Operations Manager, DEIA

The Team

Across our work in Science, Education, and within our communities, we pair technology with grantmaking, impact investing, and collaboration to help accelerate the pace of progress toward our mission. Our Central team provides the support needed to push this work forward. 

The Central team at CZI consists of our Finance, People & DEI, Real Estate, Events, Workplace, Facilities, Security, Brand & Communications, Business Systems, Central Operations, Strategic Initiatives, and Ventures teams. These teams provide strategic support and operational excellence across the board at CZI. 

The Opportunity

As the Operations Manager of DEIA, you will be instrumental in identifying and operationalizing areas for improvement throughout the diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility team's programmatic efforts at CZI. This role focuses on implementing project plans to enhance our systems processes and infrastructure to scale DEIA efforts organization-wide.

In this position, you will manage and enable coordinated efforts across various stakeholders to implement DEIA projects and programs and utilize data, experience, and best practices to deliver creative solutions to track, analyze, and report progress in pursuit of operational excellence toward CZI's DEIA objectives.

What You'll Do

Project Management & Planning

• Develop and manage project plans for DEIA initiatives, including timelines, toolkits, templates, databases, budgets, and resource allocation
• Track progress, identify potential roadblocks, and implement corrective actions to ensure projects are completed on time and within scope
• Plan and implement DEIA projects and programs, including defining project scope, goals, and deliverables; creating schedule and project timelines; tracking deliverables; monitoring and reporting on project progress; and evaluating and assessing results
• Organize external strategic partnerships to support DEIA goals and development
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement DEIA programs and initiative

Operational Oversight 

• Manage daily operations related to the work across the DEIA team to ensure that workflow is aligned with overarching goals and priorities
• Facilitate the budgeting process, vendor onboarding, vendor renewals, and vendor management Point of Contact (POC)
• Data management activities will include compiling, analyzing, and maintaining internal and external DEIA-related data and metrics, as well as owning DEI dashboards to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of DEIA initiatives and strategies
• Prepare and present data and evidence-based practices to inform the development of DEIA-related interventions and training efforts in partnership with Learning, Employee Experience & Development team
• Proactively identify process improvements and eliminate operational inefficiencies and gaps within the team, ensuring enhanced productivity across the team

Communications

• Foster collaborations with key internal partners and develop/design outreach communications that help elevate the impact of DEIA at CZI
• Engaging verbal, written, and presentation communication skills, including leading and facilitating meetings with ​care and inclusion at the forefront of every interaction

What You'll Bring

• Proven success in managing complex projects, programs, and operations, including experience with project management tools and methodologies
• Ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and manage multiple stakeholders to deliver on DEIA initiatives within a dynamic organization
• Experience tracking and measuring DEIA goals and using data-driven insights to adjust and improve initiatives
• Deep understanding of DEIA concepts and their application within operational frameworks.
• Extensive experience in interpreting data to design visually appealing slide decks, presentations, and documents and creating dynamic project plans

Compensation

The Redwood City, CA base pay range for this role is $135,000 - $203,000. New hires are typically hired into the lower portion of the range, enabling employee growth in the range over time. Actual placement in range is based on job-related skills and experience, as evaluated throughout the interview process. Pay ranges outside Redwood City are adjusted based on cost of labor in each respective geographical market. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your location during the hiring process.

Benefits for the Whole You 

We’re thankful to have an incredible team behind our work. To honor their commitment, we offer a wide range of benefits to support the people who make all we do possible. 

• CZI provides a generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions to support planning for the future.
• Annual benefit for employees that can be used most meaningfully for them and their families, such as housing, student loan repayment, childcare, commuter costs, or other life needs.
• CZI Life of Service Gifts are awarded to employees to “live the mission” and support the causes closest to them.
• Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice. 
• Funding for select family-forming benefits. 
• Relocation support for employees who need assistance moving to the Bay Area
• And more!

Commitment to Diversity

We believe that the strongest teams and best thinking are defined by the diversity of voices at the table. We are committed to fair treatment and equal access to opportunity for all CZI team members and to maintaining a workplace where everyone feels welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. Learn about our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. 

If you’re interested in a role but your previous experience doesn’t perfectly align with each qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply as you may be the perfect fit for this or another role.

Explore our work modes, benefits, and interview process at www.chanzuckerberg.com/careers.

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