Director, Digital Talent Recognition & Mobility

State of Colorado; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Colorado Community College System is seeking a Director of Talent Recognition & Mobility to lead the Workforce Solutions & Innovation team at System Office. The role focuses on enterprise-wide change management and the implementation of a digital talent infrastructure across 13 colleges and system offices in Colorado.

You will own CLR and LER ecosystems, set standards, align learning credentials with opportunities, and supervise two staff while coordinating with IT, academic affairs, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, business administration, management, workforce development, public administration, organizational leadership, higher education administration, information systems, or a related field.
• Five years of progressively responsible leadership experience leading enterprise transformation involving education, workforce, digital products, public policy, organizational change, or talent systems.
• Experience managing or guiding product roadmaps, vendor relationships, implementation timelines, or cross-functional technology-enabled initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Define and steward the Digital Talent Marketplace strategy as CCCS’s learner- and employer-facing CLR/LER ecosystem within the Division of Workforce Solutions & Innovation.
• Establish systemwide quality standards for how degrees, certificates, digital badges, microcredentials, competencies, skills, Credit for Prior Learning, and other learning achievements are represented within CLR/LER frameworks.
• Lead the design, implementation, and scaling of the enterprise talent recognition ecosystem — currently centered on CLR/LER — ensuring the system is future-proofed to adapt as technologies and standards evolve over the next decade.
• Guide the integration of Credit for Prior Learning, digital badging, microcredentials, skills taxonomies, and employer signaling into the broader CLR/LER strategy, by working with the Program Manager for Talent Recognition and Mobility, Academic and Student Affairs, and CCCS Vice Presidents of Instruction.
• Manage vendor relationships, product roadmaps, implementation timelines, user requirements, adoption planning, and ongoing enhancement of the CLR/LER digital ecosystem.
• Partner with vendors, CCCS IT, college IT teams, and other technology partners to ensure the ecosystem supports appropriate data architecture, system integration, privacy, accessibility, usability, interoperability, and long-term scalability.
• Lead the systemwide implementation of CLR/LER across CCCS colleges through pilots, phased rollouts, training, technical assistance, adoption support, and ongoing refinement.
• Provide leadership and coordination for communities of practice, working groups, implementation teams, and cross-functional groups supporting talent recognition, digital credentialing, and CLR/LER adoption.

Skills

Strategic systems thinking

Stakeholder facilitation

Change management

Executive communication

Product management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/related field

Job description

Colorado Community College System is seeking a Director of Talent Recognition & Mobility to lead the Workforce Solutions & Innovation team at System Office. The role focuses on enterprise-wide change management and the implementation of a digital talent infrastructure across 13 colleges and system offices in Colorado.

You will own CLR and LER ecosystems, set standards, align learning credentials with opportunities, and supervise two staff while coordinating with IT, academic affairs, and