Head of Development Operations

Role: Longview is looking for a Head of Development Operations to build the systems and data environment that a rapidly scaling advisory and grantmaking organisation relies on. This isn’t a role where you inherit a polished machine—you’ll be creating it. You’ll lay the foundations of a development operations function that can support an organisation on track to steward $100m+ annually, with a bespoke model serving UHNW donors making seven-, eight-, and nine-figure gifts.

You’ll work closely with the Chief Partnerships Officer, Advisors, Grantmaking, Finance, and Operations to make sure our donor and grant information is clean, reliable, and useful—helping the organisation understand what’s happening across all our philanthropic vehicles and where our attention should go next. A big part of the job is making the work easier for others: designing tools that feel intuitive, embedding practices people genuinely adopt, and shaping a data environment that supports great advising and great decision-making.

This is a hands‑on designer role. You’ll set up the dashboards, workflows, and analytics that help us see donor journeys clearly, understand patterns in giving, and make thoughtful organisational choices. The work you do will directly strengthen how we serve some of the most discerning philanthropists in the world, making significant strides in reducing global catastrophic risks.

Impact of Role:

Longview Philanthropy is a bespoke donor advisory and grantmaking organisation. In 2025, Longview is on track to advise and direct over $60m to high-impact opportunities across AI safety and global catastrophic risk reduction. We anticipate scaling beyond $100m annually in 2026, with the potential to multiply that in the following years.

Longview has built two of the world's largest and most experienced philanthropic teams in their respective fields: one focused on AI safety grantmaking, the other on nuclear weapons policy. These teams support important projects and areas other funders can’t or won’t adequately cover due to capacity, expertise, or risk constraints. As we increasingly shift toward active grantmaking—identifying critical gaps, headhunting founders, and seeding entirely new subfields—we aim to move quickly, take thoughtful bets, and focus on what we believe the world most needs to prevent catastrophic risks.

Achieving that vision requires channelling new levels of capital toward top priorities in AI safety, nuclear weapons policy, and biosecurity. We do this in several ways: we manage, fundraise for, and deploy capital through our four funds (the Emerging Challenges Fund , Frontier AI Fund , Nuclear Weapons Policy Fund , and Digital Sentience Fund ). We provide bespoke philanthropic guidance to ultra-high-net-worth donors who prefer to give directly to high-impact organisations, and we are exploring additional philanthropic vehicles to further expand our impact portfolio.

Because Longview operates multiple philanthropic pathways and a highly bespoke advisory model for ultra-high-net-worth donors, we need someone who can see how the full system fits together. The Head of Development Operations will build the dashboards, moves‑management systems, and core analytics that support frontline advising and strengthen the donor experience. You will give senior leadership a clear view of what’s happening across vehicles, what needs attention, and where the biggest opportunities lie.

Your ability to generate clear, organisation‑wide insight will be central to shaping Longview’s strategy and therefore our ability to most effectively address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

Location: New York City, London or San Francisco. We may consider elsewhere for exceptional candidates.

Final date to receive applications: EOD Sunday 18 January 2026

Compensation:

These ranges are for individuals working from New York or London. Compensation may be adjusted downwards for other locations.

• Total compensation: $181,500–$220,000
  • Base salary: $165,000–$200,000
  • Unconditional 401(k) contribution: $16,500–$20,000
• US: 100% employer‑paid private health insurance with UHC; dental & vision with Guardian; 25 days vacation…