• Identify and evaluate new enrollment channels and strategies • Own the end-to-end design and execution of enrollment pilots • Build data-backed insights that tell the story of what's working and why • Develop a repeatable innovation function

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description This is a pro-bono position. JerseySTEM is looking for talented professionals across our departments to commit time and energy as long-term engagement for our mission to provide STEM education to underrepresented middle school girls. The Community Engagement (COME) Deputy Department Head will provide leadership and support to the Department Head in identifying, engaging, and collaborating with middle schools for our afterschool STEM programs. They will lead a team of Area Managers responsible for designated regions. - Support continuous improvement and streamlining of community engagement and outreach efforts. - Assist in managing a team of 4-5 direct reports handling Business Development, Account Management, and Onboarding of targeted schools. - Participate in department budgeting, planning, and reporting activities. - Collaborate with College Engagement leadership to align staffing between interested schools and universities (for volunteer instructors). - Coordinate with Corporate Engagement to ensure alignment between targeted schools and potential sponsor companies. - Work with other JerseySTEM department leaders to strategize growth plans (Marketing, Human Capital, etc.). - Attend virtual team meetings weekly: (Sundays 6 pm EST). Qualifications - Genuine concern about/interest in solving the STEM education gender gap. - Strong leadership and team-building skills. - Resourceful with a can-do attitude. - Familiarity/understanding of K-12 schools (as a former educator/school personnel/school board member, etc.). - Experience in leading a function and managing others. - Comfortable working virtually with digital tools (G-Suite, Slack, Jira, Salesforce). - Outreach experience preferred. - Flexible schedule for daytime calls with school administrators during the work week is a plus.

• Research & Analysis: Conduct market sizing and TAM analysis for target categories; perform initial financial modeling, including ARR trends, growth rates, and unit economics. • Strategic Scouting: Continuously research the market for potential targets with strategic technology, talent, or category advantages; maintain a CRM/database with scoring frameworks. • Product Intelligence: Actively use and test target platforms to evaluate product architecture, APIs, and scalability; perform competitive positioning analysis of targets. • Project Leadership: Organize and coordinate internal deal teams (Legal, Finance, Product, Engineering) to ensure seamless execution from initial contact to integration planning. • Relationship Management: Build and maintain relationships with founders, investors, and industry stakeholders to keep our company top-of-mind for strategic opportunities. • Strategic Pipeline Management: Build and maintain a robust, dynamic pipeline of acquisition targets across varying maturity levels, ensuring leadership has a clear view of the competitive landscape and emerging technology trends. • High-Fidelity Investment Theses: Develop and present compelling investment memos and opportunity briefs that align target capabilities with our long-term strategic goals. • Rigorous Due Diligence: Lead comprehensive due diligence processes, moving beyond the spreadsheets to conduct hands-on product testing, technical architecture assessments, and customer research. • Expert Deal Execution: Drive the end-to-end deal process, coordinating internal cross-functional teams and partnering with leadership to lead negotiations through to a successful close. • Data-Driven Insights: Deliver weekly pipeline updates, quarterly market maps, and detailed product evaluation reports that provide actionable intelligence to the executive team.

• Lead and manage all software development efforts for KCF’s web and mobile applications, including both full-time employees and contract developers • Provide hands-on technical leadership and guidance across frontend, backend, and mobile development teams • Partner closely with Product Management and UX/UI teams to translate product vision, requirements, and designs into well-planned, technically feasible software solutions • Collaborate with QA to improve software quality through test strategy, automation, and continuous improvement • Own and continuously improve the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) for web and mobile platforms • Drive consistent, predictable delivery of features and enhancements through effective planning, estimation, and execution • Participate in release planning and approvals for new features and production deployments • Foster a strong engineering culture centered on accountability, collaboration, quality, and continuous learning • Coach, mentor, and develop engineers through regular feedback, performance management, and career growth planning • Ensure teams are effectively using agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban • Identify and address technical debt while balancing new feature delivery • Work cross-functionally with infrastructure, data, and security teams to ensure software solutions align with broader platform standards • Research and apply modern software development practices, tools, and trends to improve team effectiveness • Support incident response and production issue resolution in partnership with other technology teams when needed • Create and track team goals, OKRs, and delivery metrics aligned with company objectives • All other duties as assigned by KCF leadership staff