Growth & Community Development Lead
Pursuit
| Company | Pursuit |
| Category | Marketing |
| Location | Long Island City |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Lead |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Last verified | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (greenhouse) |
Description
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 created life-changing outcomes through training programs for adults from low-income backgrounds—especially those without college degrees. Our graduates have generated nearly $1 billion in lifetime wage gains. Now, as AI reshapes the future of work, Pursuit is evolving as a leader at the intersection of AI, jobs, economic opportunity, and tech innovation. We're becoming an AI-native organization: training AI-native talent, embedding AI across our operations, and building software to scale our impact. Beyond direct training, we’re driving systems change. Through initiatives like the Good Jobs Guarantee , we’re advocating for outcomes-based funding and national policy to make economic mobility possible for millions.
About the Role
Our programs have grown through deep community trust, strong partnerships, and operational excellence. As the AI training landscape becomes increasingly crowded, we're looking for someone who can help us stand out, strengthen our community presence, and build scalable systems that drive sustainable enrollment growth.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys both strategy and execution. You'll analyze funnel performance, identify opportunities, build and improve systems, manage external partnerships, and roll up your sleeves to ensure prospective Builders have an exceptional experience.
You should be equally comfortable presenting to a community organization, analyzing enrollment data, designing an outreach campaign, and experimenting with AI tools to automate workflows.
Key Responsibilities
Growth Strategy & Enrollment Operations
Own key recruitment and enrollment metrics, including applicant volume, conversion rates, enrollment targets, and pipeline health
Develop and manage dashboards to monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and generate actionable insights
Design and test growth strategies across outreach channels, partnerships, events, referrals, and marketing campaigns
Partner with internal stakeholders to forecast enrollment needs and develop plans to meet program targets
Ensure operational excellence and exceptional applicant experience across the admissions funnel, from first touchpoint through enrollment
Community Partnerships & Ecosystem Development
Develop and execute Pursuit's community partnership strategy across NYC
Build and maintain relationships with community-based organizations, workforce development providers, city agencies, libraries, educational institutions, and other mission-aligned partners
Identify and cultivate long-term partnerships that expand awareness, trust, and access to Pursuit programs
Serve as a key external representative of Pursuit at community events, workshops, information sessions, and stakeholder meetings
Manage partnership performance and identify opportunities to deepen engagement over time
AI-Native Systems & Process Improvement
Identify opportunities and leverage AI to automate, streamline, and improve workflows across recruitment and admissions
Collaborate with Product and Program teams to build and iterate on AI-powered admissions and engagement tools
Build systems that reduce manual work and increase the team's ability to focus on high-impact relationship-building
Recruitment Execution & Team Leadership
Plan and oversee information sessions, workshops, recruitment events, and applicant engagement activities
Coordinate staffing plans and event logistics across the recruitment calendar
Support applicants throughout the admissions process through clear, timely, and empathetic communication
Recruit, manage, and develop additional team members, contractors, Builders, or volunteers to support enrollment efforts
Step into day-to-day execution as needed to ensure program goals are achieved
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