Education to Career Pathways - Leadership

Role Overview

We are seeking leaders to develop and implement education‑to‑career pathways that connect students, schools, postsecondary institutions, and the workforce. The role focuses on bridging the gap between education and real‑world opportunities and aligning academic planning with labor market needs.

• Design and lead career‑connected learning pathways, including CTE, P‑TECH, early college, dual enrollment, and work‑based learning models.
• Build employer, industry, and workforce partnerships that create clearer pathways from school to postsecondary education, training, and careers.
• Improve student transitions to postsecondary education, credential attainment, workforce training, and career success.
• Lead K‑12, district, regional, or state strategies that align academic planning, pathway design, and student outcomes with labor market opportunity.
• Advance policy, systems change, or cross‑sector initiatives that strengthen education‑to‑career pathways at scale.
• Use innovation, data, and emerging tools, including AI where relevant, to expand pathway access, quality, and impact.

• Set a clear vision for education‑to‑career pathways and translate that vision into actionable strategies across K‑12, postsecondary, and workforce systems.
• Build trusted partnerships with district and state leaders, postsecondary institutions, employers, workforce organizations, and internal teams.
• Lead complex cross‑sector work through ambiguity and change while maintaining a strong focus on equity, student outcomes, and long‑term opportunity.
• Use data, labor market insight, and stakeholder feedback to improve pathway quality, student transitions, and postsecondary and career outcomes.
• Develop teams and partners to execute high‑impact pathway work through coaching, collaboration, strong project leadership, and shared accountability.
• Drive implementation from strategy to execution, ensuring education‑to‑career initiatives are scalable, practical, and responsive to partner and student needs.

This work may require up to approximately 40 percent travel, which is about 8 to 10 days per month, depending on project needs.

Position type:
Regular

TNTP is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to maintaining a non‑discriminatory work environment. TNTP does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, national origin, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of TNTP, including recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, and administering all personnel actions.

Applicants for employment with TNTP must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.