Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships
About Pursuit
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, who we call Builders, have generated nearly $1 billion in lifetime wage gains.
As AI reshapes every industry, Pursuit is becoming an AI-native organization — training AI-native talent, embedding AI into our operations, and building scalable systems to extend our impact. From local partnerships to national policy, we're rethinking how opportunity works at scale.
The Role
Pursuit is hiring a Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships to join our External Affairs team at a pivotal moment of growth.
This role sits at the intersection of government and education/workforce partnerships, policy, and execution. You will be the day-to-day operating lead for a multi-year, state-funded initiative that brings Pursuit’s AI-native training to three New York regions in partnership with community colleges, workforce nonprofits, and regional economic development organizations. You'll take it from contract award through partner mobilization to launch, and then help us turn what we learn into a model other markets can run.
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