Senior Manager, Strategic Alliances – Corporate Partnerships

Job overview

The Senior Manager, Strategic Alliances – Corporate Partnerships role is hybrid in Washington, DC, with onsite work Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The salary is $90,000 per year. First Book works to remove barriers to quality education for children in need and has distributed books and educational resources to under-resourced communities. The individual contributor manages an assigned corporate partner portfolio and coordinates partnership planning, delivery, budgets, and reporting. The role helps strengthen partner relationships and align partnership activities with First Book's mission and approved commitments.

What you'll do

• Manage an assigned portfolio of corporate partnerships and maintain partner communication
• research partner priorities and identify aligned opportunities
• contribute to renewals, proposals, presentations, and marketing materials
• develop activity plans, scopes, timelines, budgets, and reporting milestones
• coordinate cross-functional delivery
• monitor progress, dependencies, and risks
• track spending and communicate proposed changes for review
• prepare partner deliverables and impact reports
• maintain records in Salesforce and planning tools
• track portfolio goals and share insights.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior manager

strategic alliances

corporate partnerships

first book

washington dc

hybrid

onsite tuesdays and wednesdays

nonprofit

partner portfolio

program delivery

travel up to 40%

$90,000/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical and dental insurance
• life and AD&D coverage
• paid vacation and sick leave
• 12 paid holidays
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Washington, DC parking stipend.

Why this role

The role has no direct reports. Travel may reach 40% during peak periods. A bachelor's degree and five to seven years of relevant experience are required.

About the employer

First Book is hiring for this role. Industry: Grantmaking Foundations. Sector: 81.