Distributed Neighborhood Captains Program Manager

Movement Labs

Program Manager managing the Neighborhood Captains program at Contest Every Race. Building and overseeing a distributed digital campaign to enhance voter engagement across the U.S.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeRemote • District of Columbia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $80,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in managing volunteer programs and digital infrastructure within political campaigns, utilizing data fluency to drive decision-making and performance monitoring. Capable of fostering an inclusive team culture while effectively managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines.

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Volunteer ManagementData FluencyProject ManagementDigital Infrastructure DesignCampaign Experience

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Hard Skills

Data AnalysisDigital Tool ProficiencyPerformance TrackingOnboarding FlowsCommunication Cadences

Soft Skills

Team Culture BuildingCreative Problem SolvingAdaptability Under Pressure

Tools & Technologies

Tracking PlatformsMobile Applications

Industry Keywords

Political CampaignsVolunteer ExperienceCounty Democratic PartiesField Program Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and manage the distributed Neighborhood Captains program end-to-end, scaling it across hundreds of county parties nationwide.
Directly manage a program deputy who owns training and the front-of-house captain and volunteer experience.
Design and own the program's digital infrastructure: onboarding flows, communication cadences.
Build and maintain systems to track program health, report on key metrics, and monitor performance across the country.
Use data to inform decisions and surface insights and recommendations to leadership.
Partner with your deputy to recruit, train, and support volunteer captains, each of whom will own a list of roughly 50 voters in their own community.
Foster a team culture that is inclusive, celebratory, and built to withstand the pressure of a campaign environment.
Find creative solutions to digital issues as they arise to keep the program moving under tight deadlines.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–4 years working on political candidate campaigns in digital and/or volunteer management roles.
Data fluency & technological proficiency: comfortable working with data managers to interpret outreach metrics and using tracking platforms to identify regional trends or underperformance; able to troubleshoot mobile applications for your team in the field.
Digitally fluent, fast learner: you pick up new software quickly, think in systems, and are genuinely excited about how digital tools can amplify organizing. You're not intimidated by new platforms; you're curious about them.
Project management: you can hold a lot of moving parts, prioritize well under pressure, and know when to ask for help in a fast-moving environment.
Experience managing staff in a campaign environment.
Familiarity with how county Democratic parties typically work and the volunteer experience in those settings.
Comfortable with, and energized by, the pace and pressure of a campaign environment with tough, tight deadlines.
Preferred: experience on a congressional campaign running a strong field program.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual salary of $80,000 (Program Manager, Level 3).
Work-life stipend of $700/month pre-tax to support employees during our highest-intensity work period, starting August 1 (prorated for partial months).
Excellent health, dental, and vision benefits; 401(k) matching.
Remote-first culture with teammates across the country.
Possible on-call requirements.
This is a temporary cycle role, running through December 15, 2026.
This position is eligible for the collective bargaining unit.