The Opportunity
This is a rare chance to grow the internal capacity of an organization that's already proven its model and is ready to scale — with real ownership over how that happens. After completing its pilot phase, Impact Collective is ready to enter its next chapter: building robust, rooted communities in both Boston and the Bay Area, while deepening the infrastructure and team capacity to sustain that expansion with care. The newly created Managing Director role will take an organization with a strong founding leader, clear mission, proven model, and robust startup infrastructure across programs, systems, and processes to a new level, scaling thoughtfully. This is a growth role, not a stabilization or turnaround.
The Managing Director will be a key architect of expansion: a trusted thought partner to the Executive Director, a steady steward of organizational culture, and an integrative leader across programs, external relations, and operations. The Managing Director will focus on internal team structure and management across programs, communications/external relations, operations, and finance — building up and out the team, especially in programs and development, and scaling operations so the Executive Director can focus more on external stakeholders, fundraising, and partnerships. The Managing Director holds decision-making authority over internal team management, day-to-day operations, and budget execution within Board-approved parameters — ensuring that the Executive Director's strategic priorities translate into clear goals, accountable teams, and strong organizational systems across both coasts.
How to Apply
Impact Collective is partnering with Walker & Associates Consulting – a Bay Area-based Black- and woman-owned equity-centered strategic management consulting and search firm – to facilitate this search.
To apply, email a cover letter, resume, and list of three references (references will not be contacted without your advanced notice) to [email protected] by Friday, September 4, 2026, at 5:00 pm PT. Use the subject line: Managing Director Application. Please submit PDF or Microsoft Word files only, preferably with all materials in one combined file. Resume review begins immediately. Questions or Nominations? Contact Jeannine N. Walker at [email protected].