--- title: 'Program Manager, Skilled Trades Academy (Clarksville, TN) at Hiring Our Heroes' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/program-manager-skilled-trades-academy-clarksville-tn-hiring-our-heroes-3g9y7t4ykbfe' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # Program Manager, Skilled Trades Academy (Clarksville, TN) at Hiring Our Heroes - **Company:** Hiring Our Heroes - **Location:** Tennessee - **Compensation:** $68k–$72k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-07-09 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/hiringourheroes/9bbf2b4d-4e9a-4b73-a645-729417cd6d84 ## Job description Hiring Our Heroes is seeking a dynamic, relationship-driven Program Manager to lead our Skilled Trades Academy efforts in Clarksville, TN. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on building partnerships, creating opportunities, and making a direct impact in the lives of transitioning service members and military families. You’ll serve as the regional leader for the Skilled Trades Academy, driving program growth, cultivating employer partnerships, supporting participants, and ensuring successful program delivery from start to finish. ## About Hiring Our Heroes Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) connects service members, military spouses, and veterans with American businesses to create economic opportunity and a stronger, more diverse workforce. As a workforce development initiative of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, HOH delivers innovative programs that help military-connected talent build meaningful careers while helping employers access highly skilled, mission-driven professionals. ## About the Role Hiring Our Heroes is seeking a dynamic, relationship-driven Program Manager to lead our Skilled Trades Academy efforts in Clarksville, TN, outside the gates of Fort Campbell, KY. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on building partnerships, creating opportunities, and making a direct impact in the lives of transitioning service members and military families. You'll serve as the regional leader for the Skilled Trades Academy, driving program growth, cultivating employer partnerships, supporting participants, and ensuring successful program delivery from start to finish. If you're energized by workforce development, community engagement, business development, and helping people launch meaningful careers, we'd love to hear from you. ## What You'll Do Lead Program Strategy & Execution - Own the regional strategy and execution of the Skilled Trades Academy program. - Translate national program goals into local action plans, cohort schedules, and measurable outcomes. - Identify opportunities to expand program reach, employer engagement, and participant impact. - Analyze labor market trends and stakeholder feedback to ensure programming aligns with workforce needs. Build & Strengthen Employer Partnerships - Develop and maintain relationships with employers, industry partners, workforce organizations, and community stakeholders. - Conduct business development outreach to recruit new employer partners and training providers. - Identify sponsorship and partnership opportunities that support program growth and sustainability. - Serve as a trusted advisor and primary point of contact for employer partners. Deliver Exceptional Participant Experiences - Support participants throughout their journey, from application through fellowship completion and employment. - Conduct program briefings, webinars, and outreach events to educate transitioning service members about skilled trades career opportunities. - Coordinate networking opportunities that connect participants with employers and industry professionals. - Ensure a high-quality participant experience through proactive communication and support. Manage Operations & Measure Impact - Oversee training provider relationships and monitor program quality, capacity, and performance. - Track program outcomes, participant success metrics, and employer engagement data. - Develop reports, impact stories, and executive-ready updates for internal and external stakeholders. - Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and operational excellence. Collaborate Across the Organization - Partner with colleagues across Hiring Our Heroes programs to support regional initiatives, events, and strategic priorities. - Represent Hiring Our Heroes at community, workforce development, military, and industry events. ## What We're Looking For Required Qualifications - Experience in workforce development, program management, business development, partnership management, community engagement, or a related field. - Proven ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders across multiple sectors. - Exceptional verbal and written communication skills. - Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently. - Experience using data and reporting to drive decisions and communicate impact. - Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-enabled tools to improve productivity, research, communication, and operational efficiency. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Teams, CRM systems, and virtual meeting platforms. - Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills, adaptability, and a customer-service mindset. ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience working with military-connected populations. - Familiarity with the Department of Defense SkillBridge program and military transition process. - Understanding of the auto repair industry - Experience in workforce development, talent pipeline programs, apprenticeship programs, or skilled trades recruiting. ## About Hiring Our Heroes ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) is a national workforce development program that connects the U.S. military community — transitioning service members, veterans, military spouses, and caregivers — with civilian employers through hiring events, paid fellowships, and career upskilling. - **Entity Type**: Private nonprofit (program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation; not publicly traded) - **Headquarters**: Washington, D.C., United States (1615 H St NW) - **Founded**: 2011 (launched March 2011) - **Founders**: Not publicly attributed — launched by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation; current President is Eric Eversole ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Nonprofit workforce development, veteran/military-spouse employment services, talent matching - **Target customers**: B2B (employers seeking military talent) and B2C (service members, veterans, military spouses/caregivers); partners include roughly 2,000 employers annually and multiple military installations - **Mission**: Connect the military community with civilian companies to create economic opportunity and a strong, diversified workforce — positioning military talent at the forefront of an evolving economy ## Products & Services - **Corporate Fellowship Program**: A SkillBridge-approved, 12-week paid fellowship that places transitioning service members with civilian employers through hands-on, experiential learning — the flagship program delivered across multiple regional sites. - **Hiring Events & Career Summits**: In-person and virtual hiring fairs, career summits, and military spouse hiring events held on-base and online, pairing military talent directly with vetted employers. - **Skilled Trades Academy**: An employer-aligned training track launching careers in high-demand trades such as construction, manufacturing, and data centers — without requiring a college degree (currently expanding, including a site at Fort Belvoir, VA). - **Career Accelerator / Amplify**: Programs designed for military spouses, including Career Accelerator fellowships and Amplify career-preparation sessions that help address portable career pathways. - **Digital Tools & Job Board**: Centralized job board plus free self-service resources like the Resume Engine, enabling military-connected users to build resumes and find roles from anywhere in the world. - **The Collective**: A newly launched initiative (mentioned in HOH's 2025 impact story) broadening employer engagement and workforce solutions. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed — nonprofit entity (estimated annual revenue of $5M–$25M per LinkedIn company data) - **Key Metric**: Served 78,757 unique individuals in 2025; HOH's 2,466 fellowship participants achieved an **85% employment offer rate** in 2025; HOH has **tripled the number of individuals served since 2020** - **Notable Investors/Partners**: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation; nearly 2,000 employer partners annually; operating across more than two dozen military installations; partnership with skills-building platforms (e.g., SkillsBuild) - **Growth Signals**: Headcount of ~115 employees (+9.9% YoY, +46 people); launched the Skilled Trades Academy and The Collective in 2025; expanded from on-base hiring fairs into a national digital workforce platform; presence distributed across the U.S. plus team members in Australia, Bangladesh, and Malaysia ## Competitive Advantages - **Trusted on-the-ground relationships**: Deep ties with military installations and the military community built since 2011, creating credibility few staffing firms can match. - **Public-private partnership engine**: Leverages the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's network to mobilize nearly 2,000 employers annually — giving fellows and job seekers direct access to hiring decision-makers. - **Experiential learning model**: Fellowships and employer-aligned training replace uncertainty with proof, translating directly into an 85% offer rate for participants. - **Scale with a digital layer**: Combines localized, in-person programming with scalable tools (Resume Engine, job board, virtual fairs) to serve military talent worldwide. - **Specialized spouse focus**: Dedicated programs (Career Accelerator, Amplify, spouse hiring events) targeting the 20% military spouse unemployment rate and the systemic mobility/licensing barriers most competitors ignore. ## Strategic Focus - **Scale digital reach**: Growing the centralized job board, Resume Engine, and virtual hiring infrastructure to meet the military community "wherever they are in the world." - **Expand employer-aligned training**: Scaling the Skilled Trades Academy into new locations and high-demand sectors like construction, manufacturing, and data centers. - **Serve military spouses at scale**: Building portable career pathways and addressing barriers like licensing and childcare that fuel military spouse unemployment and underemployment. - **Deepen employer partnerships**: Growing the network of ~2,000 annual employer collaborators to keep programming shaped by real industry demand. - **Broaden impact beyond placement**: Positioning fellowships and upskilling as the entry point to long-term careers, not just first jobs. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-driven environment**: Staff work at the intersection of workforce development and real impact — knowing their work converts into jobs, careers, and long-term stability for the military community. - **Hybrid flexibility**: Open roles currently posted are hybrid — including a Program Manager, Corporate Fellowship Program (based in Florida) and a Program Manager, Skilled Trades Academy (Fort Belvoir, VA), with a "closed until filled" rolling hiring model. - **Growth trajectory**: The team has grown nearly 10% year-over-year, with new programs and sites launching — offering opportunity for ownership and advancement. - **Military-connected culture**: A significant share of employees come from military backgrounds (talent sourced from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and USO), creating a mission-aligned, service-oriented workforce. - **Employee sentiment**: 3.9/5.0 employer rating from 24 reviews — culture rated 4.0/5.0 and career development 4.1/5.0 (compensation 3.7/5.0, work-life balance 3.4/5.0). Note: LinkedIn-listed open roles (e.g., security/cybersecurity engineering positions) appear inconsistent with HOH's official program-manager openings on its careers page; this may reflect third-party data misattribution. Candidates should verify against the official Lever careers page. - **Visible national brand**: A recognized U.S. Chamber Foundation program with a 576K+ LinkedIn following and strong employer recognition. ## Sources 1. [Hiring Our Heroes — Careers](https://www.hiringourheroes.org/about/careers/) 2. [Hiring Our Heroes — About](https://www.hiringourheroes.org/about/) 3. [Hiring Our Heroes — Home](https://www.hiringourheroes.org/) 4. [Hiring Our Heroes — LinkedIn Company Page](https://linkedin.com/company/hiringourheroes) 5. [U.S. Chamber of Commerce — Hiring Our Heroes Program](https://www.uschamber.com/program/us-chamber-foundation/hiring-our-heroes) 6. [Hiring Our Heroes — Lever Careers Page](https://jobs.lever.co/hiringourheroes) ## Other roles at Hiring Our Heroes - [Program Manager, Corporate Fellowship Program](https://feeny.ai/job/program-manager-corporate-fellowship-program-hiring-our-heroes-florida-mpegqp1xebpk) — Florida - [Program Manager, Skilled Trades Academy (Fort Belvoir, VA)](https://feeny.ai/job/program-manager-skilled-trades-academy-fort-belvoir-va-hiring-our-heroes-s0zr2tnhn4bh) — Virginia