Senior Director, National Market Leader

- Lead and support Regional Market Leaders to ensure consistent implementation of national market strategy. - Facilitate knowledge sharing and best practice exchange across regions to drive innovation, operational consistency, and impact. - Serve as a thought partner to the COO, Executive Team, and senior leaders, surfacing regional insights and opportunities to inform enterprise decision-making. - Monitor performance across markets and support Regional Market Leaders in setting priorities and resolving operational challenges. - Convene and facilitate regular Market Leadership forums to align on strategy, execution, and continuous improvement. - Represent the Market Leadership function in cross-functional strategic planning and transformation efforts. - Partner with Enrollment, Program, Talent Networks, CE, YUPRO, Grads of Life, and other national teams to ensure field perspectives shape national strategy and vice versa.

- Develop and execute a regional strategy to expand YUU's reach within assigned markets. - Identify and evaluate new market opportunities based on workforce trends, economic data, and local labor needs. - Explore how to increase YUU's impact to close the opportunity divide by engaging in intensive on-the-ground efforts to learn, understand, and leverage knowledge to secure partnerships and offer programming to support opportunity talent. - Cultivate opportunities to increase talent employment, explore and vet revenue generation opportunities for YUU, leverage cross-functional relationships, and engage in relationship management within markets. - Share information and create strategic alignment internally, developing market insights to explore innovation to include apprenticeships, educational institutions, and workforce entities to expand YUU's blueprint, reach, and influence. - Meet with peers in other markets to share learnings and best practices. - Work closely with internal teams to ensure market strategies align with national priorities. - Collaborate with YUU Advisory Boards to validate local market strategies and offerings.

- Strengthen relationships with community colleges, corporate partners, and local organizations to meet partnership targets aligned with the 2025 strategic roadmap. - Actively engage with market workgroups defining the rapidly changing future of work, showcasing YUU's expertise as a forward-thinking workforce solution provider that anticipates and adapts to emerging industry trends. - Attend internal and external partner meetings to build relationships, exchange feedback, educate partners about Year Up United, and address their talent needs. - Participate in partner meetings as requested by CE to bolster relationship building, manage service recovery, and strategize future engagement. - Organize roundtables, engage with influencers, establish advisory boards, and convene local board meetings to drive robust community engagement. - Build strong alumni connections in the market, creating onramps for student, staff, partner, and civic engagement.

- Coach and develop Regional Market Leaders, supporting their success, professional growth, and impact. - Provide direct oversight and guidance to the Director of Market Operations (once hired), ensuring operational excellence across markets. - Support onboarding and development of new market leadership hires to accelerate effectiveness and alignment. - Model and promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, and inclusive leadership.

- Live the values of YUU. - Participate in special projects and initiatives that support YUU's effectiveness, growth, and impact. - Actively participate in YUU's Learning Community, supporting students as a coach, facilitator, and/or mentor.

- 12+ years of experience, including leadership in workforce development, regional growth strategy, or public-private partnerships - Proven experience managing and influencing high-performing, geographically distributed teams. - Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder/client management skills. - Proven experience in workforce, youth, and community development initiatives. - Self-motivated and proactive, with a proven ability to drive initiatives with minimal oversight. - Adept at thriving in high-visibility, high-pressure environments. - Versatile contributor who adds value across high-level strategic planning and detailed operational execution. - Strong change management expertise-embracing change as an integral part of Year Up United's culture while designing and driving transformative initiatives. - Deep passion for Year Up United's mission and a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. - Comprehensive understanding of the Opportunity Divide and its underlying drivers. - Exceptional public speaking and storytelling skills. - Must reside in one of the assigned Regional Markets.