Omidyar Network (ON) is a philanthropic organization whose mission is to bend the arc of the digital revolution toward shared power, prosperity, and possibility. Digital technology is a powerful and ubiquitous force that, harnessed wisely, makes wondrous things happen. We believe in working together to guide tech’s trajectory intentionally. Our vision is for our shared humanity to steer our digital future.
So far, we have committed more than $1.94 billion to initiatives that share our vision. We engage, partner with, and fund some of the world’s brightest thinkers and innovators to guide our digital future toward the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
Our Programs and Policy team focuses on the key drivers of our shared digital future: the culture, the governance, and the business of digital tech. Through grantmaking, advocacy, and funder partnership, we aim to shape more intentional societal governance and amplify our shared agency. We work with a broad range of stakeholders, including investors, tech firms, policymakers, consumers, and workers, to guide tech’s trajectory and build coalitions and counterweights to concentrated power in civil society. Our team members come from policy, advocacy, nonprofits, community organizing, technology, consulting, philanthropy, education, and the arts.
As the Principal, Programs and Policy (Philanthropic Partnerships) at ON you will play a central role in honing our engagement across the philanthropic ecosystem at a time when so many funders, new and seasoned alike, are asking questions about artificial intelligence and digital technology: What role should we play? Where to begin? Who’s doing what? What opportunities stand out?
In this role, you will upgrade our approach to philanthropic partnership in three domains: (1) funder education, everything we do to help individual and institutional funders get oriented, networked, and off the sidelines; (2) funder collaboration, including a portfolio of formal partnerships and faster-moving aligned funding opportunities; and (3) signature initiatives or products to elevate our network’s point-of-view and priorities.
This is an exciting time to join ON. In recent years, we’ve incubated or seeded new initiatives (e.g., Andaris, The Tech We Want), co-founded philanthropic collaboratives (e.g., Humanity AI, Responsible Tech Youth Power Fund), and co-convened funder learning tables and workshops (e.g., AI and labor, competition, California policy).
The ideal candidate is a savvy orchestrator who excels at the relational, intellectual, and strategic dimensions of moving a fragmented philanthropic ecosystem toward greater impact. You are equally at ease one-on-one with a family foundation principal discussing what we know about AI’s labor implications or briefing an eclectic room of 30 funders on ON’s priorities. Day to day, you are the conductor of a team-wide partnership approach that demands judgment calls about what to spotlight, who to pull into meetings, and how to translate an opportunity for different audiences.
This role reports to the Senior Director, Programs and Policy, who is based remotely in Los Angeles, CA.
This is a hybrid role, with employees working in the office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. This position will be based out of our San Francisco or Washington, DC office. Employees must reside within 100 miles of their assigned office location. This role will require moderate travel (20-30% depending on time of year).
Candidates must have a current U.S. work authorization to be considered. ON does not sponsor or provide support for visas or work authorization, including H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, and other temporary work authorization programs.
This is a full-time, salaried position that features competitive pay and benefits, including health care (medical/dental/vision), paid time off, and a generous employer 401(k) contribution. The starting salary range for this role is $171,400-$214,200 in San Francisco and $154,200-$192,800 in Washington, DC. ON manages pay equity seriously and new hires generally start at the midpoint of this range.
Omidyar Network is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes people from all experiences, abilities, and perspectives to apply. We fundamentally believe that people are inherently capable but often lack opportunity. We know that a diverse workforce reflecting a broad range of backgrounds and views allows us to see problems in more nuanced ways, creating the thought leadership needed to elevate humanity and evolve the culture, governance, and business of technology. We actively recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a broad candidate pool. We are committed to an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any part of the application or interview process, please let us know at recruitment@omidyar.com.
Omidyar Network is a philanthropic organization whose mission is to bend the arc of the digital revolution toward shared power, prosperity, and possibility. Digital technology is a powerful and ubiquitous force, that, harnessed wisely, makes wondrous things happen. We believe in working together to guide tech's trajectory intentionally. Our vision is for our shared humanity to steer our digital future.
So far, we have committed more than $1.94 billion to initiatives that share our vision. We engage, partner, and fund some of the world's brightest thinkers and innovators to guide our digital future toward the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
