Head of Post Course Strategy

Braven • Atlanta, GA

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

Braven is a national nonprofit that prepares promising college students to secure a strong first opportunity after college graduation through a career-accelerating program. Braven is hiring a Head of Post Course Strategy Execution who will build the strategic and operational infrastructure that drives strong career outcomes for Fellows after they complete the Accelerator. This role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution, bringing structure and intentionality to the inherently adaptive post-Accelerator Fellow experience. The Head of Post Course Strategy will hold the cross-regional view to ensure local execution is grounded in shared goals and best practices. This role is responsible for determining what Fellows need, deciding what gets in front of them and when, commissioning new resources when gaps emerge, and ensuring deployed resources drive outcomes. The role is accountable for the success of the post-Accelerator arc and thinks creatively about reaching Fellows at scale through a mix of live, asynchronous, and technology-enabled approaches. As a member of Braven's Product Leadership Team, this role contributes to decisions about how the post-Accelerator program evolves.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of professional experience, with at least 3 years in a role involving strategy development, program design, or organizational leadership
• 3+ years of people management experience, including developing and holding direct reports accountable to outcomes
• Demonstrated experience working in or designing programs that support workforce development, career outcomes, or post-program student support
• Experience influencing across teams or functions without direct authority, such as in a cross-functional or multi-site environment
• Ability to work in-person in Atlanta (GA), Chicago (IL), New York (NY), or Newark (NJ), 3 days per week
• Authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in or with a nonprofit, education, or workforce development organization serving first-generation college students or communities historically underrepresented in professional careers
• Comfort building structure and accountability systems while also executing; ability to manage strategy and day-to-day delivery simultaneously
• Track record of cross-team and organization collaboration
• Track record of translating high-level strategic direction into clear, actionable goals and accountability structures for a team
• Experience working with or through regional or local teams in a multi-site organization, particularly in a role requiring influence without formal authority
• Comfort designing or deploying programming that reaches people at scale through a mix of live, asynchronous, and technology-enabled approaches
• Comfort with ambiguity and a growth orientation toward data; ability to make progress without perfect information and actively build toward more rigorous evidence
• Strong communicator across levels and functions, able to translate between strategy and execution, central and regional, and different organizational levels
• Experience with innovation and ongoing evolution of product experiences, with the ability to be nimble in testing innovation while structured to ensure best practices
• Demonstrated commitment to building strong, inclusive cultures that develop others
• Experience that has informed belief in Braven’s mission and prepared you to work with Braven’s student Fellow population (predominantly people of color from low-income backgrounds navigating the transition from college to career)
• Demonstrated commitment to building strong and welcoming cultures that help develop others
• Exemplification of Braven’s core values

Responsibilities

• Hold accountability for post-Accelerator outcomes, focusing on whether Fellows are building genuine momentum toward strong opportunities after college.
• Monitor cohorts closely during and after the Accelerator course, staying attuned to outcomes data, qualitative patterns, and emerging field trends.
• Identify and address intervention needs when the picture isn't right, drawing from Braven's program resources or commissioning new resources.
• Define and steward the post-Accelerator program strategy, articulating goals, Braven's accountability, and core practices for all delivery contexts.
• Serve as a formal input into Braven’s research agenda by bringing qualitative intelligence from the field to the Research team.
• Bring a longitudinal perspective to program direction, assessing how student needs and expectations shift over time.
• Collaborate with other Central Teams and regions to assess outcomes and determine necessary changes.
• Stay current on external field research, employer expectations, and evolving labor market trends, including the impact of AI and shifting hiring practices.
• Lead and develop the team responsible for Braven's centrally-run post-Accelerator programs, such as Career Communities and the Professional Mentor Program.
• Hold the team accountable to clear goals and outcomes, fostering ownership and independence in direct reports.
• Ensure centrally-run programs are designed for active usability at the regional level.
• Continuously evaluate the Post-Accelerator Programming (PAF) portfolio, identifying needs for evolution and new program development.
• Stay proximate to the Fellow experience across delivery contexts by engaging directly with programming, regional teams, and Fellows.
• Develop and maintain cross-functional relationships, rituals, and shared accountability structures to make PAF programming effective in practice.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration to enhance program impact and operational efficiency with Volunteer & Employer Teams, Data Team, Systems Team, and Regional Teams.
• Establish and steward cross-functional rhythms to ensure PAF priorities are visible across functions.
• Partner with regional leaders as a strategic resource, sharing patterns, flagging gaps, and helping teams act on data and field signals.
• Build trusted relationships with regional colleagues and influence action with a clear cross-network picture of what's working for Fellows.
• Work directly with Site Directors and their teams to strengthen local PAF strategy, diagnosing gaps, and sharing best practices.
• Co-create new programming with regional teams, using their experience as essential information for evolving strategy.
• Lead, develop, and grow the PAF Execution team, including talent development and scoping new roles.
• Contribute the perspective of someone accountable for field-level outcomes to cross-functional decisions within Braven's Product Leadership Team.
• Partner with colleagues across Research, Design, and Operations to ensure the Post-Accelerator strategy is evidence-based, informed by real-time student experiences, and deliverable.
• Contribute to org-wide strategy and steward a healthy, high-performing culture as a member of the "One Braven" leadership team.
• Anticipate how the post-Accelerator model needs to evolve as Braven scales, considering staff-delivered, technology-enabled, and asynchronous approaches.

Benefits

• Unlimited vacation time in addition to org-wide holidays and week-long shutdowns in July and the end of the calendar year (minimum of 19 days per year)
• $25,000 in lifetime Carrot benefits for fertility, family-building, and hormonal health
• 401K contribution match up to 5% of your base annual salary, starting your first full month
• Coverage of 85% of health insurance premium for employee and dependents
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• One-month paid sabbatical after 4 years on staff

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree