Head of Employer Partnerships

Job Title : Head of Employer Partnerships

Team : External Affairs

Location : In-Person in Atlanta (GA), Chicago (IL), New York (NY), Newark (NJ)

Employment Type : Full-time

FLSA Classification : Exempt

Start Date : Aug 2025

About Braven

Braven is a national nonprofit that prepares promising college students to secure a strong first opportunity after college graduation through a career-accelerating program.

We work with higher education and employer partners to offer a life-changing experience that begins with a semester-long course for college students followed by support that lasts through graduation.

Together, our ambition is to help rebuild the middle class and revitalize the American Dream.

About the Role

In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring the Head of Employer Partnerships. You will play a pivotal role in the organization’s corporate fundraising, recruiting employees from our partners to volunteer, and opening up access to internship and job opportunities for our Fellows. You will be responsible for cultivating new prospective national employer partners, successfully managing high stakes existing partnerships, and leading the Employer Partnerships team (6 full-time staff) to strong outcomes.

This role is on the External Affairs team and reports directly to the Chief External Affairs Officer.

What You’ll Do

Strategic Leadership & Growth (30%)

• Set and lead on Braven’s org-wide employer partnership strategy that enables employers to contribute 50% of our core model revenue and 50% of our volunteers, and helps us provide Fellows with access to relevant internship and job opportunities.
• Coordinate with internal subteams to align with program and revenue needs.
• Integrate employer partnership goals across the enterprise.
• Analyze partnership data to identify patterns and drive solutions.
• Lead the design and implementation of new strategies and operations using product development and change management best practices.

Partnership Development & External Relations (40%)

Team Leadership & Talent Development (20%)

Operational Excellence & Impact Measurement (10%)

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Please know that no one ever meets 100% of the preferred qualifications. If much of this describes you, we encourage you to apply.

Work Demands

Additional Requirements

Application & Interview Process

While the interview process may vary slightly, the general process will be :

Benefits

Compensation and Benefits

Braven offers competitive base salaries based on the midpoint of the market among not-for-profit organizations of similar size, with opportunities for salary growth over time. We believe in compensating staff members fairly in relation to each other, their qualifications, and their impact on behalf of the organization, and take internal and external equity seriously. Given our commitment to equity, Braven does not negotiate salary offers; instead, each salary offer is determined carefully using external and internal benchmarking.

New hires can expect a starting salary at the lower end of the range, as Braven compensates based on the requirements and scope of the role rather than years of experience or prior salary , allowing for growth with performance and maintaining internal equity. The salary ranges, by geographic market, for this role are set forth $154,500-$193,100 for Atlanta, $163,200-$204,000 for Chicago, and $179,600-$224,400 for New York and Newark. This is based on a 50-hour work week at an hourly rate. This is a full-time, regular, exempt, and benefits eligible position where you will be working at 100% capacity.

Braven also provides competitive, comprehensive benefits, recognition, and career development. While Braven reserves the right to change benefits at any time, current benefits include :

Please note that Braven is firm in its compensation philosophy; therefore, only candidates who believe that our total rewards package matches what they are looking for in their next opportunity are encouraged to apply.

Location

We gather in the office 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday) and work remotely 2 days a week (Monday and Friday). Each teammate can use at least two flex days per week of their choosing to work remotely. We believe in the magic, connection, and collaboration that happens when people work together face-to-face and we believe in giving people flexibility to focus, balance personal priorities, and save themselves two commutes per week.

Braven is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor. We encourage talented individuals of all backgrounds to apply.