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# Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at Pursuit

- **Company:** Pursuit
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Posted:** 2026-10-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/pursuit/jobs/8244938

## Job description

## About the Organization

Short Summary

Pursuit is a pioneering AI-native organization building the nation's premier tech workforce pipeline to unlock lasting economic mobility for low-income and underrepresented communities.

Long Summary

For over a decade, Pursuit has unlocked economic mobility by propelling thousands of adults from low-income backgrounds into high-wage tech careers, taking average starting incomes from $17K to $94K and generating nearly $1B in lifetime wage gains. We've also pioneered the Pursuit Bond, an innovative outcomes-based financing model that aligns investor returns with long-term economic mobility, allowing us to scale impact in a financially sustainable way. Three-year retention runs at 92%, nearly 30 points above industry average. 97% of eligible Fellows get promoted.

Now, as AI reshapes the global economy, Pursuit is pioneering the nation's premier AI-Native workforce pipeline. We are transforming how economic opportunity works at scale through a rigorous, full-funnel training model combining in-person collaborative learning, real-time curriculum adaptation, and deep employer integration.

Powered by $23M in scale funding from organizations like Google, Anthropic, Adobe, Blackstone, Robin Hood and others, Pursuit is building a roadmap of growth to directly train thousands of more Americans and to build enduring workforce training solutions that can support the ecosystem at large.

## About the Position

Pursuit is seeking a Chief Strategy and Growth Officer (CSGO) to serve as a pivotal architect of our next chapter of scale. Reporting directly to the CEO, the CSGO will help shape enterprise strategy, building a comprehensive roadmap for enterprise growth, expanding our proven core model to a broader population, and aggressively exploring, testing, and scaling new delivery and partnership models to support closing the AI skills gap at scale.

The CSGO reports directly to the CEO and sits on Pursuit's senior leadership team. The role is designed to hold the organizational-level strategy that sits above functional execution.

Core Responsibilities

- Serve as executive architect of multi-year enterprise strategy, working with the CEO and leadership team to establish growth targets, market-entry criteria, and strategic prioritization across core programs, venture partnerships, and earned revenue models.
- Lead the decision-making process with CEO and senior leaders for scaling strategy - designing robust selection frameworks, sustainable economic models, launch roadmaps, and governing go/no-go decision architecture.
- Direct a dynamic portfolio of strategic initiatives working with senior leaders across program and partnerships to design pilot programs, defining performance metrics, and support seamlessly transitioning validated models into permanent operational ownership.
- Architect the enterprise earned revenue strategy, defining high-margin commercial products, monetization structures, and strategic partner channels to fuel long-term financial sustainability.
- Partner closely with the CEO and senior leadership team to design evolving organizational topologies, executive team structures, and strategic sequencing to support rapid scaling.
- Collaborate with executive leadership to align multi-year capital deployment with enterprise growth priorities, establishing clear funding strategies and resource allocation frameworks.
- Drive commercial placement innovation in partnership with the VP of AI Talent Placement, establishing scalable B2B talent integration models with leading employers.
- Design, test, and execute rigorous trials, pilots, and experimental initiatives to pioneer new strategic pathways—defining market-entry criteria, ground-level success requirements, and target staffing models for launching commercial products, establishing new partnerships and entry into new geographic markets.
- Lead a team of several direct reports who will support with analysis and execution of strategic roadmap.

Who You'll Work With

You will report to the Chief Executive Officer and be a key leader for the organization, helping shape future direction across every function Program, Go-To-Market Job Placement, Partnerships, Growth and Earned Revenue. You will directly manage a team of analysts, and directors of strategic initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

- 8-12+ years of executive experience leading commercial scaling and market penetration in fast-paced, high-growth companies or organizational environments.
- Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to unify product, sales, operations, and finance around shared growth targets.
- Experience designing go-to-market strategies and commercial product offerings that yield high margins and sustainable revenue streams.
- Mastery of systems thinking, KPI architecture, and multi-year roadmap design that translates audacious growth goals into sequenced, measurable, and testable operational bets.
- A history of structuring strategic corporate and enterprise partnerships that unlock new revenue channels and accelerate market adoption.
- Proven track record as a hands-on builder and operator who owns outcomes end-to-end, with deep experience designing and executing commercial trials, product launches, and multi-market expansions (defining unit economics, go-to-market criteria, staffing, and operational accountability).
- Exceptional executive presence and credibility in engaging with boards, institutional investors, key financial stakeholders, and enterprise ecosystem partners.
- Capability to direct capital allocation strategy, ensuring financial resources directly support core strategic expansion priorities.
- A disciplined approach to risk management and decision-making when navigating market shifts, economic uncertainty, and new models.
- Deep alignment with Pursuit's mission, combining low ego with uncompromising standards to build innovative workforce pipelines.

## Compensation

The salary range for this role is $285,000 - $320,000, inclusive of base and bonus  and a full benefits package.

The compensation above reflects the expectations laid out in this job description; however, we are often open to a wide variety of profiles and recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this posting. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated to you as a candidate.

Additional Details

Location and Work Environment

This role is based in NYC. Pursuit currently operates on a hybrid schedule, Tuesday through Thursday on-site at our office in New York City,, with a Monday/Friday work-from-anywhere policy.

## Benefits

- Full benefits package including vision and dental
- Unlimited PTO, plus an all-Pursuit summer break (last week of August) and a week-long holiday break (last week of December)
- 401k match
- Hybrid and flexible work policy, as described above
- Dedicated time to build in AI and develop your own AI skills

Equity at Pursuit

We prioritize the richness of diversity across all categories. We welcome new perspectives and make employment decisions without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, age, familial or marital status, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuit is an equal-opportunity employer.

## About Pursuit

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Pursuit is a social impact organization that transforms lives by training adults from underrepresented communities for high-growth careers in AI and technology, using an innovative outcomes-based financing model.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Nonprofit)
- **Headquarters**: Long Island City, New York, USA
- **Founded**: Not publicly available
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Workforce development, technology education, AI training, and employer services.
- Target customers: B2B (employer partners ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies) and B2C (adult learners, referred to as “Builders,” from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds).
- Mission or purpose statement: “To create transformation” by catalyzing long-term change through community development, a revolutionary training and employment program, an innovative financing model, and sustained career support.

## Products & Services
- **Pursuit AI-Native Program**: Flagship training program that equips Builders with AI skills, professional competencies, and community support to thrive in AI-driven workplaces. Includes career coaching and a sourced job opportunity with partner employers.
- **Employer Partnerships (Pursuit Commit)**: Helps companies hire, retain, and nurture talent from non-traditional backgrounds through on-the-job support, training, and retention services.
- **Pursuit Bond**: An outcomes-based financing model that ties funding to successful long-term career outcomes, leveraging impact investment and capital markets alongside philanthropy.
- **Community Development**: Outreach and programs that introduce AI concepts early, making technology approachable and accessible to excluded communities.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not applicable (nonprofit). The organization is in the early stages of a multi-year campaign with a directional goal of $45 million over three years.
- **Key Metric**: Historically, program participants have experienced a 400%+ jump in income on average, earning a starting salary of approximately $94,000 (up from an average of $18,000 before the program).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Employer hiring partners include venture-backed startups and Fortune 500 companies. Specific names not listed in sources, but cited as “best-in-class partners, funders, and employers.”
- **Growth Signals**: Shift to an AI-first curriculum, scaling fundraising to $45M, hybrid work model, and active hiring for senior roles (Director of Individual Giving, Chief of Staff, Account Executive for Job Outcomes).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Outcomes-Based Financing (Pursuit Bond)**: Aligns funding with actual job placement and career success, reducing risk for funders and incentivizing long-term support.
- **Integrated Model**: Combines community development, AI training, employer partnerships, and lifelong career support in a single, compounding system.
- **Proven Income Lift**: 400%+ average income increase and $2M lifetime earnings boost per Builder.
- **AI-Native Focus**: Early mover in preparing non-traditional talent for AI-driven roles, with a curriculum built around AI skills.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling the AI-Native Program to meet growing demand for AI talent.
- Expanding employer partnerships to secure more job opportunities and improve retention.
- Raising $45 million through a multi-year campaign to fund growth and sustainability.
- Strengthening individual giving and philanthropy to diversify funding sources.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Impact**: Employees directly contribute to economic transformation for individuals, families, and communities, tackling systemic inequality.
- **Hybrid Work Culture**: Office in Long Island City with a hybrid approach; includes group lunches, happy hours, and game nights.
- **Benefits**: Premium health, dental, and vision coverage; virtual care and mental health platforms; health club/fitness class memberships; unlimited PTO; flexible parental leave; 401k with robust employer matching; pre-tax commuter benefits; flexible spending accounts.
- **Team & Values**: Diverse, passionate team with backgrounds in workforce development, tech, impact, policy, and operations. Values diversity and inclusion, equal opportunity employer.
- **Growth Opportunities**: Active hiring for senior leadership roles (Chief of Staff, Director of Individual Giving) and operational roles (Account Executive for Job Outcomes), signaling organizational expansion.

## Sources
1. [Pursuit Careers](https://www.pursuit.org/careers)
2. [Pursuit Homepage](https://www.pursuit.org/)
3. [Pursuit Our Approach](https://www.pursuit.org/our-approach)
4. [Pursuit Our Team](https://www.pursuit.org/our-team)
5. [Built In NYC](https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/pursuit)

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