Director of Employer Partnerships, Correlation One

• 7–10 years of experience in employer partnerships, business development, or workforce sales within workforce development, staffing, talent solutions, or employer-sponsored training organizations
• Demonstrated track record of building employer hiring pipelines and closing partnership agreements with mid-market and enterprise employers
• Deep familiarity with the workforce development ecosystem, including registered apprenticeships, employer-sponsored training models (e.g., Amazon Career Choice or similar), and state/federal workforce programs
• Experience working with or selling into HR, talent acquisition, and workforce planning functions at Fortune 500 or large-scale employers
• Strong understanding of skills-based hiring trends, employer talent challenges, and the value proposition of non-degree talent pipelines
• Excellent relationship management, negotiation, and consultative selling skills
• Proficiency with CRM tools (HubSpot preferred) and data-driven pipeline management

Desirable

• The Director of Employer Partnerships is a senior business development role responsible for building and scaling partnerships with employers who hire Correlation One program graduates, particularly from our Amazon Career Choice tracks and state-level apprenticeship programs
• This role is the critical link between Correlation One’s training outcomes and employer hiring demand
• You will own the full lifecycle of employer partnership development: identifying target employers, building relationships with hiring leaders and talent acquisition teams, negotiating partnership structures, and driving measurable placement and hiring outcomes
• You will work closely with program delivery, government partnerships, and executive leadership to ensure our graduate pipeline is tightly aligned with employer demand
• Identify, prospect, and close employer partnerships with companies actively hiring for roles aligned with Correlation One’s program tracks (data analytics, cybersecurity, IT support, operations leadership)
• Build a scalable employer pipeline across industries including technology, financial services, healthcare, logistics, and professional services
• Develop and execute outreach strategies targeting hiring managers, talent acquisition leaders, and HR executives at mid-market and enterprise employers
• Structure partnership agreements covering hiring commitments, interview pipelines, and co-branded talent programs
• Partner with state workforce agencies and Correlation One’s government partnerships team to recruit employers into registered apprenticeship programs
• Educate employers on the value proposition, tax incentives, and talent retention benefits of apprenticeship models
• Grow the employer base for existing state apprenticeship partnerships (e.g., Pennsylvania, Texas) and support expansion into new states
• Coordinate with Department of Labor registered apprenticeship requirements and intermediary organizations
• Serve as the primary relationship owner for employers interested in hiring Amazon Career Choice program graduates across OLC, Data Analyst, Cybersecurity, and IT Support tracks
• Collaborate with Amazon Career Choice program teams to align graduate skill profiles with employer job requirements
• Build demand validation relationships with employers (e.g., NTT Data model) to demonstrate graduate readiness and drive hiring volume
• Own employer partnership KPIs: number of active employer partners, graduate interviews scheduled, hires completed, and employer NPS
• Develop and maintain a CRM-based employer pipeline in HubSpot, tracking partnership stage, hiring volume, and revenue attribution
• Provide market intelligence on employer hiring trends, skills demand, and competitive landscape to inform program design
• Present partnership results and pipeline updates to executive leadership on a monthly and quarterly basis