Career Connect Growth Leader - Impact & Partnerships

Year Up United; New York (NY); On-site; USD 270,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare

401(k) match

Three weeks paid vacation

Job summary

Year Up United is seeking a seasoned executive to lead the Career Connect Growth and Impact initiative, reporting to the CEO for a two-year incubation. You will build, launch, and scale Career Connect as an employer-funded workforce solution, expanding into new high-growth industries and employment pathways.

You will lead revenue growth, partner development, solution design, and cross-functional delivery, ensuring alignment with learner outcomes and financial sustainability.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in business development, workforce development, talent solutions, staffing, consulting, operations, or related fields.
• Proven success building and scaling new business lines, products, workforce solutions, or venture-stage initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams responsible for revenue generation and customer delivery.
• Strong employer partnership development and consultative sales experience.
• Experience designing and implementing innovative workforce, talent, education, or employment solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-changing environments requiring rapid iteration and learning.
• Strong financial and operational management capabilities.
• Exceptional strategic thinking coupled with strong execution skills.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives through influence and collaboration.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• A passion for working with young adults and a deep commitment to Year Up United's mission.
• Understanding of the Opportunity Divide and its drivers.

Responsibilities

• Lead all employer growth and revenue generation efforts for Career Connect.
• Build and manage a dedicated employer sales organization responsible for identifying, securing, and growing employer partnerships.
• Hire, develop, and coach a team of dedicated sales professionals with clear goals tied to employer acquisition, pilot launches, placements, and earned revenue.
• Establish sales processes, pipeline management disciplines, forecasting capabilities, and performance management systems.
• Identify strategic employer opportunities that can create scalable and repeatable workforce solutions.
• Serve as the executive relationship owner for key employer partners and strategic industry stakeholders.
• Represent Year Up United externally with employers, workforce organizations, industry associations, conferences, and other stakeholders.
• Lead dedicated teams focused on solution design and delivery translating employer workforce needs into learner experiences and talent pipelines.
• Ensure the design and delivery of participant experiences that meet standards for career readiness while aligning to employer expectations.
• Oversee the creation, launch, evaluation, and refinement of employer pilots.
• Establish repeatable models that connect employer demand, participant recruitment, training, placement, and ongoing support.
• Balance employer requirements, learner success, placement outcomes, and operational sustainability.

Skills

Executive leadership

Business development

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Job description

Year Up United is seeking a seasoned executive to lead the Career Connect Growth and Impact initiative, reporting to the CEO for a two-year incubation. You will build, launch, and scale Career Connect as an employer-funded workforce solution, expanding into new high-growth industries and employment pathways.

You will lead revenue growth, partner development, solution design, and cross-functional delivery, ensuring alignment with learner outcomes and financial sustainability.