Senior Work Ready Community Development Manager - Midwest

About the role

The Senior Work Ready Community Development Manager will help ACT fulfill its mission of helping people achieve education and workplace success by building employer relationships, partnering with economic development organizations, and driving adoption of ACT WorkKeys products and credentials.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage an active pipeline of employer relationships within assigned communities, driving recognition of the ACT WorkKeys NCRC and adoption of WorkKeys workforce tools
• Own a portfolio of WRC communities, tracking progress, identifying advancement opportunities, and driving the actions needed to move communities forward in the program
• Drive expansion of WorkKeys curriculum licenses, assessments, and credentials within your portfolio and coordinate with ACT Sales on contract execution
• Connect communities to federal and state workforce funding streams to sustain their investment in workforce development
• Maintain CRM pipeline records and provide regular reporting on employer acquisition, community progression, and product expansion

Requirements

• 5+ years in account management, business development, or economic development with demonstrated growth outcomes
• Experience managing a portfolio of accounts or community/government partnerships
• Track record selling or positioning workforce, education, or credentialing solutions to employers or workforce organizations
• CRM proficiency and strong pipeline management habits
• Excellent presentation and communication skills across internal and external audiences at all organizational levels
• Willingness to travel 30-50% within assigned region

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Economic Development, Workforce Development or a related field of study, or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired
• Candidates located in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky preferred

Skills

• CRM proficiency
• Strong pipeline management habits
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Travel 30-50% within assigned region

Benefits

• Company paid life insurance
• Medical, dental, vision, flexible health and dependent spending accounts
• 401(k) retirement savings with company match
• Paid holidays, paid time off

Pay

An annual salary in the range of $100,000 to $120,000, with ACT managing salaries within the range based on relevant factors including, skills, experience, and internal equity.

Schedule

This is a remote position, based in the United States.

Benefits

• Federal workforce funding programs such as WIOA or Perkins
• Background in consultative or solution selling in a B2B or government-adjacent context
• Familiarity with ACT WorkKeys products and the NCRC credentialing ecosystem