[Hiring] Senior Manager - Career Success @Fullstack Academy

Fullstack Academy stands as a prominent provider of tech bootcamps, delivering immersive online programs designed to cultivate in-demand technical skills. Established in 2012, the academy has evolved to focus on online education, offering both full-time and part-time courses across various fields, including software engineering, cybersecurity, data analytics and artificial intelligence, (AI). A core element of their approach is hands-on, practical learning, aiming to prepare students for real-world tech careers. Beyond instruction, Fullstack Academy emphasizes career services, striving to connect graduates with employment opportunities in the technology sector. In essence, they provide a structured pathway for individuals seeking to enter or advance within the rapidly evolving tech industry.

"Fullstack Academy has been a life-changing experience" is something we hear often and the reason why we come to work everyday. Our students’ outcomes are the most important measures of our success and we’re looking for a new leader for our Career Success team to lead our team of world-class career success professionals, scale our outcomes and serve both our students and employer partners.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Senior Manager of Career Success at Fullstack Academy, you will lead the efforts to grow the impact we have for our students and alums. You’ll lead a team of Career Success processionals as they serve students across our campuses and programs. You’ll build systems and processes to ensure that we deliver exceptional outcomes for ever-growing numbers of students and alums. You’ll work to build partnerships with premium tech employers to drive value for Fullstack, our students, and those employers. You’ll develop programming and events for students, alums and employers. You’ll drive the creation of content on various job-search topics to make sure our students are prepared and feel comfortable and confident to face the tech recruiting process.

This role is US based, remote and reports directly to our SVP.

RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role, you will:

Employer Relationship Development and Management:

• Identify and cultivate new partnerships with regional and national employers across diverse industries.
• Conduct targeted outreach and networking to expand the employer network and generate new hiring opportunities.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive database of employer contacts and engagement activities.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for employer inquiries and recruitment needs.
• Maintain and strengthen existing employer relationships through regular communication and engagement.
• Collaborate with employers to understand their hiring needs and provide tailored recruitment solutions.
• Organize and execute on campus and virtual recruiting events.

Team Leadership:

• Guide the creation of content, resources and programming for the suite of programs offered to Fullstack Academy students to ensure they are ready for their new careers.
• Create and launch new career services products and content targeted to provide value to our alums on their job search and beyond.
• Lead a team of career success professionals in both business development and career coaching roles.
• Develop, design and implement systems to meticulously track placement status and outcomes of every graduate and meet key metrics related to students’ professional outcomes.
• Stay on top of hiring trends and continuously develop our Career Success curriculum to ensure that students are equipped to land their dream jobs.

QUALIFICATIONS

You’re a great candidate if you have:

• 5+ years experience in agency or programmatic recruiting, or leading a career services function at a major university system or edtech organization with a proven commitment to driving outcomes for students. 
• 2+ years of experience in Business Development or Partnership Development.
• Your experience and success is reflected in an established list of hiring contacts at employers hiring for technology roles that you have developed. 
• A deep understanding of the goals, processes, and nuances of Tech Recruiting.
• The ability to conceptualize and design systems and processes that can meet our placement goals at scale, such as communication automation, etc.
• A data-driven approach to identifying, targeting and driving action on challenges.
• Experience leading a team.
• A passion for mentoring others to succeed.
• Infectious positive energy paired with remarkable empathy.
• A passion for creating positive outcomes in people’s lives through education.

You’re an exceptional candidate if you also have:

• Worked at young, fast-growing organizations.
• Been involved in hiring graduates from top immersive education programs (coding bootcamps, data science bootcamps, etc.)

COMPENSATION: Base salary starting $75K annually.

Fullstack Academy is a top-ranked immersive school for tech skills training based in New York City. Fullstack offers comprehensive in-person and remote training opportunities across the U.S. and prepares students with the in-demand skills they need to launch fulfilling tech careers

"Fullstack Academy has been a life-changing experience" is something we hear often and the reason why we come to work everyday.