Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships and Strategic Innovation

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Position: Senior Manager of Corporate Partnerships & Strategic Innovation

Location: Houston, Texas

Reports to: Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships & Strategy

Position Summary

Genesys Works Houston is seeking a dynamic and strategic leader to serve as Senior Manager of Strategic Innovation & Corporate Partnerships. This role is ideal for a collaborative thinker who thrives at the intersection of relationship management, business development, and strategic execution. The Senior Manager will drive revenue and impact by expanding internship opportunities, maintaining strong relationships with corporate partners, overseeing key elements of our 3-Year Strategic Plan, and translating insight into action across teams.

The ideal candidate brings a track record of success in B2B partnership management, exceptional time management, strong data fluency, and the ability to lead through influence and innovation.

Core Responsibilities

Corporate Partner Relationship Management

• Cultivate, expand, and renew internship commitments with a portfolio of 25–40 corporate partners.
• Build deep relationships with decision-makers across departments to broaden partnership scope and increase engagement.
• Partner with the Executive Director and Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships to strengthen relationships with C-suite and senior leaders.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to partners by communicating impact, aligning goals, and reinforcing shared commitment to workforce equity and talent development.

• Lead efforts to secure internship seats that generate earned revenue and align with Genesys Works Houston’s strategic revenue model.
• Develop targeted growth strategies to increase the number of paid internships across industries, departments, and corporate locations.
• Use data insights, market analysis, and relationship intelligence to identify high-potential partners and close new internship opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely contract execution, onboarding, and integration of interns into host companies.
• Track and report revenue tied to internship placements to inform forecasting, budgeting, and performance goals.

Strategic Planning & Execution – Organizational

• Serve as the internal lead for managing the implementation of the GWH 3-Year Strategic Plan.
• Translate long-range strategic goals into actionable work streams across departments.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to ensure cross-functional alignment, execution milestones, and reporting of outcomes.
• Track progress on strategic initiatives and prepare quarterly updates for the Executive Director and Board of Directors.
• Lead the development and execution of the annual Corporate Partnerships team strategy in alignment with broader organizational goals.
• Identify market trends, labor shifts, and sales insights to refine outreach tactics, messaging, and team priorities.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, nonprofit sector insights, and local data reports from key partners such as Good Reason Houston and United Way, using this information to inform strategy and drive impact.
• Establish annual goals, team KPIs, and metrics that drive internship seat growth, client satisfaction, and innovation. Metrics should be informed by both historical data and current market trends and influences.
• Foster a team culture of continuous improvement by integrating learning and feedback loops into quarterly planning.

Team Management & Development

• Supervise, mentor, and support Corporate Partnerships Manager(s) and/or Specialist(s).
• Provide clear expectations, onboarding, coaching, and professional growth plans.
• Foster a team culture of accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
• Track and report team progress against KPIs to program and executive leadership.

Internship Operations & Onboarding

• Collaborate with operations and partnership support staff to ensure:
  • Timely acquisition of job descriptions, billing…