Deputy Client Strategy Director

Movement Labs is an incubator and consulting firm that uses technology, data, and experimentation to stop fascism and build progressive power. We help progressives win and defeat MAGA extremists through year-round work grounded in research and real-world testing. Our team partners with leading advocacy groups, grassroots organizers, and electoral campaigns to develop innovative tactics, win elections, and shift power for the long term.

As the R&D powerhouse for the progressive movement, we’ve run over 100 randomized control trials (RCTs) on voter behavior and helped hundreds of organizations increase their impact. We work hard, and the environment evolves rapidly. We are adaptable, nimble, and shift quickly as needed to meet the moment. We are looking for candidates that thrive in this type of environment.

Role overview

As the Deputy Client Strategy Director, you will be a core part of our Partnerships team, managing successful outcomes for a portfolio of key partners. You will work closely with the Senior Client Strategy Director to identify prospective clients, host discovery conversations, and shape partnership opportunities, then drive the partnership through proposal development, contracting, and program execution. 

You will bring client management and sales experience along with a strong project management lens. You will be comfortable learning the full breadth of Movement Labs' services and quickly develop the knowledge needed to scope programs across texting, RCT management/consulting, and social/digital services. 

Most importantly, you will help partners design and execute evidence-based programs that advance progressive causes through measurable impact - from increasing voter turnout and persuading voters to recruiting volunteers and supporting other high-impact campaigns.

This role is not expected to manage staff at the outset, but may take on direct oversight of a Campaign Associate as the role and program needs grow.

This role will run from August through November 2026, with the possibility of extension. This role is fully remote.

Responsibilities

Client strategy & partnership development

• Partner closely with the Senior Client Strategy Director to identify prospective clients, lead discovery conversations, and develop partnership opportunities.
• Own and grow an assigned portfolio of prospective and existing client relationships, with responsibility for achieving assigned sales and revenue targets. 
• Drive client opportunities from discovery through proposal development and contracting, ensuring high-quality deliverables and timely follow-through.
• Support prospecting and outreach for priority partners, helping build and sustain a pipeline of new and expanded partnership opportunities.
• Develop fluency across Movement Labs' service offerings and, once ramped up, independently lead introductory client conversations, manage opportunities within an assigned portfolio and recommend solutions that align with partner goals and Movement Labs' mission.

Program strategy, project management, & execution

• Translate client goals into ambitious, evidence-based programs by recommending tactics, timelines, metrics, and implementation plans across texting, RCT management/consulting, organizing consulting, and social/digital services.
• Operate effectively in ambiguity by taking initiative to move work forward before every answer is known and developing creative solutions to new challenges.
• Become deeply familiar with Movement Labs' projectprogram management systems and execution processes.
• Manage (or closely oversee Campaign Associates’ management of) the successful execution of key client programs and potentially oversee one or several Campaign Associates’ programs execution.
• Build strong relationships with clients by serving as a trusted, responsive partner throughout program implementation.

Team operations & process improvement

• Brings strong operations and project management expertise.
• Improve and standardize internal processes that support client strategy, proposal development, contracting, and program execution.
• Build scaffolding and repeatable processes for client work that enable cleaner program handoffs to campaign associates.
• Ensure client information in Copper and related systems (Asana, Launchpad, etc.) is accurate, complete, and up to date.
• Coordinate closely with Experiments, CES, Tech, and Data teams to ensure smooth cross-functional implementation of partner programs.

Our preferred candidate will have many of these characteristics and experience:

• 5+ years experience in client management, partnerships, c4/527 organizing or b2b sales in the field of  progressive politics
• Proven track record of developing and managing successful, large-scale voter engagement programs that delivered measurable impact.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to independently move work forward, manage competing priorities, and navigate ambiguity after an initial onboarding period.
• Excellent relationship-building skills and a collaborative approach to working with clients and cross-functional teams.
• Curiosity and aptitude to quickly learn Movement Labs' services and confidently scope programs that advance measurable progressive impact.
• A systems-oriented mindset with an interest in improving processes, building repeatable workflows, and strengthening operational excellence.
• Alignment with Movement Labs' mission and a desire to help build progressive power

Our preferred candidate may have some of these characteristics and experience:

• Experience managing or mentoring junior staff
• Familiarity with CRM and sales-ops tools such as Copper, Asana, or Airtable