Career Coach

Pursuit; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Summer break

Holiday break

Catered lunches

Snacks

Time to build AI skills

Full benefits package

Job summary

Pursuit, a social impact organization in New York, is hiring a Career Coach to guide Builders through the job search and achieve the core outcome: Builders getting hired. You'll run 1:1 sessions and group coaching, sharpen resumes, and expand networking strategies in a fast-changing market.

Expect non-traditional hours, in-person time at our HQ in Long Island City, and collaboration with the Jobs team to prepare candidates for opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience or strong interest in coaching adults from underserved communities.
• Knowledge of today’s job market and hiring practices.
• Ability to track progress and outcomes at scale.
• Focus on conversion: Builders getting hired as the metric of success.
• Commitment to equity, tech access, and opportunity expansion.
• Interest in building AI skills and applying them to coaching.

Responsibilities

• Own job placement as the core KPI and solve barriers to offers.
• Coaching 1:1 and group sessions to improve job-search skills.
• Help Builders define goals and target roles for better fit.
• Develop networking skills and attend events to coach in real time.
• Monitor activity and pipeline progress with weekly reviews.
• Collaborate with Jobs team to prepare candidates for opportunities.
• Assess readiness, support interviews, negotiation, and offers.
• Guide Builders on AI-built portfolios to attract employers.
• Advise on materials and coaching practices for scale and AI-readiness.
• Adapt hours to meet Builders across Day, Nights & Weekends.

Skills

Coaching experience

Job market knowledge

Data-driven approach

Outcomes-oriented

Equity and inclusion

AI skills development

Tools

Tracking systems

Job description

Pursuit is a social impact organization building the future of economic mobility in the age of AI.

For over a decade, we've transformed lives through immersive training programs that propel adults from low-income backgrounds — often without college degrees — into high-growth tech careers. Our graduates have already generated nearly $1 billion in lifetime wage gains. We've also pioneered the Pursuit Bond, an innovative outcomes-based financing model that aligns investor returns with long-term economic mobility, allowing us to scale impact in a financially sustainable way.

Now, as AI reshapes every industry, Pursuit is evolving into an AI-native organization. We're training AI-native talent, embedding AI into our operations, and building scalable software to extend our impact. From grassroots partnerships to national policy, we're not just filling jobs — we're rethinking how economic opportunity works at scale.

About the Role

Pursuit is hiring a Career Coach to guide Builders through one of the highest-stakes phases of their journey: the job search. This role owns a single core outcome — Builders getting hired — and does whatever it takes within that mandate: coaching networks and search strategy, sharpening how Builders present themselves, and pushing continuously on what "job-ready" means in a fast-changing market. This isn't a support function; you are accountable for the placement outcome itself.

Key Responsibilities

• Own job placement as your core KPI - you are responsible for the outcome, not just the coaching input, and you proactively problem-solve whatever stands between a Builder and a job offer
• Coach Builders on the skills needed to run an effective job search, leading both 1:1 sessions and group programming
• Help Builders define their career goals and target roles to focus their search and maximize fit
• Build Builders' networking skills - role-model outreach and networking conversations, prep them for events, and attend alongside them to coach in real time
• Track Builder activity and progress against job search goals, including weekly pipeline reviews and application volume
• Partner with the Jobs team to select and prepare Builders for facilitated hiring opportunities, understanding role requirements and shaping candidate profiles accordingly
• Assess Builder job readiness and support them through interviews, negotiation, and offer acceptance
• Help Builders identify and refine the AI Builds that will comprise their portfolios, giving direct feedback to ensure the work will appeal to employers
• Advise Pursuit on the bar for job-ready application materials and coaching practices, helping design and scale an increasingly AI-native career coaching function
• This role will not follow Pursuit's standard 10am–6pm schedule — Builders need coaching support across Day and Nights & Weekends cohorts, so your hours will be shifted to meet them where they are (for example, working later Monday–Thursday). We'll collaborate with you to land on the schedule that works, but come in expecting non-traditional hours, in-person time with Builders at our HQ in Long Island City, and event attendance as core to the job

About You

• You're passionate about Pursuit's mission and have experience — or strong interest — working directly with adults from underserved communities
• You have real familiarity with today's job market, ideally through experience on the hiring side (recruiting, talent acquisition, HR, or as a hiring manager/team lead)
• You understand what it takes to land a role in today's job market and can speak to the nuances across different career paths
• You're energized by coaching and professional development — you know how to inspire people toward their highest standard of work
• You're data-driven and outcomes-oriented, comfortable using systems to track progress at scale and to spot where coaching needs to flex
• You give feedback that's constructive, specific, and actionable — written and verbal — and you know how to motivate people from a wide range of backgrounds
• Outcomes-obsessed, not effort-obsessed — you measure your own success by whether Builders get hired, and you adjust your approach relentlessly until that happens
• Mission-Driven: You care deeply about equity, tech access, and expanding opportunity for underrepresented communities
• An opportunity to work at the intersection of tech and social impact, and make a direct impact on the communities we serve
• Competitive compensation in base, plus bonus and a full benefits package
• Unlimited PTO and an all-Pursuit summer break the last week of August, plus a week-long holiday the last week of December
• Catered lunches once a week and great snacks
• Dedicated time to build in AI and hone your own AI skills

Salary & Benefits

The expected salary range for this role is $80,000 – $100,000 base + incentive compensation.

The compensation above reflects the expectations laid out in this job description; however, we're often open to a wide variety of profiles and recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than posted. If that's the case, the updated salary range will be communicated to you as a candidate.

Our team has a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, and we value the richness that diversity brings to our organization. We welcome new perspectives and affirm that all employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, age, familial or marital status, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuit is an equal opportunity employer.