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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 15 days Uaustin's roles stay open a median of 44 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Uaustin's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Uaustin
- low 0 stale, 0 reposted of 10 open
- Hiring momentum
- 13 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Uaustin's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Uaustin.
About this role
The Senior Development Manager will lead fundraising efforts for a new university in Austin, Texas, focusing on cultivating and managing relationships with current and prospective major donors. This role involves implementing major gift strategies, conducting donor visits, and planning events to secure significant financial contributions, while collaborating with various teams to align donor interests with institutional goals.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Uaustin as an employer.
What you need
- Demonstrated success cultivating, soliciting, and closing major gifts in higher education, nonprofit, startup, or mission-driven environments
- Exceptional intellectual and social curiosity
- Strong interpersonal agility and emotional intelligence
- Skilled relationship builder
- Strategic and confident fundraiser
- Proven ability to synthesize complex institutional priorities
Worth weighing
- Role requires frequent travel and conducting 100 donor visits a year
- Performance metrics include closing $2-4M annually and conducting 25 solicitations per year, with a focus on high-value gifts
- Position is in a startup environment, which may involve ambiguity and evolving responsibilities
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Listed by Uaustin on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.