Job description
Rippleworks Foundation believes all people should have equitable access to the resources and opportunities to live life to the fullest. Our mission is to relentlessly focus on the needs of social ventures by providing practical support for impactful entrepreneurs and their teams so Ventures can improve more lives. Rippleworks’ programs has directly supported 250 ventures by running 275 projects in 60 countries, held workshops for over 1,000 leaders and has deployed $150 million in unrestricted funding to our Ventures.
We are a 50+ person team on a mission to help impactful ventures thrive. We strive to create the best possible workplace for purpose-driven professionals to make an outsized difference in the world: learning, growing and having fun together along the way. Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) are at the center of our work. It’s a key part of our strategy and shows up every day in the way our team partners and collaborates. We seek individuals to join our team who are equally as committed.
Rippleworks has been named one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies (by Fast Company) and one of the world’s Best Workplaces for Innovators (by Fast Company and Accenture)
We support our portfolio of Ventures 4 ways:
Rippleworks Projects: Rippleworks leads short-term, high-impact projects where social ventures address key operational challenges through customized engagement that pair ventures with industry-leading executives who bring deeply relevant entrepreneurial experience.
Expert Office Hours: 60-minute sessions designed to provide timely support for core business needs. These short sessions help ventures get practical advice and collectively problem solve to get unstuck or overcome a challenge with an Expert.
Rippleworks Leaders Studio: Rippleworks designs and delivers practical, interactive, expert-led learning sessions designed specifically for social venture leaders who are seeking to learn and grow. Rippleworks partners with leading industry executives to run interactive, results-driven learning programs where social venture leaders gain the critical skills they need to deliver impact at scale.
Rippleworks Capital: Rippleworks provides hard-to-find capital required for scale (grants and investments in the $1M-$3M range) to 50+ ventures working in 80+ countries.
We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to improving diversity, equity, and inclusion at Rippleworks. Rippleworks is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. Rippleworks also complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or
to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please email [email protected] .
Hiring Key Dates:
- Applications Open: 8/6/25
- Applications Closed: 8/22/25
- Interviews occurring: 8/25/25 to 10/1/25
The Venture Success team ensures the Rippleworks portfolio of social ventures experience a deeply supportive and impactful partnership with Rippleworks. We aim to have every venture have the capacity and funding they need to deliver greater impact. The Venture Success Partner role acts as the primary point of contact, thought-partner, advocate, and connector - matching venture needs with the right Rippleworks programs and capital. In this role, you’ll combine deep relationship-building with strategic support to help ventures navigate their challenges and maximize the value they gain from Rippleworks.
This role supports ventures across time zones, primarily East Africa, India, and Asia, and requires availability during reasonable business hours in East Africa and India.
- Relationship Management: Serve as the main point of contact for a portfolio of at least 40 ventures, building deep, trust-based relationships with leadership teams. Be responsible for timely and effective follow ups.
- Strategic Coaching: Provide thought partnership and tailored guidance to help ventures clarify goals, navigate challenges, and make the most of their partnership with Rippleworks.
- Feedback & Insight Gathering: Actively collect and synthesize venture feedback surface emerging venture needs and inform program development.
- Program Engagement: Ensure ventures understand, access, and effectively use Rippleworks’ programs, tools, and resources to support their growth and increase their impact.
- Cross-team Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams to navigate venture requests through the organization, share venture insights, and advocate for venture needs while balancing organizational resources.
- Shaping How We Work: Contribute to growth, practices, and culture of the Venture Success team as we build and evolve this new function.
Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience in or advising social ventures (nonprofit and/or for-profit)
- Experience in operations, growth/expansion, strategy, or equivalent in a mission driven organization.
- Strong track record of building trust with diverse stakeholders across cultures and geographies.
- Energized by building long-term relationships’—you’re a natural coach and advocate, you build rapport quickly.
- An operator at heart and in practice: you have worked in fast-moving, collaborative, resource-constrained environments and understand how organizations grow.
- Organized and detail-oriented, with a strong sense of follow-through.
- Excellent communication skills—clear, empathetic, and proactive.
About You
- Business Insight: Applying knowledge of social ventures and the broader ecosystem to advance Rippleworks’ goals
- Instills Trust: You gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity; able to follow through on commitments and are seen as direct and truthful.
- Decision Quality: You are a strong critical thinker and make good and timely decisions that keep the organization and your workflows moving forward.
- Communication: Developing and delivering appropriate communications, conveying a clear understanding of the needs of different audiences
Core competencies for all Rippleworks employees
Ventures First: Deeply understands venture needs in order to design and deliver exceptional value to our venture partners through the experts who support them.
Learn Forward: Continuously and actively learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as growth opportunities.
Connect with Care: Engages our global community with curiosity and kindness across roles and levels, backgrounds, and geographies to cultivate trust, inclusivity, belonging, and collaborative success rooted in both empathy and fairness.
Progress over Perfection: Navigates dynamic, changing situations and makes decisions or creates a path forward even with imperfect or incomplete information.
Be an Owner: Reliably executes and takes initiative to deliver high-quality work and impact with care and tenacity. Evolves solutions that best serves ventures, Rippleworks, and the broader team.
Competitive Compensation: Earn a salary of $165,000 with robust benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, 401(k) + employer match, holidays, flexible PTO, wellness, and remote-work stipends.
Global Engagement: Travel opportunities to connect with the social impact ecosystem and experience Rippleworks’ impact firsthand. Extend work trips through our Study Abroad Program for regional exploration.
Giving Back: Participate in our Community Grants program, awarding $50K to a nonprofit of your choice, plus a $2,500 charitable donation match for financial or volunteer contributions.
Growth-Oriented Culture: Access professional coaching, a generous learning budget, and regular team learning events to support personal and professional development.
Global Team: Join a globally diverse team that values varied backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
Flexible Remote-First Environment: Enjoy flexible work hours, remote-first stipends, and meaningful virtual and in-person connections through Core Collaboration Weeks (2–3 times per year).
Sabbatical Benefit: After five years, take four weeks off for rest, travel, or personal exploration to refresh and re energize.
