Program Manager, Agricultural Nitrogen Transformation

Spark Climate Solutions

Program Manager overseeing initiatives to reduce agricultural emissions within Spark’s climate solutions mission. Focused on scientific and policy integration to enhance agricultural systems.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $130,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

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Spark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, manage, and execute a portfolio of complex initiatives (e.g., regranting programs, workshops, research collaborations, and multi-institutional projects), from scoping through delivery and evaluation.
Contribute to the development and implementation of program strategy, ensuring alignment across initiatives, projects, and field-building activities.
Organize and coordinate field-building activities, such as workshops, panels, and webinars.
Provide scientific guidance to the program to ensure initiatives, projects, and external communications are technically rigorous and strategically sound.
Conduct interviews, primary research, and/or synthesize research to inform program strategy, and contribute to roadmaps, briefs, reports, or peer-reviewed publications.
Support the Program Director in tracking field development and research prioritization by synthesizing project outcomes and key learnings.
Represent Spark’s Agricultural Nitrogen Transformation Program at key external events, including conferences and workshops.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of combined professional and research experience, including any graduate work; of which 5+ years are professional experience outside of graduate work.
Master’s or Ph.D. in agricultural sciences, biology, biogeochemistry, biotechnology, environmental sciences, engineering, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience managing complex initiatives, research programs, or multi-partner projects.
Technical knowledge and experience with crop and/or livestock systems in the U.S. and/or international contexts (desired).
Experience designing or managing large-scale research initiatives, regranting programs, or scientific roadmaps (desired).
Experience working in or with nonprofit, academic, philanthropic, or policy organizations (desired).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive benefits package including 90% health coverage and 75% coverage for dependents
401k matching
Generous PTO
Sick time
End-of-year closure
Parental leave
Annual national park pass
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Hard Skills & Tools

program managementresearch collaborationdata synthesisscientific writingproject evaluationinitiative designstrategic planningfield-building activitiesprimary researchtechnical guidance

Soft Skills

organizational skillscommunication skillsleadershipcollaborationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingadaptabilityinterpersonal skillsevent representationstakeholder engagement

Certifications

Master’s degreePh.D.