Program Manager, Corporate Engagement

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.

Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking.  We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

Position Description:

The Program Manager, Purpose at PIMCO role at PIMCO offers resourceful self-starters the opportunity to learn and be challenged. This is a fast-paced environment which requires a high degree of professionalism, organization, and detail orientation, coupled with the ability to multitask and prioritize. We encourage and appreciate taking initiative and taking ownership, plus bringing forth creative ideas. We are looking for team-oriented candidates who are highly professional and value diversity in their everyday workload.

This role will be responsible for managing local grantee relationships, executing employee engagement programming, and overseeing the organization's impact measurement processes. The role sits at the intersection of community investment, operational execution, and data -- and is well suited to someone who is organized, relationship-driven, and curious about how AI and emerging tools can improve how social impact work gets done.

This role will be based in New York and report to the Global Head of Corporate Engagement.

Key responsibilities include:

I. Grantee and Partner Relationships:

• Manage a portfolio of grantee relationships across NYC, Canada, Miami, Chicago and Sao Paulo, serving as a primary point of contact for grant reporting, check-ins, and ongoing communication.

• Support the full grant lifecycle, including due diligence, monitoring, documentation, and close-out.

• Coordinate with colleagues on grant communications, portfolio updates, and board or leadership reporting.

• Conduct presentations about the firm’s Purpose at PIMCO programme(s) for employees upon request.

II. Community and Employee Engagement:

• Design and execute community engagement and volunteering programming across portfolio, serving as the on-the-ground lead and project manager (e.g., oversee planning, logistics, legalities, communication, recruitment, etc.).

• Partner with internal stakeholders to align programming with employee interests and organizational priorities and to drive participation.

• Collaborate on and own local execution of Global signature initiatives, (e.g., Pro Bono Corps, Global Month of Volunteering and Share the Harvest). 

• Track participation, gather feedback, and report on program outcomes.

• Support the development of new programming concepts as needs evolve

III. Impact Measurement and Assessment:

• Serve as the primary internal liaison for the organization's impact assessment partnership(s), managing day-to-day workflows, data collection, and vendor communication.

• Support the development of internal measurement capacity over time, with a long-term eye toward building or informing an in-house function.

• Help identify and evaluate tools and approaches -- including AI-enabled options -- that could improve how the organization captures and communicates its impact.

• Develop and deliver impact reporting, storytelling, and internal communications related to community investment outcomes.

• Assess grantee fulfilment of agreements through submission of reporting and documentation

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree

• 6+ years of experience in corporate social impact, philanthropy, nonprofit management, community engagement, or a related field

• Experience managing external partner or grantee relationships, with a track record of building trust and delivering against commitments.

• Familiarity with impact measurement frameworks, data collection processes, or grant reporting requirements.

• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.

• Strategic thinker with outstanding written and verbal communications skills

• Experience working with or alongside a third-party impact assessment platform or nonprofit measurement partner.

• Familiarity with AI tools and a genuine interest in applying them to social impact workflows.

• Experience designing or executing employee engagement or volunteering programming in a corporate context.

PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.
Salary Range: $ 120,000.00 - $ 135,000.00

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