NYC Accelerator Market Development Lead

Willdan Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Willdan Lighting and Electric is seeking a Market Development Manager to support the NYC Accelerator program in New York City. You will translate strategy into outreach executions, manage the outreach team and subcontractors, and represent the program at events to drive participation and market engagement.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in outreach, strong relationship-building, public speaking, and experience with CRM systems like Salesforce, aimed at improving program participation and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• The candidate should have 7+ years in outreach, market development, stakeholder engagement, or related fields.
• Experience leading outreach and customer engagement teams.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute outreach initiatives that expand awareness and participation in NYC Accelerator.
• Lead outreach team and coordinate subcontractors and partners.
• Represent NYC Accelerator at conferences, meetings, webinars, and events.
• Establish and monitor outreach KPIs and dashboards; manage pipeline from outreach to Case Management.

Skills

Relationship development

Public speaking

Project management

CRM platforms (Salesforce)

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Willdan Lighting and Electric is seeking a Market Development Manager to support the NYC Accelerator program in New York City. You will translate strategy into outreach executions, manage the outreach team and subcontractors, and represent the program at events to drive participation and market engagement.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in outreach, strong relationship-building, public speaking, and experience with CRM systems like Salesforce, aimed at improving program participation and