Cultivo

Senior Program Manager

Cultivo

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Berkeley • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $120,000 - $130,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Program leadership & delivery
  • Serve as the central point of coordination for Cultivo’s role in assigned programs – owning overall program delivery, timeline management, risk identification, and cross-workstream alignment
  • Manage program-level planning across multiple concurrent workstreams (e.g., platform delivery, MRV/protocol, scientific partnerships, rancher operations, financial administration) and ensure interdependencies are tracked and resolved
  • Drive the program rhythm: set and run internal and external cadences, prepare for and lead stakeholder meetings, maintain program documentation, and ensure decisions are captured and followed through
  • Proactively identify risks, blockers, and resource gaps; develop mitigation plans and escalate with clear recommendations when needed
  • Own program budgets and ensure Cultivo’s deliverables are executed within financial and contractual commitments
  • Client & stakeholder partnership
  • Act as Cultivo’s primary program-level interface with external partners, including corporate clients, NGOs, government agencies, research institutions, and others
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across partner organizations – navigating competing priorities, different organizational cultures, and complex governance structures
  • Represent Cultivo with credibility and poise in external meetings, steering committees, and working groups
  • Translate between external partner needs and internal execution capacity; manage expectations proactively and ensure Cultivo is always a step ahead
  • Develop practical resources and support systems for external program partners – including onboarding materials, training guides, and operational playbooks – so partners can execute effectively and independently.
  • Provide ongoing support and coaching to program partners, iterating on materials based on feedback and field learnings
  • Cross-functional coordination
  • Coordinate across Cultivo’s functional teams — product & technology, research & compliance, finance, legal, growth, project operations, etc. — to ensure aligned execution and clear accountability
  • Work closely with product leads to ensure technology deliverables are scoped, prioritized, and delivered in line with program commitments
  • Partner with science and carbon teams to align protocol development, modeling, and monitoring activities with program timelines and partner expectations
  • Collaborate with commercial and finance leads on invoicing, revenue tracking, and contract management for your programs
  • Operational excellence & scaling
  • Help define, develop, and refine Cultivo’s program management frameworks, tools, and best practices – building repeatable systems that can scale across multiple programs
  • Contribute to company-wide operational planning, including resource allocation, capacity management, and quarterly planning processes.
  • As the program portfolio grows, help onboard and mentor more junior project and program managers

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in program management, with meaningful time spent managing large, complex, multi-stakeholder programs – ideally in environments involving multi-national corporate clients, government partners, and/or NGOs
  • Track record of owning end-to-end delivery of programs with budgets in the tens of millions of dollars or more, with multiple concurrent workstreams and diverse external partners
  • Demonstrated experience managing programs that span technology delivery, field/operational execution, and scientific or technical components – you don’t need to be an expert in each, but you need to be able to hold the full picture and drive integration
  • Experience working directly with senior client stakeholders (C-suite, VP-level) and representing your organization in high-stakes external settings
  • Proven ability to bring structure and momentum to inherited or in-flight programs – including programs where the scope, roles, or deliverables are still being defined
  • Experience in one or more of the following is strongly preferred: Scope 3 insetting programs, agricultural supply chains, carbon markets, sustainability/ESG programs, land management, conservation, or natural resource management
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation package, including equity options and annual bonus
  • Access to health insurance and retirement plan
  • Remote working with access to co-working spaces in specific geographies
  • Flexible work hours with emphasis on results
  • Six months paid parental leave
  • Unlimited paid vacation
  • Opportunities for personal and professional growth in an innovative and supportive environment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
program managementbudget managementrisk identificationstakeholder managementcross-functional coordinationprogram deliverytimeline managementresource allocationoperational planningprotocol development
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationrelationship buildingproblem solvingnegotiationadaptabilitycoachingcollaborationstrategic thinkingdecision making