Development Manager

📋 Description

• Lead fundraising strategy across grants, sponsorships, major donors, and individual giving.
• Identify, qualify, cultivate, and steward funders and partnerships; tailor engagement approaches.
• Translate missions and roadmaps into funding proposals and philanthropic narratives.
• Build sponsorship programs for conferences and community initiatives.
• Manage grant applications, reports, and communications with funders.
• Maintain fundraising infrastructure: donor/CRM records, pipelines, and donation platforms.

🎯 Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional fundraising or development experience with a track record of
• Experience leading fundraising initiatives from strategy to closing.
• Experience in the technology sector, ideally in mission-driven/open-source/public-interest
• Proven success in corporate sponsorships and major donor relationships.
• Strong grant-writing, proposal development, reporting, and funder communications.
• Excellent written and verbal English, persuasive storytelling, and relationship-building.

🎁 Benefits

• Estimated annual compensation of approximately $120,000–$150,000 USD for the United States, with
• Fully remote work with flexible hours and team overlap expectations.
• 25 days of paid time off per year.
• 14 days of paid sick leave where applicable.
• Six weeks paid and six weeks unpaid parental leave, with additional local adjustments.
• Budget for work hardware and potential personal property transfer after three years.