CDOC CCI Business Development & Improvement Manager; Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Department of Corrections Job Announcement – State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Corrections

Only Colorado state residents may apply.

We are a team of dynamic, diverse professionals building a safer Colorado by cultivating transformative opportunities for those under our supervision.

"Building a safer Colorado for today and tomorrow".

• Community Safety
• Dignity, Diversity and Respect
• Opportunity
• Collaborative partnerships

• Distinct career advancement opportunities throughout the state system
• Strong, secure, flexible retirement benefits (PERA Defined Benefit Plan, 401K, etc.)
• Medical and dental health plans
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Paid life insurance
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
• Wellness program, tuition reimbursement, training opportunities and more

This manager guides the Colorado Correctional Industries (CCI) team in developing new businesses that are employer‑driven pathways for incarcerated individuals, facilitating training aligned with post‑release employment, and fostering strategic partnerships to reduce recidivism. The role takes development and implementation of new businesses, expands existing business, and drives process improvement.

• Provides business improvements to develop product lines, operational efficiencies, and cost/pricing analysis
• Researches, develops, and implements new business inside and outside the department that are both CCI led and partnering with outside businesses
• Provides strategic leadership by setting goals, objectives, and priorities for the unit, and contributes to larger CDOC goals of expanding new business with CCI
• Leads the strategic review of CCI’s current business and opportunities in new locations, partners and business
• Cultivates strategic partnerships with state and community agencies, workforce development councils, and industry leaders to guide the program’s direction and secure resources
• Determines the success and alignment of all identified programs based on measurable outcomes, employer and inmate feedback, and makes necessary programmatic adjustments
• Reviews products, new product development, cost analysis, and ROI’s
• Creates business analysis of production, purchasing, or materials, and the market for the produced products
• Formulates and negotiates internal, interagency, and business agreements with vendors and organizations to efficiently provide services and resources at scale
• Implements new business and strategic projects
• Ensures program guidelines and contract requirements are met
• Conducts data analysis and evaluation of overall program effectiveness and uses data-driven insights to make high‑impact recommendations for program improvements
• Collaborates with internal team to develop, adapt, and troubleshoot systems to track participation, completion and post‑release outcomes
• Determines strategic partnerships with external organizations, such as community colleges, workforce agencies and fair‑chance employers, including terms of engagement
• Decides on procedures that will give consistency in workforce development practices and implements program procedures to meet changing policies, directives, legislative and legal outcomes
• Other duties as assigned

• Seven (7) years of full‑time professional experience in contract administration, business development, financial tracking, and/or business/software implementation
• OR: A combination of education from an accredited institution and/or relevant experience equal to seven (7) years (unofficial transcripts required)

• Knowledge of business operations, business development, cost analysis, implementation, and product evaluation
• Self‑guided work to lead and guide projects that affect DOC as a whole
• Skills in financial reporting, cost projection, and budget management
• Ability to lead, train, and support administrative staff
• Effective communication skills for interacting with Directors, contractors, and staff
• Experience developing product lines and operational efficiencies, and cost/pricing analysis
• Self‑control, strong sense of ability to work in stressful, potentially violent…