Senior Analyst, Partner Operations

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society. 

As a Senior Partner Operations Analyst, you will play a critical role in strengthening the operational backbone of our development efforts. This role partners closely with portfolio teams and Development Operations leadership to ensure disciplined execution, forward-looking planning, and consistent use of Salesforce and related development tools.

The Senior Analyst serves as a trusted subject matter expert and operational leader—driving improvements in systems, processes, and team effectiveness. This role focuses on executional excellence, systems ownership, and continuous improvement, not strategic portfolio design or donor strategy.

• Own and reinforce data quality and standards across portfolio teams, ensuring opportunities, activities, moves, forecasts, and related records are accurate, complete, and entered on a timely basis. 
• Establish and maintain feedback loops with portfolio teams to assess what’s working and where improvements are needed; anticipate operational needs and proactively surface risks, dependencies, and capacity constraints. 
• Partner with Development Operations and Infrastructure teams to improve workflows, reporting, and usability. 
• Serve as a primary subject matter expert for Salesforce and other development tools, systems, and processes (e.g., Outreach, Clari, GridMate, AI agents, SharePoint, etc.). 
• Drive disciplined project management across portfolio-related work, reducing last-minute requests and increasing predictability; prepare teams for reviews and check-ins through high-quality data, materials, and operational insights. 
• Create scalable resources, job aids, and documentation to support consistent execution and onboarding. 
• Lead or contribute to cross-functional initiatives that drive operational efficiency and effectiveness.

• 5+ years of related experience in portfolio or systems support. 
• Significant experience working with Salesforce CRM in a development, fundraising, or operations environment. 
• Demonstrated ability to own complex operational processes and drive improvements across teams. 
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to plan ahead, manage dependencies, and execute with discipline. 
• Exceptional attention to detail paired with a systems-level perspective. 
• Strong communication skills and confidence partnering with senior stakeholders. 
• Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.  

• Experience supporting multiple fundraising portfolios or complex pipelines. 
• Familiarity with forecasting, campaign tracking, and operational reporting. 
• Experience serving as a Salesforce power user or systems lead (non-admin). 
• Experience developing documentation, training materials, or best practices. 
• A proactive, improvement-oriented mindset. 
• Comfort influencing without formal authority. 
• A strong sense of ownership and accountability. 
• Curiosity and adaptability in learning new tools and systems. 

• Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.  
• A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges. 
• Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents. 
• Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.

Our Values: Working for an organization within the Stand Together philanthropic community is different from many other places. The culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.   

We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success.  That is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, and respect.