<strong>About the Role</strong><br>An Engineering Manager in the Acquisition Portfolio leads a team of 5-8 full-stack engineers, bridging technical expertise and product partnerships. The day involves being a hands-on technical partner to product management and tech leads, overseeing delivery, and maintaining hands-on technical understanding. This includes actively guiding architecture, code quality, and system design decisions to ensure scalable, high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives.<br><br><strong>Overall Tasks and Responsibilities</strong><br>Overall, the role requires providing strategic direction across teams, establishing operating practices, priorities, and metrics aligned with organizational goals. The manager interprets and applies company-wide policies within the context of engineering delivery, driving effective execution and continuous improvement. They collaborate closely with Product, business leaders, and senior stakeholders to translate complex compensation and advisor needs into well-designed technical solutions. Additionally, the manager leads technical discussions and forums that shape direction, ensure clarity, and support the delivery of business and technology outcomes. The team maintains and builds highly integrated products and experiences, requiring cross-functional collaboration across Thrivent.<br><br><strong>DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:</strong><br><strong>Designing Solutions</strong><br><ul><li>Review technical solution design and architecture and provide guidance and direction.</li><li>Take part in system design and architecture conversations with the team to land approaches to deliver solutions.</li><li>Review technical solution and supports the execution of the solution.</li></ul><br><strong>Developing Software</strong><br><ul><li>Has developed software. Can read code and stays up to date on best practices.</li><li>Ensure code reviews are completed - Problem solving and analytical skills.</li></ul><br><strong>Learning and applying new techniques</strong><br><ul><li>Promotes and empowers sharing ideas, best practices, etc. They need to make space so teams can take time for these activities.</li><li>Anticipates and analyzes trends in technology and assesses the impact of emerging technologies on the business.</li></ul><br><strong>Collaborating within team</strong><br><ul><li>Supports the team agile practices and learning events/trainings.</li><li>Helps break down barriers for the team.</li><li>Engages in sprint demos; understands the desired and actual outcomes as well as the technology delivered by the team.</li><li>Partner with Product Manager on initiatives/features/epics and provides clarity on desired outcomes as well as technical expertise.</li><li>Collaborates with Product Manager for strategies, operating plans, targets and measures for product groups.</li><li>Creating a positive team environment where individuals have psychological safety and work collaboratively while understanding, respecting, challenging and appreciating each other’s ideas.</li></ul><br><strong>Collaborating across teams</strong><br><ul><li>Supports and empowers teams to broker solutions across products.</li><li>Understands how the product integrates with other products and ensures consistency in approach to work towards a common goal/outcome.</li><li>Builds strong working relationships with peers across teams.</li><li>Proactively identifies cross team challenges and works to empower teams in solving collaboratively.</li></ul><br><strong>Collaborating across the organization</strong><br><ul><li>Align your team with the priorities of the company and the technology organization for a given product area.</li></ul><br><strong>Setting product/platform technology strategy</strong><br><ul><li>Participates in setting the product and platform technology vision, strategies, initiatives, roadmaps, objectives and alignments.</li><li>Represents the business value of technology upgrades, etc. and influences prioritization in the product roadmap.</li><li>Empowers the team to select the right tool and platforms for the given product area.</li></ul><br><strong>Defining Engineering standards/patterns</strong><br><ul><li>Collaborating with Engineers to ensure Engineering practices and be an advocate to bring the engineering disciplines.</li><li>Promoting engineering practices and continuous improvement such as develops and observability.</li><li>Contributes to the creation of enterprise frameworks and patterns.</li></ul><br><strong>DevOps</strong><br><ul><li>Define and supports the development lifecycle processes.</li><li>Supports the team and removes barriers to resolving production incidents/problems.</li><li>DevOps continuously evaluated through observability, monitoring and alerting.</li><li>Understands the health of technology products and promotes prioritization of work to maintain and continuously improve.</li><li>Serve as an escalation point in product level support for ongoing maintenance and production issues.</li></ul><br><strong>Selecting & Managing Technology Vendors</strong><br><ul><li>Be an advocate to the team to define criteria for selecting the right platform/technology.</li><li>Guides the team to build consensus on an approach and driving a build vs buy decision with the team. In a buy decision, works with the team to decide on criteria and vendor selection.</li><li>Execute or manage the overall technology solutions, platforms for the product groups and associated vendor relationships.</li></ul><br><strong>Coaching Engineers</strong><br><ul><li>Holding regular 1:1s with team members and team meetings.</li><li>Provides constructive feedback, guidance and coaching to help engineers grow their skills and experience.</li><li>Provides career planning advice to engineers and creates development plans to help them achieve their career goals which leverages their skills and capabilities and provides them with learning opportunities.</li></ul><br><strong>Recruiting/building talent</strong><br><ul><li>Leads the process of selecting and engaging the right consulting partners.</li><li>Planning in advance for future people needs for the product groups, collaborate with the other teams on the recruitment process.</li><li>Recruits, develops, and sustains a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization.</li><li>Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – courage, collaboration, and commitment by demonstrating resiliency, working together to make the best decisions, and holding yourself and others accountable.</li><li>Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients.</li><li>Manage a team of direct and indirect staff.</li></ul><br><strong>QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:</strong><br><em><strong>Required:</strong></em><br><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience.</li><li>8+ years of progressively responsible positions in Information Technology including 5+ years’ experience in IT discipline, e.g., customer relationship management, portfolio strategy and roadmap development.</li><li>3+ years of leadership experience in all aspects of a specific IT discipline, e.g. IT/LOB customer relationship management, portfolio strategy and/or demand management.</li><li>3+ years’ management/supervisory experience in specific IT functional area discipline, e.g. applications development or equivalent skills leading major technical projects with accountability for enforcing talent management needs and performance.</li></ul>

Mgr, Digital Engineering

<div><strong>Who we are</strong></div><div><br></div><div>Hallow is on a mission to help people pray. We’re the No. 1 prayer app in the world, with more than 1 billion prayers prayed across 150+ countries. We're building a product that is authentically Christian and Catholic, while at the same time a resource for anyone looking to grow deeper in a relationship with God. We believe that people are hungry for peace, and that there is no surer way to find it than by learning to sit in silence with Christ: “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28).</div><div><br></div><div>Our goal is to build something truly great. Something that combines the beauty of the Church's spirituality with world-class product and content execution. And we need a world-class team to make it happen.</div><div><br></div><div>We launched the app in December 2018 and have been blown away with the incredible growth &amp; traction. Hallow has been downloaded more than 30 million times with over 250,000 5-star reviews. We're blessed to be backed by some of the best mission-driven investors in the world and are excited to build out the team to help a lot more folks grow closer to God.</div><div><br></div><div>We are a startup. We move quickly. We are small but we take big swings. Each person is responsible for making an impact. It is hard—but deeply meaningful—work. We'd be honored &amp; humbled if you'd consider joining us.</div><div><strong>TL;DR: </strong>We are looking to 10x our team’s impact by becoming truly AI native in everything we do. We need someone to lead that transition by helping plan, educate, build, and integrate across the entire company.</div><div><br></div><h3>What You'll Do</h3><ul><li><strong>Architect the future: </strong>You'll embed with teams across the company to deeply map their systems, workflows, and work product, then re-envision them alongside subject matter experts - (co)designing specific solutions for each team that fit into our team-wide architecture of agents and shared knowledge bases.</li><li><strong>Help build the future: </strong>You won't just make plans working alongside our dev team, you'll build, deploy, and iterate on specialized agents and internal tools, structure &amp; integrate data schema, and take each team through a full v1.0 workflow optimization, one team at a time. All while also bringing others along to build with you.</li><li><strong>Educate &amp; train the team: </strong>You'll be the main leader in helping every teammate become a 10x version of themselves, creating team resources/guides, holding office hours, and coaching team members through a progressive journey from learning to creative independence. You’ll be at the center of cross-pollinating learnings and successes across the team.</li><li><strong>Own responsible AI use: </strong>You'll work directly with the leadership team in defining and enforcing how we do all of this safely and responsibly, maintaining our internal AI and data-security policies, and running the review framework for internally built tooling.</li><li><strong>Coordinate our AI efforts: </strong>You'll be the quarterback for Hallow's ongoing transition to be truly AI-native in everything we do, leading our weekly cross-functional meetings, documenting progress, and tracking adoption across every team so leadership always knows what's working, what it costs, and what impact it's driving.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><br></div><h3>What You'll Love</h3><ul><li><strong>Mission:</strong> This work is incredibly humbling. Every day we hear amazing stories and we get the pleasure of working on something that’s impacting lives. One of our favorite user quotes: “I hate quoting an old, overused cliche, but I’ve been very lost. And I think for the first time in a while I may be found.”</li><li><strong>Ownership:</strong> When a company is this small, every employee is a core team member with an outsized impact. You'll immediately be helping lead one of our most core projects across the entire team.</li><li><strong>Growth: </strong>From day 1, you’ll be a part of the startup journey. We're growing quickly, and we’ll need your help to expand the creative capacity of our already world-class team so that we can help as many people across the world to pray.</li><li><strong>Flexibility: </strong>HQ is in Chicago and we would love to have as many team members there as possible, but we are completely flexible on location within the United States.</li><li><strong>Comp: </strong>We will pay competitive market rates in terms of equity, cash, &amp; benefits.</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3>What We're Looking For</h3><ul><li><strong>Passion:</strong> First &amp; foremost, we’re looking for someone excited about our mission. It makes it a lot more fun :)&nbsp;</li><li><strong>AI-Native Builder: </strong>We are not just looking for someone to help train and encourage others. We need someone who is hands-on with AI tools - You’ve built, de-bugged, and deployed a real project yourself. You don’t need to be a full-stack engineer, but you’ll bridge the gap between the engineering team and partner teams, QA’ing homegrown tools at the code level, and understand our backend infrastructure enough to build into it and explain it to other non-technical teammates.</li><li><strong>Systems-Level Thinker: </strong>You can understand and re-envision system architecture and workflows across multiple areas of an organization. You know how to work within the micro of specific team workflows while also building with the macro of a team-wide architecture in mind.</li><li><strong>Natural Collaborator: </strong>You’ll be working side-by-side with subject matter experts. You can earn trust and collaborate effectively by pulling their expertise into the work so the solutions fit how each team actually operates.</li><li><strong>Coach &amp; Communicator: </strong>You can flex your training skills to teach individuals and groups across different formats and audiences, adapting your teaching style and depth to fit who you’re working with. You’ll need to be particularly sensitive to meeting each person where they are in their current personal understanding of and potential fears toward AI.&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Grit: </strong>We are a fast-growing startup, so we’re looking for comfort working in ambiguity and the ability to create meaningful impact in short periods of time.</li><li><strong>Experience: </strong>You’ve spent time building - shipping real tools, agents, and/or automations - and time enabling others, whether through learning &amp; development, operations, program management, consulting, or transformation work. You’ve done enough of both building and enabling that you can move fast without a playbook.</li></ul><div><br></div><h3>Compensation Range</h3><div>$120,000 - $200,000 USD per year</div><div><br></div><div>The above range only includes cash compensation. Each full-time employee in the US also receives equity compensation, alongside a top-tier benefits package (e.g., unlimited PTO, insurance, remote-flexible work, fully paid parental leave, 401(k) match, and stipends for spiritual development, health &amp; wellness, home-office, and learning).</div><div><br></div><div>The above range for cash compensation refers to base salary. All full-time employees are also eligible to be considered for a discretionary bonus at the end of each fiscal year. These ranges are just initial estimates. They may vary depending on market or location and may be adjusted depending on the person we end up hiring for this role, their experience, and market dynamics.</div><div><br></div><div>We're a small team and we care deeply about each new hire, so sometimes it can take us a while to get through the hiring process for these roles. Apologies in advance for any delays. We'll do our best to keep you updated throughout the process, and we really appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through everything.</div>

AI Transformation Lead

<div>As <strong>Staff Engineer</strong> you will guide the technical architecture, implementation, and delivery of a variety of digital products. You will work closely with stakeholders, product managers, and internal and external engineering partners to ensure scalable, secure, and high-quality solutions. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with architectural leadership and vendor oversight across a portfolio of Scripture-centered platforms, and web and mobile apps. This is an individual-contributor role; it carries no direct reports but includes mentorship responsibilities.</div><div><br><br></div><div><strong>Minimum Spiritual and Personal Commitment:</strong></div><ul><li>Demonstrate a personal commitment to Jesus Christ.&nbsp;</li><li>Identify with and participate in a Christian church and proactively seek to grow in their Christian faith.&nbsp;</li><li>Actively participate in organizational prayer, devotional times, and organization-wide events.&nbsp;</li><li>Maintain an exemplary standard of Christian ethics, behavior, and conduct within ABS and in their public and private life outside of ABS and always seek to uphold ABS’ Standards of Conduct and Affirmation of Biblical Community.&nbsp;</li><li>Demonstrate Christian maturity in all interactions as displayed by good judgment based on biblical values and principles.&nbsp;</li><li>Actively incorporate their faith in all aspects of their daily work.&nbsp;</li><li>Demonstrate desire and ability to support organizational biblical and religious goals and participate in regular work-related spiritual activities without reservation.&nbsp;</li><li>Have a personal passion for and belief in the Word of God, its ability to transform lives, and the mission of American Bible Society.&nbsp;</li><li>Demonstrate alignment with the vision, mission, and values of American Bible Society.</li></ul><div><strong><br>Key Responsibilities:&nbsp;<br></strong><br></div><h3>Technical Leadership &amp; Architecture</h3><ul><li>Lead system architecture design across multiple products and platforms.</li><li>Define and communicate a shared technical vision that aligns with ABS’s long-term strategy.</li><li>Make key decisions on frameworks, services, and technical approaches that reduce complexity and promote reuse in coordination with the CTO.</li><li>Write and review code as needed, with development responsibilities ranging from minimal coding to heavily focused development of high-impact components, integrations, or prototypes based on project phases and demands.</li></ul><div><br></div><h3>Product Collaboration</h3><ul><li>Partner with product managers and ministry leaders to explore early-stage concepts and shape technical feasibility.</li><li>Translate product ideas into clear technical plans, identifying constraints, risks, and delivery strategies.</li><li>Provide technical consultation across the product development lifecycle—from ideation through launch and iteration.</li></ul><div><br></div><h3>Vendor Oversight &amp; Quality Assurance</h3><ul><li>Provide architectural and code review for work delivered by external development teams.</li><li>Ensure adherence to internal quality standards, security best practices, and maintainability expectations.</li><li>Onboard vendors into our workflows and tech stack; maintain clear communication and delivery checkpoints.</li></ul><div><br></div><h3>Continuous Improvement and Agentic Engineering&nbsp;</h3><ul><li>Design and document annual and quarterly objectives and measurable key results.</li><li>Partner with engineering leaders to champion AI adoption, technical direction, and best practices across engineering to continuously accelerate product design, development, and delivery.</li><li>Proactively learn and deepen skills, technologies, and platforms, modeling for other engineers.</li></ul><div><br></div><h3>Mentorship &amp; Team Culture</h3><ul><li>Mentor junior and mid-level developers, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.&nbsp;</li><li>Promote best practices in software development, DevOps, testing, and documentation.</li><li>Lead by example in engineering excellence, curiosity, and servant leadership.</li></ul><div><strong><br>Qualifications:&nbsp;</strong></div><div><strong>Education:</strong> Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science related field, equivalent experience (coding bootcamp may be part of this experience)</div><ul><li><strong>Experience: </strong>8+ years of full-stack software engineering experience, including demonstrated experience as a technical leader on cross-functional projects.</li><li><strong>Tech Stack and Tools:</strong></li></ul><div><br>The preferred candidate will have mature experience in our team’s primary tools, listed below, as an individual contributor and as a leader/mentor.</div><ul><li>Agentic Product Development: Claude Code</li><li>Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL</li><li>Frameworks: React, Next.js</li><li>DevOps: AWS CDK (preferred), Serverless Framework, or Cloud Formation</li><li>Infrastructure: Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, PostgreSQL</li><li>Testing: Jest, Cypress, Chromatic, Playwright</li><li>Process: Agile (Scrum), CICD (GitHub Actions, AWS Amplify)</li></ul><div><br><strong>Key Competencies:</strong></div><h3>All ABS staff must demonstrate the following&nbsp;</h3><h3>skills:</h3><ul><li>Demonstrate desire and ability to support organizational biblical and religious goals and participate in regular work-related spiritual activities without reservation.</li><li>Have a personal passion for and belief in the Word of God, its ability to transform lives, and the mission of American Bible Society.</li><li>Demonstrate alignment with the vision, mission, and values of American Bible Society.</li></ul><div><br><strong>The Staff Engineer must demonstrate:</strong></div><ul><li>Proven ability to architect, design, and ship scalable web applications</li><li>Strong proficiency with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and AWS serverless (Lambda, S3, API Gateway, DynamoDB)</li><li>Proficiency with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL; confident writing SQL</li><li>Experience designing and consuming REST or GraphQL APIs</li><li>Demonstrated experience overseeing external or outsourced development teams</li><li>Effective communicator, able to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical collaborators</li><li>Experience mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and leading engineering discussions</li><li>Passion for technology that serves a higher purpose and alignment with the mission of American Bible Society</li></ul><div><br></div><h3>Preferred Skills:</h3><ul><li>Experience working across multiple products, teams, or product lines</li><li>Familiarity with offline-first, cross-platform, or mobile web app development</li><li>Understanding of internationalization/localization and accessibility best practices</li><li>Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, Figma, or Notion</li><li>Exposure to other languages (Python, Go, C#, etc.) or platforms (Azure, Firebase, etc.)</li><li>Experience in a non-profit, faith-based, or ministry tech environment</li></ul><div><br></div><h3>All staff must demonstrate the following skills at a level fitting their role:</h3><ul><li>Communication Skills:<ul><li>Complex Communication: Proficient in communicating complex ideas to various stakeholders, both verbally and in writing.</li></ul></li><li>Teamwork and Collaboration:<ul><li>Cross-Functional Collaboration: Leads teams effectively, builds strong team dynamics, and fosters a collaborative organizational culture.</li></ul></li><li>Cultural Competence and Inclusion:<ul><li>Inclusive Leadership: Promotes inclusivity and addresses biases within the team.</li></ul></li><li>Service Orientation:<ul><li>Service Strategy: Develops service-centric strategies, drives service recipient satisfaction, and ensures organizational alignment with service expectations.</li></ul></li><li>Adaptability and Flexibility:<ul><li>Strategic Change Management: Leads change initiatives, drives innovation, and helps the organization navigate through significant changes.</li></ul></li><li>Time Management and Organization:<ul><li>Strategic Optimization: Develops time management strategies for the organization, optimizes productivity, and aligns team efforts with organizational goals.</li></ul></li><li>Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking:<ul><li>Strategic Organizational Solutions: Anticipates potential problems, creates strategic solutions and guides the organization through complex challenges.</li></ul></li><li>Leadership and Initiative:<ul><li>Team Leadership: Guides, supports and leads team members to achieve goals, engage in cross-company collaboration and pivot when needed to achieve strategic change.</li></ul></li></ul><div><br></div><div>Physical Demands: This position is primarily computer-based and generally involves sitting for extended periods; frequent use of hands for keyboarding and mouse work. Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written) and participate in virtual meetings. Ability to use standard office technology and software tools.<em><br>American Bible Society is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities and ensuring a workplace free from discrimination. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws, we will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to participate in the application process and perform the essential functions of their job.</em></div><div><br></div><div>Office Location:&nbsp; Remote - Must be based in United States.&nbsp;</div><div>Core Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm, EST; If based outside of Eastern time zone, must overlap at least 6 hours within this window.</div><div>Travel Required: Occasional domestic travel.</div><div><br><strong>Additional Information:</strong></div><ul><li><strong>Background Check: </strong>Candidates must pass a background check as a condition of employment. This may include criminal history, credit check, and verification of employment and education history.</li><li><strong>Reference Checks: </strong>Employment is contingent upon satisfactory reference checks.</li><li><strong>Eligibility to Work: </strong>Candidates must provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States.</li><li><strong>Affirmation of Biblical Community: </strong>Candidates must sign and agree to uphold the ABS Affirmation of Biblical Community as a condition of employment.</li><li>American Bible Society is a Christian nonprofit whose mission is to make the Bible available to every person in a language and format they can understand and afford, so that all people may experience its life-changing message. Rooted in the vision of <em>Habakkuk 2:14</em>—"that the earth would be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea"—we develop Scripture-centered digital tools to support Bible translation, engagement, and distribution worldwide.<br><br>The Ministry Technology team delivers ministry platforms and programs through the Product Studio and Bible Platforms. From translation platforms to Bible engagement tools, these departments support rapid ideation, architectural oversight, and lean product development—often working with our in-house team and external vendors—to meet the diverse digital needs of our mission.</li></ul><div><em><br>American Bible Society is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, in accordance with federal, state, and local laws. We believe in the inherent dignity and worth of every individual, created in the image of God, and strive to reflect Christ’s love and justice in our employment practices.&nbsp;</em></div><div><em><br><br>&nbsp;We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is rooted in our Christian faith and values, which call us to love and respect all people.</em></div><div><em><br><br>&nbsp;As a faith-based organization, we require employees to affirm and uphold our Christian beliefs as a condition of employment. This requirement is consistent with our mission and ensures that our work environment aligns with our core values and deeply held religious principles.</em></div>

Staff Engineer

<div>At PreBorn! a Project Manager supports the execution of key initiatives across the ministry by both coordinating projects and actively contributing to their completion.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>This is a hands-on, execution-focused role responsible for ensuring projects move forward while also stepping in to complete tasks when needed. Depending on strengths and assignment, this role may support operational initiatives, technical systems, or a combination of both.</div><div><br></div><div>Project Managers work to scale systems and processes that improve organizational effectiveness. This role is not a purely administrative project management position. It requires a willingness to step in and execute work directly to ensure projects are successfully completed.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Key Responsibilities<br></strong><br></div><div><strong>Project Execution &amp; Ownership</strong></div><ul><li>Support planning execution, and completion of projects</li><li>Take ownership of assigned projects end-to-end</li><li>Step in to complete tasks when needed</li><li>Maintain timelines and deliverables</li><li>Identify and resolve risks</li></ul><div><strong>Hands-On Contribution</strong></div><ul><li>Actively contribute to deliverables</li><li>Assist with documentation, reporting, and system setup</li><li>Support testing and rollout activities</li><li>Fill execution gaps</li></ul><div><strong>Cross-Functional Coordination</strong></div><ul><li>Coordinate communication across teams</li><li>Ensure clarity on timelines and responsibilities&nbsp;</li><li>Provide project updates</li></ul><div><strong>Process &amp; Systems Support</strong></div><ul><li>Document and improve processes</li><li>Support SOP development</li><li>Identify inefficiencies and implement improvements</li></ul><div><strong>Operations-Focused Projects</strong></div><ul><li>Support programs and administrative operations</li><li>Assist with KPI tracking</li><li>Support policy and system implementation</li></ul><div><strong>Technical Project Management&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Support technical projects and systems</li><li>Work with technology and development teams</li><li>&nbsp;Assist with implementations and testing</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Qualifications</strong></div><div><strong>Experience</strong></div><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) preferred</li><li>1–3 years of relevant experience</li></ul><div><strong>Skills &amp; Competencies</strong></div><ul><li>Strong organizational and time management skills</li><li>Ability to manage multiple priorities while also executing tasks directly</li><li>Strong communication skills</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office</li><li>Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., Asana)</li><li>Self-starter with ownership mindset</li><li>Highly desired: PMP certificate, scrum master, EHR or EMR implementation experience</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Ministry Qualifications</strong></div><ul><li>Agreement with and adherence to the Statement of Faith and Code of Christian Conduct</li><li>Personal, growing relationship with Jesus Christ</li><li>Willingness to intercede in prayer for the ministry</li><li>Fidelity to a biblical, evangelical lifestyle; 100% pro-life alignment</li><li>Love for the Gospel and commitment to advancing the mission of saving lives and souls</li></ul><div><strong>Character Qualities</strong></div><ul><li>Servant-hearted with a desire to glorify Jesus Christ through excellence in work</li><li>Detail-oriented and highly organized</li><li>Strong ownership mentality (“see it through” mindset)</li><li>Proactive and dependable</li><li>Clear and concise communicator</li><li>Humble, teachable, and adaptable</li><li>Team-oriented with strong follow-through</li></ul>

Project Manager

<div><strong>ABOUT THE ROLE</strong></div><div>The ideal candidate is both a hands-on practitioner and culture-builder: someone equally comfortable facilitating a design sprint with a ministry team and presenting pilot outcomes to the Senior Leadership Team or Innovation Advisory Council. They bring a proven track record in human-centered design and agile innovation methods, ideally in a nonprofit or mission-driven context, and have the resourcefulness to build programs with limited staff and the relational credibility to work across theological traditions, generational contexts, and departmental boundaries.</div><div><br></div><div>This leader oversees a small team while extending organizational reach by identifying, training, and coordinating innovation champions embedded across ABS departments and cultivating external relationships that fuel ABS&rsquo; innovation pipeline. The Senior Director collaborates closely with the Insights, Ministry Technology, and Content Development teams as key partners in research, digital product development, and prototyping.</div><div><br></div><div>This is a role for a builder. The Senior Director will oversee their team, recruit and coach innovation champions across departments, and cultivate external partnerships that fuel a disciplined innovation pipeline. In collaboration with others, this leader will ensure that ABS&rsquo; innovation work is grounded in audience research, integrated with digital product development, and aligned with the organization&rsquo;s strategic priorities.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>POSITION PROFILE</strong></div><div>Title: Senior Director of Innovation Practice<br>Department: Insights and Innovation<br>Reports to: Chief Innovation Officer</div><div><br></div><div><strong>JOB SUMMARY</strong></div><div>The Senior Director of Innovation Practice leads the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of innovation methodology across American Bible Society. Reporting to the Chief Innovation Officer, this role carries a dual mandate: internally, building ABS&rsquo; capacity to listen deeply, prototype rapidly, and make insight-driven decisions across every department; externally, identifying, testing, funding, and scaling new approaches to Bible access, engagement, and advocacy, particularly for emerging generations and churches across traditions.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></div><ul><li><strong>Innovation Methodology.</strong> Own and continuously refine ABS&rsquo; unified innovation methodology, including human-centered design, agile prototyping, and validated learning practices. Build and maintain an internal Innovation Resource Hub of templates, tools, and case studies that equip staff across the organization.</li><li><strong>Innovation Training and Facilitation.</strong> Design and lead training cohorts that build innovation capacity across ABS departments. Personally facilitate design sprints, listening sessions, and prototyping workshops, equipping teams to apply innovation methods to their own ministry challenges.</li><li><strong>Innovation Champion Network.</strong> Identify, recruit, and coach innovation champions on each ABS team, providing ongoing support and coordination to ensure innovation projects across the organization maintain momentum, quality, and alignment with strategic priorities.</li><li><strong>Innovation Pipeline Management.</strong> Manage the full lifecycle of innovation initiatives, from identifying unmet needs and emerging opportunities through designing pilots, running rapid test cycles, and making evidence-based decisions to scale, iterate, or stop. Manage the innovation practice budget, including pilot funding, contractor engagements, and training program costs.</li><li><strong>External Innovation Discovery and Partnerships.</strong> Develop and manage the external channels through which ABS identifies and funds promising innovations, including academic partnerships, the innovation grant program, and the Innovation Advisory Council. Scout emerging technologies, ministry models, and potential collaborators that advance Bible access, engagement, and advocacy.</li><li><strong>Audience Listening and Insight Integration.</strong> Partner with the Insights team to establish and sustain regular listening cycles with emerging generations, churches across traditions, and ministry partners. Ensure audience insight is documented, accessible, and actively integrated into innovation priorities, product design, and strategic decision-making.</li><li><strong>Supporter Development.</strong> Proactively build and deepen relationships with stakeholders and donors connected to Innovation work, securing appropriate pilot/experimental support and collaborating with Development/Marketing as opportunities emerge.</li><li><strong>Team Leadership.</strong> Directly supervise a small team, setting clear goals and fostering a culture of humility, curiosity, and disciplined experimentation. Assess staffing needs over time and make recommendations for team growth aligned with strategic priorities.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>QUALIFICATIONS</strong></div><div><strong>Education</strong></div><ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree required.</li><li>Master&rsquo;s degree in a relevant field (design, organizational leadership, nonprofit management, ministry, business, or related discipline) preferred.</li></ul><div><strong>Experience</strong></div><ul><li>A minimum of 8-10 years of progressive experience in innovation, human-centered design, organizational change, or related fields.</li><li>At least 5 years in a nonprofit, faith-based, or mission-driven organization strongly preferred.</li><li>Demonstrated experience leading innovation training programs and facilitating design thinking or agile processes with cross-functional teams.</li><li>Experience managing a portfolio of pilots or projects from concept through evaluation.</li><li>Experience managing budgets and working with senior leadership and external stakeholders.</li><li>Prior supervisory experience required.</li></ul><div><strong>Technical Skills</strong></div><ul><li>Proficiency in human-centered design methodologies (design thinking, service design, or equivalent).</li><li>Familiarity with agile and lean startup frameworks for rapid prototyping and validated learning.</li><li>Competence in project and portfolio management tools.</li><li>Ability to interpret and apply audience research, analytics, and evaluation data to inform innovation decisions.</li><li>Familiarity with how digital products are developed, including an understanding of product development lifecycles, UX/UI processes, and how research and user insight inform technology decisions.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>KEY COMPETENCIES</strong></div><ul><li>Exceptional facilitation and training skills, with the ability to make innovation methods accessible to staff at all levels of experience and digital fluency.</li><li>Strong relational intelligence and the ability to build trust across theological traditions, generational contexts, and departmental boundaries.</li><li>Comfort operating with ambiguity, limited resources, and evolving priorities, able to bootstrap, improvise, and build the plane while flying it.</li><li>Strategic thinking balanced with hands-on execution; equally comfortable presenting to the Innovation Advisory Council and running a Post-it-note workshop with a ministry team.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to translate complex innovation concepts into clear, mission-aligned language for diverse audiences.</li><li>Deep commitment to stewardship, transparency, and evidence-based decision-making.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>All ABS staff must demonstrate the following skills:</strong></div><ul><li>Demonstrate desire and ability to support organizational biblical and religious goals and participate in regular work-related spiritual activities without reservation.</li><li>Have a personal passion for and belief in the Word of God, its ability to transform lives, and the mission of American Bible Society.</li><li>Demonstrate alignment with the vision, mission, and values of American Bible Society.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>All staff must demonstrate the following skills at a level fitting their role:</strong></div><ul><li>Communication Skills; Strategic Communication: Expert in persuasive communication, adept at public speaking, and able to influence senior stakeholders.</li><li>Teamwork and Collaboration; Cross-Functional Collaboration: Leads teams effectively, builds strong team dynamics, and fosters a collaborative organizational culture.</li><li>Cultural Competence and Inclusion; Inclusive Leadership: Promotes inclusivity and addresses biases within the team.</li><li>Service Orientation; Service Strategy: Develops service-centric strategies, drives service recipient satisfaction, and ensures organizational alignment with service expectations.</li><li>Adaptability and Flexibility; Strategic Change Management: Leads change initiatives, drives innovation, and helps the organization navigate through significant changes.</li><li>Time Management and Organization; Efficient Coordination: Prioritizes tasks, manages multiple projects, and ensures team deadlines are met.</li><li>Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking; Analytical Problem Solving: Analyzes complex problems, develops solutions, and makes decisions independently.</li><li>Leadership and Initiative; Team Leadership: Guides, supports and leads team members to achieve goals, engage in cross-company collaboration and pivot when needed to achieve strategic change.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>All people managers must demonstrate the following skills at a level fitting their role:</strong></div><ul><li>Strategic Thinking and Decision Making: Strategic Alignment: Develops plans that align with team objectives and organizational goals.</li><li>Continuous Learning and Development: Team Development: Encourages and supports team members&rsquo; professional development.</li><li>Innovation and Creativity: Strategic Innovation: Drives organizational change through creative and forward-thinking strategies.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Minimum Spiritual and Personal Commitment:</strong></div><ul><li>Demonstrate a personal commitment to Jesus Christ.</li><li>Identify with and participate in a Christian church and proactively seek to grow in their Christian faith.</li><li>Actively participate in organizational prayer, devotional times, and organization-wide events.</li><li>Maintain an exemplary standard of Christian ethics, behavior, and conduct within ABS and in their public and private life outside of ABS and always seek to uphold ABS Standards of Conduct and Affirmation of Biblical Community.</li><li>Demonstrate Christian maturity in all interactions as displayed by good judgment based on biblical values and principles.</li><li>Actively incorporate their faith in all aspects of their daily work.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>SALARY &amp; BENEFITS</strong></div><div>Salary: Commensurate with experience; details discussed in personal interviews.</div><div>Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including health coverage and other benefits; details discussed in interviews. These include:</div><ul><li>Medical, Dental, Vision (2 options through CIGNA)</li><li>Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability</li><li>403(b) 5% contribution and up to a 3% match</li><li>Vacation, varies by level (15-30 days)</li><li>12 Paid Holidays</li><li>6 Sick Days</li><li>2 Personal Days</li><li>Health Fitness Reimbursement Policy: ABS will reimburse 50% of your gym membership up to $250 in a 12-month period.</li><li>As well as additional benefits outlined in the Benefits Summary package.</li></ul><div>Travel: Up to 30%, primarily domestic, for meetings, convenings, partner engagements, and Innovation Advisory Council gatherings.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT</strong></div><div>Ability to work on a computer for extended periods, conduct meetings by telephone and online (e.g., Teams), travel domestically and internationally for meetings, convenings, and partner engagements and lift up to 25 pounds (e.g., training materials, event supplies).</div><div><br></div><div>American Bible Society is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities and ensuring a workplace free from discrimination. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws, we will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to participate in the application process and perform the essential functions of their job.</div><div><br></div><div>Office Location: ABS Headquarters (Philadelphia). If Remote: USA location.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Additional Information:</strong></div><ul><li>Background Check: Candidates must pass a background check as a condition of employment. This may include criminal history, credit check, and verification of employment and education history.</li><li>Reference Checks: Employment is contingent upon satisfactory reference checks.</li><li>Eligibility to Work: Candidates must provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States.</li><li>Affirmation of Biblical Community: Candidates must sign and agree to uphold this affirmation as a condition of employment.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION</strong></div><div>Founded in 1816 by visionaries including John Jay, Elias Boudinot, and Francis Scott Key, American Bible Society has been at the forefront of Bible innovation, from pioneering raised-letter Bibles for the blind in 1843, to scripting and helping launch the JESUS Film in 1970, to helping launch the Digital Bible Library that powers Scripture apps like YouVersion.</div><div><br></div><div>Today, ABS serves as a trusted, interconfessional ministry partner, working across Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox traditions to strengthen Scripture engagement in the USA and worldwide. ABS&rsquo; flagship research initiative, the State of the Bible, now in its 16th year, provides the United States&rsquo; most comprehensive annual study of Bible engagement.</div><div><br></div><div>That research reveals both the challenge and the promise of the current moment: while meaningful Bible engagement has trended downward over the past decade, a &ldquo;Movable Middle&rdquo; of more than 70 million Americans remains open to Scripture but unsure where to begin. Recently, Bible usage has shown signs of recovery, especially among younger Americans.</div><div><br></div><div>People everywhere are longing for meaning, truth, and hope. And yet, many face barriers to engaging with the true source of abundant life, the living Word of God. Whether it be language, availability, misunderstanding, fear, or even apathy standing in their way, ABS believes everyone should have the opportunity to experience the Bible&rsquo;s power and relevance for themselves.</div>

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