Managing Director, Discovery and Insight

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Spearhead Audacious's worldwide quest for visionary ideas and transformative leaders.

• Manage the entire process of curation, application, and due diligence.

• Formulate and refine sourcing and curation strategies for each funding cycle.

• Keep abreast of emerging trends and innovations pertinent to Audacious.

• Gather insights and lessons learned to enhance annual sourcing and curation efforts.

• Identify concepts for progression into the application phase.

• Oversee due diligence on selected organizations, assessing their readiness, viability, and alignment with our portfolio.

• Create evidence-based recommendations for finalists, detailing rationale and associated risks.

• Foster ongoing relationships with leaders in the social sector, funders, intermediary partners, and sourcing networks.

• Represent Audacious's viewpoint in the sector and establish opportunities for collaboration.

• Lead and strategically allocate resources to the Discovery and Insight vertical.

• Mentor team members in sourcing, conducting due diligence, and managing partner relationships.

• Manage relationships and collaborate with year-round partners such as The Bridgespan Group.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in setting strategy within dynamic, entrepreneurial environments.

• Capability to make impactful decisions based on solid principles and conviction.

• Extensive generalist knowledge across geographic, social-change, and innovation sectors.

• Professional maturity and credibility to engage ultra-high-net-worth individuals, subject matter experts, and internal teams.

• Demonstrated experience in building and nurturing teams.

• Experience leading change-management initiatives.

• Ability to operate through influence within a senior leadership context.

• Access to and recognition within social-change and social-innovation networks.

• Strong commitment to the mission and high-integrity leadership.

• Alignment with Audacious’ core values.

• A creative, collaborative, and team-oriented mindset.

• Intellectual curiosity and awareness of current social change and emerging philanthropy trends.

• Capacity to lead initiatives that evolve the organization’s work.

• Decisive yet flexible in approach.

• Good judgment to lead through influence rather than direct ownership.

• Highly preferred: familiarity with funder-collaborative platforms and philanthropic sourcing/investment strategies.

• Highly preferred: experience in multinational and culturally diverse organizations.

🏝️ Benefits

• Option for remote work.

• Commitment to equal opportunity and affirmative action in employment.

• Acceptance of cover letter and resume submissions.