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Business Development Manager, Government

Coursera

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Join Coursera, a global education giant, to transform learning and empower lives worldwide.

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Join Coursera, an online learning platform launched in 2012 by two Stanford professors. Today, Coursera is one of the largest in the world, with 168 million registered learners globally. Coursera is committed to providing universal access to world-class learning, partnering with over 350 leading universities and industry partners, offering a wide range of courses. The mission is to create a world where anyone, anywhere can transform their life through education. Coursera seeks talented individuals committed to diversifying globally and offers flexibility in workspace choices.

Role Summary

  • Work as a vital part of the Government team to develop and close partnerships with large government organizations
  • Contribute to shaping Coursera's international government work
  • Use industry trends and insights to support potential government partners with upskilling workforces

Role Requirements

  • 10-15+ years of public sector experience in fields such as government, non-profit, foundation, consulting, international development, or workforce development space.
  • A record of spearheading new strategic initiatives, managing senior-level external stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication skills, analytical and creative problem-solving abilities, strong interpersonal skills, organizational skills.
  • Entrepreneurial drive and fluency in non-English languages.

Application Process Details

  • If you are interested, you can apply online. The whole interview and onboarding process will be virtual, providing a smooth experience for candidates.
  • The company website also recommends courses on Coursera, such as Foundations of Business Strategy and Successful Negotiation - Essential Strategies and Skills.

Launched in 2012 by two Stanford professors, Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, Coursera is now one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 168 million registered learners. Our mission is to provide universal access to world-class learning. We partner with over 350 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations and Professional Certificates degrees. Institutions around the world use Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, citizens, and students in fields such as GenAI, data science, technology, and business. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp.

Join us in our mission to create a world where anyone, anywhere can transform their life through access to education. We're seeking talented individuals who share our passion and drive to revolutionize the way the world learns.

At Coursera, we are committed to building a globally diverse team and are thrilled to extend employment opportunities to individuals in any country where we have a legal entity. We require candidates to possess eligible working rights and have a compatible timezone overlap with their team to facilitate seamless collaboration. 

Coursera has a commitment to enabling flexibility and workspace choices for employees. Our interviews and onboarding are entirely virtual, providing a smooth and efficient experience for our candidates. As an employee, we enable you to select your main way of working, whether it's from home, one of our offices or hubs, or a co-working space near you.

Job Overview:

At Coursera, the Enterprise Team has the ambitious vision of building of transforming talent at the world’s leading companies, universities, and global governments through upskilling and reskilling their workforces. Through innovative engagements with enterprise partners, we empower learners around the world to land their next job or promotion, and more broadly reduce unemployment, provide pathways to jobs, and improve economies.

As a critical member of our Governments team, you will be responsible for developing and closing partnerships with some of the largest government organizations in the world. Drawing on your superior strategic thinking and communication abilities, and creative deal-making skills, you will be critical in shaping Coursera’s international government work across the region, as well as more broadly impact the way that governments train their employees and citizens.

Responsibilities:

  • Prospect, develop, and close national-level strategic opportunities in alignment with Coursera’s high-level strategic priorities and mission  
  • Use in-depth knowledge of industry trends and data-driven insights to consult and support prospective governments to upskill their workforces; this may include identifying opportunities for collaboration and improvement in potential customers’ training/L&D strategies
  • Be the voice of Coursera’s public sector partners, sharing customer-driven insights across Coursera, including product, engineering, business development, and legal
  • Provide quantitative/qualitative analysis to inform team decision making, product and content

Basic Qualifications:

  • 10-15+ years public sector experience in the government, non-profit, foundation, consulting, international development, or workforce development space. 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • A record of past achievement in spearheading new strategic initiatives, tackling large, complex projects and managing senior-level external stakeholders
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, strong analytical and creative-problem solving abilities, excellent interpersonal skills, organizational and operational skills
  • Entrepreneurial drive and comfort working in ambiguous, quickly-changing environments
  • Fluency in non-English languages

If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera:

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Coursera is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected class.
If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact us at [email removed - click apply for more details].
For California Candidates, please review our CCPA Applicant Notice here.
For our Global Candidates, please review our GDPR Recruitment Notice here.
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