Executive Director of Workforce Strategy

CHESS•Albuquerque, NM

1d•$119,808 - $152,693

About The Position

Reporting to the Vice President, Workforce & Community Success, the Executive Director of Workforce Strategy provides senior-level leadership for developing, implementing, and scaling strategic workforce initiatives within the CNM Division of Workforce & Community Success. The role strengthens the College’s ability to anticipate changing workforce needs, turn labor-market and industry intelligence into action, coordinate cross-functional initiatives, and align education and training investments with regional and statewide economic opportunities. As a strategic advisor to WCS leadership and the Vice President of WCS, the Executive Director works across CNM, CNM Ingenuity, and the CNM Foundation, and with employers, industry, education, workforce, economic development, and community partners. The position advances major workforce priorities from concept through implementation, measurement, and sustainable scale.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business, education, economic development, labor relations, social sciences, or a closely related field.
Eight years of progressively responsible professional experience in workforce development, economic development, employer/industry engagement, education and training strategy, public-sector leadership, or a related field.
Substantial responsibility leading complex, cross-functional initiatives; building partnerships; using data to inform strategy; and implementing workforce, education, economic development, or talent initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and funding sources.
U.S. citizenship or lawful authorization to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

Lead development and execution of CNM’s enterprise workforce strategy, aligning institutional priorities, academic programming, employer demand, economic trends, and regional workforce needs.
Advise executive leadership on workforce trends, talent needs, institutional opportunities, and investments that position CNM for future workforce demands.
Establish and direct a comprehensive workforce strategy and operating framework spanning education and training, employer engagement, career pathways, work-based learning, workforce intelligence, and strategic partnerships.
Lead high-impact cross-functional initiatives involving multiple divisions, academic programs, funding sources, institutions, industries, and external stakeholders.
Inform institutional priorities and investment decisions using labor-market intelligence, employer demand, economic conditions, learner outcomes, and emerging technologies.
Develop workforce intelligence capabilities to anticipate changes in occupations, skills, industries, technology, and employer demand, and translate findings into institutional strategy.
Advise executive leadership on launching, expanding, redesigning, or discontinuing programs and workforce initiatives based on market demand, outcomes, and strategic value.
Establish enterprise-wide approaches for evaluating workforce investments, including impact, scalability, sustainability, risk, and return on investment.
Lead strategies to secure and leverage federal, state, philanthropic, employer, and other investments for institutional workforce priorities.
Direct strategic relationships with employers, industry leaders, government agencies, workforce organizations, economic development entities, and education partners.
Represent CNM in regional and statewide workforce and economic development initiatives and serve as a senior institutional representative with key external stakeholders.
Establish and influence regional talent strategies that position CNM as a central partner in addressing current and emerging workforce needs.
Direct the development and scaling of talent pathways connecting short-term training, credentials, certificates, degrees, work-based learning, and career advancement to high-demand occupations.
Establish enterprise-level performance measures and accountability structures for workforce strategies, investments, partnerships, and outcomes.
Provide executive-level analysis, dashboards, and recommendations to inform institutional priorities, resource allocation, program investments, and continuous improvement.
Perform other related duties as assigned.