Overview

Position Title: Social Impact Manager

Company: Ripple

Location: Yonkers, NY, US

Job Description:

Through both its core products and innovative corporate social impact programs, Ripple is accelerating and expanding financial inclusion globally, creating efficiencies for financial institutions and businesses and greater economic fairness and opportunity for all, particularly among underserved and unbanked populations. Ripple is also at the forefront of ensuring blockchain and cryptocurrency are sustainable technologies, championing net zero emissions and 100% renewable energy use industry wide. Ripple works closely with leading universities around the world to amplify its financial inclusion and sustainability efforts, to advance adoption and innovation in blockchain, cryptocurrency and related technologies, and to ensure the future fintech workforce is increasingly diverse and inclusive.

Responsibilities:

  • Work with the Senior Director of Social Impact & Sustainability to manage and grow Ripple’s corporate social impact programs globally, including employee engagement, university partnerships, financial inclusion and sustainability
  • Work across Ripple’s teams to identify and pursue opportunities to leverage Ripple’s core products and network to advance financial inclusion and sustainability globally
  • Work with Ripple’s Director of University Partnerships to ensure the University Blockchain Research Network (UBRI) continues to be a global leader in blockchain and crypto research and innovation

Requirements:

  • Proven and highly effective collaborator
  • Good understanding of the financial services and/or fintech sectors; familiarity with or experience in blockchain and cryptocurrency a plus
  • Exceptional ability to identify, capture and synthesize data
  • Diversity and inclusion, especially in the tech sector
  • Significant experience managing external partnerships
  • Financial inclusion / poverty alleviation
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication and presentation skills
  • Experience working with engineers and technical product managers
  • Experience managing employee giving and volunteering programs, including employee giving software vendors
  • Familiarity or direct experience with nonprofits and the nonprofit sector
  • Corporate-university partnerships / higher education
  • 5+ years experience working as a manager (or in a more senior role) in corporate social impact / CSR, product management or comparable role, preferably in the tech sector
  • Additional subject matter expertise in one or more of the following thematic areas:
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About Ripple

Ripple is on a mission to enable payments everywhere, every way, for everyone. Through blockchain technology and our rapidly growing network of financial institutions, we are improving the global financial system and increasing economic inclusion for more people, in more places around the world.

If you want to join a team that inspires breakthrough work, recognizes and values diverse contributions, and knows how to have fun along the way, Ripple is the place for you.