Closed Loop Partners is at the forefront of building the circular economy. The firm is comprised of three key businesses that create a platform for systems change. Closed Loop Capital Management is the firm’s investment group, managing venture capital, buyout and catalytic private credit investment strategies on behalf of global corporations, financial institutions and family offices. Closed Loop Builders is the firm’s operating group, incubating, building and scaling circular economy infrastructure and services.  The Closed Loop Center for the Circular Economy is the firm’s innovation arm that helps businesses solve their most pressing material challenges.  

Closed Loop Center’s services go beyond the work of consultancies and think tanks — we roll up our sleeves with business leaders to research commercial opportunities, design circular solutions and build cutting-edge initiatives in market. Based in New York City and working with cities across the country, we partner with the world’s most influential companies to solve the material challenges they can’t tackle on their own. Learn more about Closed Loop Center’s work at https://closedloopcenter.com and https://closedlooppartners.com.  

Role Overview 

The Center seeks a Program Manager who can bring strong analytical thinking and client service skills to complex sustainability and circularity challenges. You will frame questions, analyze quantitative and qualitative information, develop clear recommendations and help turn them into programs in market. The work combines the rigor and variety of consulting with direct involvement in implementation alongside companies, service providers and other partners. 

This role is particularly well suited to someone who has spent roughly two to three years building a foundation in consulting, professional services, corporate strategy, supply chain or operations analysis and is ready to apply those skills to sustainability. Prior circular economy experience is welcome but not required. You should be eager to learn unfamiliar sectors quickly and comfortable owning substantive pieces of work with support from a collaborative team. 

Location: In-Office New York City, NY 

Salary Range: $95,000 to $110,000 

Target Start Date: November or December 2026, pending project launch date 

This is a full-time position(s) and permanent position in our New York City Office. Applicants are expected to start this position by November 2026 or December 2026, pending project start launch date. Outstanding candidates who require a later start date will be considered. 

To apply, please submit your resume, work sample and cover letter. Due to the volume of applications only qualified applicants will be contacted to schedule an interview. Please do not contact Closed Loop Partners staff to request information or a pre-application meeting, or to follow up on your submitted application.  

Responsibilities 

Strategy Analysis and Recommendations 

• Structure ambiguous business and environmental challenges into clear questions, research plans and practical next steps.
• Conduct market research, interviews and quantitative and qualitative analysis; test assumptions and identify what the evidence means for partners.
• Build clear analyses, presentations and written recommendations for corporate partners and other decision makers.
• Own defined workstreams from initial question through a polished deliverable, with careful attention to accuracy and deadlines.

Program Design and Implementation 

• Help design and run multi-stakeholder initiatives in reuse, recycling and other circular economy areas, translating recommendations into workplans and in-market tests.
• Work with vendors and partners on program design, field execution, data collection, performance measurement and reporting.
• Use results from pilots and operations to refine programs, explain what worked and recommend what to do next.
• Manage your work across concurrent projects, coordinate the inputs needed from colleagues and experts, and adapt as priorities evolve.

Partner Engagement 

• Work directly with companies, service providers, NGOs, trade groups and other partners to understand their needs and advance shared projects.
• Prepare and present updates and findings; contribute to workshops and partner discussions that lead to decisions and action.
• Work with policy colleagues to understand relevant developments, including extended producer responsibility, and incorporate them into project analysis.

Required Qualifications 

• Approximately two to three years of experience in consulting, professional services, corporate strategy, supply chain or operations analysis, or a similarly rigorous analytical role.
• Experience delivering work for clients or internal business leaders, with ownership of analysis and polished presentations or written recommendations.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills, including the ability to make sense of incomplete information and learn new subject matter quickly.
• Clear, concise writing and confident communication with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint and Word; strong attention to detail and ability to manage several priorities.
• Demonstrated interest in sustainability and motivation to apply your skills to circular economy challenges.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Exposure to retail, foodservice, consumer goods, packaging, recycling, logistics or related industries.
• Experience with field pilots, consumer research, behavioral insights, supply chain operations or policy analysis.
• Familiarity with reuse, recycling systems, commodity markets or extended producer responsibility.

Occasional travel is required. Our projects span multiple disciplines, so the exact mix of responsibilities will vary. We welcome candidates who bring the core analytical and communication skills above even if they have not worked in every sector listed. 

Closed Loop Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, or sex. 

You must have US Work Authorization in order to be considered for any open Closed Loop Partners position. 

Closed Loop Partners is at the forefront of building the circular economy. The firm is comprised of three key businesses that create a platform for systems change. Closed Loop Capital Management is the firm’s investment group, managing venture capital, buyout and catalytic private credit investment strategies on behalf of global corporations, financial institutions and family offices. Closed Loop Builders is the firm’s operating group, incubating, building and scaling circular economy infrastructure and services.  The Closed Loop Center for the Circular Economy is the firm’s innovation arm that helps businesses solve their most pressing material challenges.  

Closed Loop Center’s services go beyond the work of consultancies and think tanks — we roll up our sleeves with business leaders to research commercial opportunities, design circular solutions and build cutting-edge initiatives in market. Based in New York City and working with cities across the country, we partner with the world’s most influential companies to solve the material challenges they can’t tackle on their own. Learn more about Closed Loop Center’s work at www.closedlooppartners.com/the-center.  

Role Overview
 The Center for the Circular Economy seeks a Project Director to design, build, and advance circular economy programs and partnerships, initially focused on reuse and source reduction. The Project Director will help shape and turn an early-stage concept into a structured, implementable program, leading complex, cross-functional work from early strategy and business-case development through partner alignment and implementation planning. 

The role combines strategic problem-solving, stakeholder management, and hands-on execution. The successful candidate will create structure from ambiguity, define the strategy and approach, produce client-ready deliverables with limited restructuring, anticipate risks, and independently move work from concept through delivery. 

Location 

 Southern California (Remote), with regular business travel for client meetings in the region (including San Diego and Los Angeles) and occasional travel to the Closed Loop Center NYC office. 

We strongly prefer for the individual to work Eastern Time hours in alignment with the Center team. Exceptional candidates who are not based in Southern California will be considered.  

Compensation 

National Salary Range: $140,000 – $160,000 

Compensation is commensurate with experience and finalized title. 

The role will run for a fixed term of 12 months with a potential to extend based on overall firm needs. Applicants will be required to start this position in November or December 2026. 

To apply, please submit your resume, work sample and cover letter. Due to the volume of applications only qualified applicants will be contacted to schedule an interview. Please do not contact Closed Loop Partners staff to request information or a pre-application meeting, or to follow up on your submitted application.  

What You’ll Do 

Set strategy 

• Develop new strategies and programs. Translate broad organizational priorities, market needs, and policy developments into clear workstreams, roadmaps, and actionable program concepts. 

• Build business cases and decision-making tools. Develop financial models, prioritization frameworks, landscape assessments, and implementation recommendations. 

• Translate complex data into clear communication. Develop executive summaries, presentations, and other client-facing materials tailored to senior and external audiences. 

Engage stakeholders 

• Shape partnership models, develop proposals and scopes of work, establish budgets, and create mutually beneficial partnerships with brands, retailers and operational partners. 

• Manage strategic relationships. Serve as a day-to-day partner to corporate, nonprofit, operator, and manufacturing stakeholders while navigating competing priorities and sensitive conversations. 

• Design and facilitate collaborative processes. Plan and lead workshops, partner discussions, and working sessions that build alignment and move stakeholders toward decisions. 

Build and implement in-market 

• Build and activate value-chain partnerships. Identify and engage the producers, suppliers, distributors, operators, logistics providers, and solution partners required to translate program concepts into coordinated, executable operating models.  

• Advance implementation planning and execution. Translate strategies into operating models, launch plans, resource requirements, and financial and operational flows that balance ambition with in-market feasibility. 

• Anticipate and manage delivery risks. Identify scope, timeline, budget, resourcing, data, and stakeholder risks early and develop appropriate mitigation and contingency plans. 

• Build internal capabilities and contribute across the organization. Create repeatable tools, templates, trackers, models, and processes; apply project insights to broader organizational strategy and emerging circular economy opportunities. 

Required Qualifications  

• 6 – 10+ years of relevant experience in Innovation Management, Retail Operations, Supply Chain Management, or related sectors 

• Experience working in high-profile Retail, CPG/FMCG, Foodservice projects  

• Demonstrated ability to define the why, what, and how of a workstream rather than waiting for a fully developed assignment 

• Strong end-to-end project leadership skills, including scoping, planning, prioritization, budgeting, resource management, risk management, and delivery 

• Excellent synthesis, writing, storytelling, presentation, and facilitation skills, including producing client-ready decks 

• Experience developing and coordinating cross-value-chain partnerships, including defining partner roles, operational requirements, incentives, handoffs, and dependencies needed to implement programs successfully. 

• An implementation, and supply-chain optimization mindset that balances ambition and impact with operational feasibility, cost, stakeholder and operational readiness 

• A proactive approach to risk management and problem-solving, with a demonstrated habit of identifying challenges early and proposing solutions 

• A dynamic, mission-driven, and collaborative professional who can take initiative, incorporate feedback thoughtfully, delegate effectively, and learn new subject areas quickly 

Equal Opportunity

Closed Loop Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, or sex.   

You must have US Work Authorization in order to be considered for any open Closed Loop Partners position. 

About Closed Loop Partners

Closed Loop Partners is dedicated to building the circular economy. The firm is comprised of three key businesses that create a platform for systems change: an innovation center, the Center for the Circular Economy, an investment group, Closed Loop Capital Management, and an operating group, Closed Loop Builders.

Closed Loop Capital Management manages venture capital, private equity and catalytic capital & private credit investment strategies on behalf of global corporations, financial institutions, and family offices. The Closed Loop Center for the Circular Economy helps global brands, retailers and manufacturers solve their most pressing material challenges. Closed Loop Builders incubates, builds and scales circular economy infrastructure and solutions across the U.S.

Closed Loop Partners is based in New York City and is a registered B Corp. For more information, please visit www.closedlooppartners.com.

Role

Closed Loop Partners is looking for a highly organized Office Manager to support the NYC-based team to ensure smooth operations. The Office Manager will be seated at the reception desk and thus will often be the first team member guests and stakeholders engage with at the firm, and will also support management with select administrative duties. This is a unique opportunity to be an integral player of a multi-business firm in impact investment, innovation consulting, and operations, managing the day-to-day activity of a busy office.

This is Part-Time, in-person role in our office in midtown Manhattan.

This role is not eligible for company benefits (unless required by law). 

Responsibilities

• Manage, assure, and optimize an efficient and effective office environment of 40+ team members and an active ecosystem of visitors
• Provide general administrative support, including scheduling multiple stakeholder meetings, room preparation, and technology support for conference rooms
• Manage the general front desk activity, including registering, welcoming and directing office visitors and handling a small volume of phone calls
• Organize and maintain kitchen and copy rooms, including ordering supplies
• Manage office rearrangements for team meetings and events
• Occasionally plan travel itineraries, both domestic and international
• Assist in preparing expense reimbursements
• Act as main point of contact for building management, initiating and managing cleaning, maintenance, and work requests
• Coordinate catering orders (off-site and in-office)
• Participate in special projects as needed

Qualifications

• 2+ years of administrative experience in a fast-paced dynamic organization; experience within a financial, investment, or consulting environment is a plus but not required
• Professional demeanor and excellent interpersonal skills
• Exceptional communication skills, problem solving, organization, attention to detail and thoroughness
• A self-starter who can take direction and execute efficiently while multi-tasking
• Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality
• Genuine, personal interest in sustainability and the natural environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Closed Loop Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex.

You must have US Work Authorization to be considered for any open Closed Loop Partners position.

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