[Hiring] Growth Manager @Reach University

Role Description

The Manager of Growth (CA and CO) serves as Reach University’s lead market-builder in California and Colorado — a visible, field-oriented network builder who expands our presence, cultivates high-trust relationships, and turns opportunity into sustained partnership. This leader drives Reach’s growth strategy across Reach Teachers College (RTC) programs, including Colorado undergraduate offerings and California undergraduate and graduate pathways. The majority of the Manager’s time and attention will be focused on California.

The Manager of Growth is energized by Reach’s North Star — pioneering pathways to upward mobility through higher education in the workplace — and brings authenticity and conviction to every conversation, helping secure new employer partners who collaborate with Reach to expand career opportunity within their communities.

• Drives the early phases of the employer partner lifecycle, including:
• Building awareness
• Generating qualified leads
• Converting new partners through MOU execution
• Launching new partners through onboarding and an initial candidate recruitment info session
• A natural connector who thrives in conversation, builds credibility quickly, and represents Reach’s apprenticeship model with clarity, conviction, and energy.
• Translates Reach’s mission into compelling, actionable partnerships that produce candidate pipelines and long-term collaboration.
• Requires strong fluency in credentialing pathways to ensure outreach, recruitment messaging, and partner guidance are accurate, strategic, and aligned to program realities.
• Leads and coordinates regional ambassador contractors to expand Reach’s visibility, generate referrals, and support event-based outreach.
• Blends external relationship-building with disciplined execution, ensuring opportunities move cleanly through pipeline stages and transition effectively to Employer Success and internal teams.
• Requires a dynamic leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy, employer partner expansion, and human connection.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in growth, partnerships, recruitment, enrollment, or related external-facing roles.
• Experience in district or county office of education leadership (preferred).
• Demonstrated familiarity with California educator credentialing context (district HR processes, pathway eligibility, intern/induction environments, or closely adjacent work).
• Strong presentation skills and comfort leading new partner conversations through commitment.
• Experience managing contractors or external representatives with clear scopes and accountability.
• Proficiency with CRM systems (HubSpot preferred) and comfort working from dashboards and pipeline reports.
• Experience with educator preparation programs, school systems, or job-embedded learning models.
• Familiarity with Colorado educator workforce environments and district partnership dynamics.
• Comfort with frequent travel and occasional evening/weekend work during peak conference and recruiting seasons.

Requirements

• Qualified leads generated (events + ambassador referrals).
• MOUs signed and cycle time from first meeting to signature.
• Partners onboarded and first candidate info session delivered on time.
• Handoff quality (clean ownership, complete launch details, minimal rework).
• Pipeline accuracy and activity logged in HubSpot.