director of External Affairs is an integral member of the six-person External Affairs Team. This person will conduct research and ensure smooth operational systems, robust knowledge, and relationship management within and across teams so that BES can accurately measure our impact and properly steward and collaborate with key stakeholders to expand our reach. The Associate Director of External Affairs reports to the Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships. \n\nHeadline Responsibilities:\n\nThe Associate Director of External Affairs is responsible for:\n\n\n* Researching:\n\n\n\n* Conduct prospect research to identify new local and national funders and partners to ensure BES meets our annual fundraising and partnership goals. \n\n* Conduct research for new regions for the BES Fellowship, and select BES programs, and assess their viability in terms of need, authorization, talent, and strategic partners with guidance from the Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships and Senior Director of External Affairs and Philanthropy.\n\n* Manage and update the Funder Resource Playbook, Authorizer Playbook, External Affairs Handbook, and BES Fellow School Model Summaries.\n\n* Track and disseminate national and regional news to inform new and current approaches to BES’ development and partnership strategy.   \n\n* Track federal and state policy and legislative developments that impact or may impact BES strategy or lead to new opportunities for BES.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n* Managing Relationships and Producing Materials:\n\n\n\n* Support senior-level team members by creating pre-and post-meeting strategic notes for external meetings, drafting outreach and follow-up emails  for these meetings, and drafting custom proposals to work towards securing new partnerships for BES.\n\n* Support the Senior Director of External Affairs and Philanthropy in the execution of the stewardship strategy, including drafting and sending donor appeal and acknowledgment letters as well as drafting letters of intent or responses to request for proposals (RFP) issued by charitable entities.\n\n* Support the recruitment and selection of BES Fellowship candidates for regional partners by creating prospective Fellow candidate portfolios for partner interviews, scheduling partner interviews, and facilitating follow through as needed in collaboration with the Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships.\n\n* Manage a subset of external relationships with support from the Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships that will grow over time once acclimated to the role.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n* Managing Information:\n\n\n\n* Responsible for overall knowledge management and database systems (including our CRM (Zoho) and Google Drive) for External Affairs\n\n* Depending on availability of funding each year, manage BES startup funding process for all BES Fellows and the BES team, including reviewing applications submitted, coordinating deliberations with the Startup Committee, monitoring the pool of funding, completing all award notification responsibilities, and improving processes each year.\n\n* Manage grant deliverables spreadsheet and support Senior Director of External Relations and Philanthropy and Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships to engage program leads in a timely manner as needed to track progress and inform future grant applications.\n\n* Coordinate with the BES Operations Team to source, analyze, and share key information maintained by the Operations team such as the BES roster of schools\n\n* Lead special projects, as needed, to collect, organize and analyze information regarding BES programs and leaders (such as job transitions of BES alumni) in collaboration with the Operations to drive development and partnership strategy.\n\n* Monitor the External Affairs Team’s progress toward goals as part of the BES Strategic Plan to ensure we stay on track to meet our targets.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n* Continuously Improving:\n\n\n\n* Continuously improve BES’ development, strategy, and partnerships research, operations, and knowledge management functions, in alignment with BES beliefs, the BES strategic plan, and our values of continuous growth and learning, intentional results, valuing all voices and identities, integrity and respect, and clear and candid communication.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nRequired Skills, Experience, and Competencies:\n\nThe ideal candidate for the Associate Director of External Affairs has had at least three years of relevant experience.\n\n\n* Organizational Skills: Organized and detail-oriented, has an ability to simultaneously handle a variety of projects and complex tasks, and has disciplined systems to manage information.\n\n* Proven Independent Leader: Has a track record of meeting deadlines and prioritizing work and has the patience and tenacity to complete online research consistently. Knows how to successfully manage up and across an organization to get relevant information and drive strategies. History of teamwork and willingness to roll up sleeves to get the work done.\n\n* Demonstrated Commitment to DEI: Has a track record of making commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion in practical, tangible, and result-oriented ways. Demonstrates a willingness to learn about research-based tools and strategies to further BES’s commitment to equitable and antiracist practices.\n\n* Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills and a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders in diverse settings.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nPreferred Skills, Experience, and Competencies:\n\n\n* K-12 Education Experience: Experience working or volunteering directly in K-12 education or a K-12 education nonprofit.\n\n* Database Management Experience: Experience using a customer relationship management system, and ideally, Zoho.\n\n* Technology: Experience using Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, Canva, online meeting platforms (Zoom), donor prospecting software (such as iWave, DonorSearch or a similar platform).\n\n\n\n\n \n\nOther Requirements:\n\n\n* Travel for bi-annual team convenings or occasional conference or in-person meeting attendance for the External Affairs Team\n\n* Can be based anywhere in the United States\n\n\n\n\n \n\nCompensation:\n\n\n* BES offers a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes medical and dental coverage, a 401(k) contribution match, paid time off, paid parental leave, and the ability to work remotely. \n\n*  The 2024-2025 salary range for the Associate Director position at BES is: $85,005-$102,988\n\n\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Senior and Senior jobs that are similar:\n\n $60,000 — $110,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n

\n\nWho We Are\nAt OKX, we believe the future will be reshaped by technology. Founded in 2017, we are revolutionising world systems through our cutting-edge digital asset exchange, Web3 portal and blockchain ecosystems. We reshape the financial ecosystem by offering some of the most diverse and sophisticated products, solutions, and trading tools on the market. Trusted by more than 50 million users in over 180 countries globally, OKX empowers every individual to explore the world of Web3. With our extensive range of products and services, and unwavering commitment to innovation, OKX envisions a world of financial access backed by blockchain and the power of decentralized finance.\n \nWe are innovative in the way we think, work, and in the products we create. We are also socially responsible by actively participating and encouraging employees to take part in various public welfare activities. With more than 3,000 employees around the world, we believe embracing diversity and inclusion will spark the creation of long-term value for the industry. Come Build the Future with Us now!\n\n\n\nAbout the Opportunity\nAs the EU local senior product manager owning the market business from product perspective, you will focus on driving crypto user growth and business impact in EU through both global crypto core features and local unique value propositions. You will simplify investment strategies and technics and apply them into various retail features which help EU users improve their overall financial wellness. You'll own the strategy, roadmap, and execution of key product initiatives focused on unlocking great user experiences based on data and insights. You'll be responsible for customer onboarding, activation, product adoption, repeated usage and retention goals. You'll drive decision making through quantitative results, research, and customer insights. You'll be joining our growing local product team to help define the future of our company and product. If you are an entrepreneurial product leader, who doesn't hesitate to propose bold ideas and roll up your sleeves to put them into action, this role will be a great fit for you.\nWhat You'll Be Doing:\n\n\nOwn the product in EU, develop product strategy and manage the roadmap for product evolution in EU\n\n\n\nLead the product area, guide and coach the team to achieve deliverables and business impact with high efficiency\n\n\n\nIdentify market opportunities and pursue differentiating and forward-thinking products and features\n\n\n\nBuild operational maturity for product development and execution and represent products to business stakeholders and executive leadership\n\n\n\nDefine and monitor KPIs for products while leading feature teams towards workflow, UX and design optimization to better meet KPI targets\n\n\n\nDrive product discussions with key stakeholders to ensure the product-line is meeting customer needs and market demand\n\n\n\nAssume accountability for EU product roadmaps, resource allocation, release cadence, testing and beta programs\n\n\n\nPartner with global product team and various cross-functional teams to develop and realize encompassed localized opportunities\n\n\n\n\nWhat We Look For In You:\n\n\nMinimum of 5 years of product management, TPM, or software engineering experience, preferably experience with crypto, DeFi, social, gaming, e-commerce or finance\n\n\n\nA track record of success launching highly scalable and successful products within DeFi, crypto, fintech, social or gaming industries\n\n\n\nExcellent written and verbal communications skills; ability to translate strategy into clear and actionable plans for Product Development, Engineering, Design and Marketing\n\n\n\nAbility to understand and assess engineering, design and schedule tradeoffs\n\n\n\nHave an eye for good design and user experience\n\n\n\nStrong analytical, prioritization, and problem solving skills and willingness to roll up one's sleeves to get the job done\n\n\n\nHave worked with and built successful products with remote development teams\n\n\n\nBA/BS technical degree or equivalent;\n\n\n\n\nNice to Haves:\n\n\nPassion for crypto and blockchain innovations\n\n\n\n\nPerks and Benefits:\n\n\n\n* Competitive total compensation package\n\n* L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development\n\n* Various team building programs and company events\n\n* More that we love to tell you along the process!\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, Web3, Crypto and Senior jobs that are similar:\n\n $90,000 — $152,500/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nEurope (Remote)

\n\n\n\nWho We Are\nAt OKX, we believe the future will be reshaped by technology. Founded in 2017, we are revolutionising world systems through our cutting-edge digital asset exchange, Web3 portal and blockchain ecosystems. We reshape the financial ecosystem by offering some of the most diverse and sophisticated products, solutions, and trading tools on the market. Trusted by more than 50 million users in over 180 countries globally, OKX empowers every individual to explore the world of Web3. With our extensive range of products and services, and unwavering commitment to innovation, OKX envisions a world of financial access backed by blockchain and the power of decentralized finance.\n \nWe are innovative in the way we think, work, and in the products we create. We are also socially responsible by actively participating and encouraging employees to take part in various public welfare activities. With more than 3,000 employees around the world, we believe embracing diversity and inclusion will spark the creation of long-term value for the industry. Come Build the Future with Us now!\n\n\nAbout the Opportunity\nAs the EU local senior product manager owning the market business from product perspective, you will focus on driving crypto user growth and business impact in EU through both global crypto core features and local unique value propositions. You will simplify investment strategies and technics and apply them into various retail features which help EU users improve their overall financial wellness. You'll own the strategy, roadmap, and execution of key product initiatives focused on unlocking great user experiences based on data and insights. You'll be responsible for customer onboarding, activation, product adoption, repeated usage and retention goals. You'll drive decision making through quantitative results, research, and customer insights. You'll be joining our growing local product team to help define the future of our company and product. If you are an entrepreneurial product leader, who doesn't hesitate to propose bold ideas and roll up your sleeves to put them into action, this role will be a great fit for you.\nWhat You'll Be Doing:\n\n\nOwn the product in EU, develop product strategy and manage the roadmap for product evolution in EU\n\n\n\nLead the product area, guide and coach the team to achieve deliverables and business impact with high efficiency\n\n\n\nIdentify market opportunities and pursue differentiating and forward-thinking products and features\n\n\n\nBuild operational maturity for product development and execution and represent products to business stakeholders and executive leadership\n\n\n\nDefine and monitor KPIs for products while leading feature teams towards workflow, UX and design optimization to better meet KPI targets\n\n\n\nDrive product discussions with key stakeholders to ensure the product-line is meeting customer needs and market demand\n\n\n\nAssume accountability for EU product roadmaps, resource allocation, release cadence, testing and beta programs\n\n\n\nPartner with global product team and various cross-functional teams to develop and realize encompassed localized opportunities\n\n\n\n\nWhat We Look For In You:\n\n\nMinimum of 5 years of product management, TPM, or software engineering experience, preferably experience with crypto, DeFi, social, gaming, e-commerce or finance\n\n\n\nA track record of success launching highly scalable and successful products within DeFi, crypto, fintech, social or gaming industries\n\n\n\nExcellent written and verbal communications skills; ability to translate strategy into clear and actionable plans for Product Development, Engineering, Design and Marketing\n\n\n\nAbility to understand and assess engineering, design and schedule tradeoffs\n\n\n\nHave an eye for good design and user experience\n\n\n\nStrong analytical, prioritization, and problem solving skills and willingness to roll up one's sleeves to get the job done\n\n\n\nHave worked with and built successful products with remote development teams\n\n\n\nBA/BS technical degree or equivalent;\n\n\n\n\nNice to Haves:\n\n\nPassion for crypto and blockchain innovations\n\n\n\n\nPerks and Benefits:\n\n\n\n* Competitive total compensation package\n\n* L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development\n\n* Various team building programs and company events\n\n* More that we love to tell you along the process!\n\n\n\n\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, Web3, Crypto, Testing, Education and Senior jobs that are similar:\n\n $70,000 — $105,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nFrancescas, Lot-et-Garonne, France

The Opportunity\n\ninsitro is looking for a Vice President (Senior Director) of External Research. Reporting to the Vice President of Project and Portfolio Management through the Chief Technological Operations Officer, you will partner with leaders across the company, including Research, Drug Discovery, Research Operations, Corporate Development & Strategy, and Project management. You will have ultimate accountability for building an external R&D strategy, defining how insitro interacts with and manages its preclinical and research CRO partnerships, and for supporting alliance and outsourcing management across multiple service categories of research and preclinical trial activities.\nResponsibilities\n\n\n* In alignment with insitro's corporate and strategic goals, lead development of a comprehensive multi-year external research strategy across preclinical and research CROs and partners, with a line of sight into clinical development and external partnerships\n\n* Build and manage a strong strategic network of outside partners, consultants, service organizations, and high-quality CROs that meet the highest standards scientifically and ethically\n\n* Accountable for successful scoping, monitoring, and execution of externally sourced projects across vendor network(s) in accordance with project goals, spend, and timelines\n\n* In collaboration with Legal and Procurement, define and establish insitro's overall approach to governance and partnership operating models to ensure effective oversight and management of all outsourced relationships (including KPI's and metrics)\n\n* Pursue innovative relationships with research and CRO partners to achieve high quality execution of outsourced work\n\n* Leads a team to embed industry-leading processes and principles in vendor management and ensures that contractual obligations, SOP's, and guidelines are adhered to\n\n* Oversee and regularly review total scope of outsourced services from a scientific, output, financial, and operational perspective to ensure effective management of CRO resources and identify opportunities for continuous improvement\n\n* Research industry trends and innovations in research and non-clinical outsourcing and alliance management and introduces best practices\n\n* Set the direction and strategy for CRO alliance management that allows for flexible and cost-effective partnerships across all provider types\n\n* Represent insitro at senior-level partnership meetings and negotiations and ensures that business partnerships are managed in support of the research portfolio to enable effective delivery\n\n* Coordinate with Procurement and Legal to ensure timely, compliant, and effective execution of agreements, participates in partner selection and negotiation processes as appropriate\n\n* Foster and ensure a culture of transparency of progress against department infrastructural and team goals by modeling best practice for risk and issue identification, communication, and mitigation/management\n\n* Leads a team to embed industry-leading processes and principles in vendor management and ensures that contractual obligations, SOP's, and guidelines are adhered to\n\n* Open to remote and local candidates; travel (up to 20% time) will be required to oversee domestic and international partnerships\n\n\n\nAbout You\n\n\n* You typically have a bachelor's degree and over 20 years of relevant experience and/or advanced education; you may be new to executive roles or have experience leading functions at smaller companies. Note: Senior director candidates may have 18+ years and/or advanced education; e.g., PhD in a scientific discipline and 12+ years of relevant experience (may include doctoral experience).\n\n* Excellent understanding of biotech/pharma R&D, preclinical research, clinical development and trial methodology, GCP, quality & regulatory standards and policies relevant to the services within the remit of the role\n\n* Experience building an external R&D strategy and managing collaborations with scientists, contract research organizations (CROs, including travel), consultants, pharmaceutical partners and other outside organizations in a matrix environment\n\n* Strong knowledge of a broad range of nonclinical studies relevant to drug development (Toxicology, DMPK, Bioanalytical, Biology, Pharmacology). Clinical Pharmacology and biomarker experience preferred.\n\n* Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills with the ability to see issues from multiple viewpoints and understand the needs of internal and external stakeholders\n\n* Demonstrated ability to work in ambiguous and complex work environment while balancing multiples demands of role in a responsive and professional manner\n\n* Direct people management experience with demonstrated competencies in growth mindset strategies, mentoring and coaching, and a strong proven desire to share knowledge and experience in order to promote the professional development of others\n\n* Proven ability to engage teams and inspire them to sustain high levels of performance in a constantly changing environment\n\n* Successful track record of developing, implementing, and improving business processes\n\n* Excellent understanding of CRO landscape, including capabilities and limitations of vendors and sites worldwide with in-depth experience soliciting and critically evaluating CRO and service provider proposals, SOW terms, and growing and promoting long-term, healthy strategic relationships\n\n* Proven ability to lead cross-functional groups and projects, developing and executing sourcing strategies, contract negotiations, and managing 3rd party supplier relationships\n\n\n\nCompensation & Benefits at insitro\n\nOur target starting salary for successful US-based applicants for this role is $240,000-$300,000. To determine starting pay, we consider multiple job-related factors including a candidate's skills, education and experience, market demand, business needs, and internal parity. We may also adjust this range in the future based on market data.\n\nThis role is eligible for participation in our Annual Performance Bonus Plan (based on company targets by role level and annual company performance) and our Equity Incentive Plan, subject to the terms of those plans and associated policies.\n\nIn addition, insitro also provides our employees:\n\n\n* 401(k) plan with employer matching for contributions\n\n* Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage (insitro pays 100% of premiums for employees), as well as mental health and well-being support\n\n* Open, flexible vacation policy\n\n* Paid parental leave\n\n* Quarterly budget for books and online courses for self-development\n\n* Support to occasionally attend professional conferences that are meaningful to your career growth and development\n\n* New hire stipend for home office setup\n\n* Monthly cell phone & internet stipend\n\n* Access to free onsite baristas and cafe with daily lunch and breakfast\n\n* Access to free onsite fitness center\n\n* Commuter benefits\n\n\n\n\ninsitro is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.\n\nWe believe diversity, equity, and inclusion need to be at the foundation of our culture. We work hard to bring together diverse teams–grounded in a wide range of expertise and life experiences–and work even harder to ensure those teams thrive in inclusive, growth-oriented environments supported by equitable company and team practices. All candidates can expect equitable treatment, respect, and fairness throughout the interview process. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Education, Senior and Legal jobs that are similar:\n\n $50,000 — $80,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nSouth San Francisco, California, United States