Sr. Manager, Social Impact & Education (Music)
- Location
- New York City, New York
- Pay
- $175K to $235K a year
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
Posted Jul 30 (2mo ago) · Added to Vertical Drama Jobs Oct 9Still open, checked today
AI company. Suno doesn't make vertical drama. We list the role because the skills carry straight over to vertical work.
About the role
Suno believes that Music is a Human Right, a vehicle for community, connection, healing, and learning. The Sr. Manager, Social Impact & Education ensures that Suno lives up to our belief.
Skills and tools
partnerships
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Unlimited PTO
- Parental leave
- HSA or FSA
Perks
- Equity
- Learning budget
- Commuter benefits
What you'll do
- Develop and own Suno's social impact strategy, establishing a clear point of view on the communities, causes, and organizations we exist to serve
- Identify, evaluate, and build relationships with nonprofits, community arts organizations, and mission-aligned institutions where Suno can have genuine, measurable impact
- Design and manage partnership structures, including platform access programs, co-branded initiatives, and grant or donation frameworks, that make Suno meaningfully accessible to underserved communities
- Serve as Suno's primary relationship manager for social impact partners, ensuring consistent communication, mutual value, and long-term commitment
- Collaborate with Marketing, Comms, Legal, and Finance to bring programs to life and ensure they reflect Suno's values and brand
- Build Suno's university and education strategy from the ground up, targeting institutions, music programs, and ed-tech platforms where AI music creation has natural curriculum relevance
- Establish and manage formal partnerships with colleges, universities, and music schools, including access agreements, co-developed curriculum materials, and educator support resources
- Identify and cultivate relationships with faculty, department heads, and academic administrators who can champion Suno's role in music education
What they're looking for
- 5-8+ years of experience in partnerships, program management, or community development, ideally spanning both education and nonprofit/social impact sectors
- Demonstrated ability to build programs from scratch, you are comfortable with ambiguity and energized by the work of establishing something new
- Strong relationship-building skills and the credibility to engage senior stakeholders at academic institutions and mission-driven organizations
- Familiarity with the music industry, music education landscape, or AI technology (ideally more than one of these)
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills; you can represent Suno's vision compellingly to audiences who may be skeptical of or unfamiliar with AI
- A genuine belief that creative tools should be accessible to everyone, and the drive to make that belief operational
- Ability to manage multiple partnerships and workstreams simultaneously without losing attention to detail or relationship quality
- Some people-manager experience; may manage internal or external partners supporting program execution in the future
Nice to have
- Experience at a music technology, streaming, or AI company
- Experience working within or alongside product and engineering teams
- Experience writing and/or performing music
- Experience in product/platform product demonstrations
About Suno
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