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Pursuit

Pursuit

51-200 employees

Bridges underserved communities to tech careers

Education
Social Impact
Consulting

Compensation Overview

$200k - $250kAnnually

+ Incentive Compensation

Senior, Expert

Long Island City, Queens, NY, USA

Requires onsite presence in Long Island City for three to four days per week.

Category
Corporate Finance
Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
Finance & Banking
Required Skills
Communications
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Experience in Building a multi sided product, ideally in service industries
  • Customer-facing touchpoints and techniques in influence and persuasion
  • Working with data and ability to recognize patterns
  • Leading cross-functionally to achieve targeted outcomes
  • Proven record in Operations, preferably at an early stage company, or a new division/product within a larger company
  • Scrappy and creative, with the mentality to keep innovating
  • Ability to both get down to detail and develop higher level strategic view
  • Superior Communication skills: Our multi sided bond platform will have different types of users with different needs/perspectives. Great communication skills are essential
Responsibilities
  • Build a payments and servicing model to position for broader adoption of the Pursuit Bond as a financing vehicle
  • Develop a potentially self-sustaining, replicable model ensuring successful payment rates and superior experience of Pursuit Bond
  • Design short- and long-term incentives, identify partnership opportunities and build relevant partnerships within the ecosystem that drive payments
  • Set up outcome data infrastructure. As this product evolves, the amount of data collected over time will increase massively and be invaluable as quantifiable evidence of our growing impact.
  • Develop innovative approaches to acquire and maintain data outcomes
  • Compile insights and analytics on the Pursuit Fellows’ career journey
  • Ensure data integrity, creating guidelines and guardrails for data hygiene moving forward
  • Own Pursuit Fellows’ Bond journey end-to-end Fellow experience and education defining the milestones and relevant triggers across Pursuit Fellows’ lifecycle
  • Build a scalable engagement playbook, laying the foundation for messaging across various scenarios to drive behavior towards intended outcomes
  • Iterate and experiment to identify the most effective relationship activities at select touchpoints, creating a resource library for future scale

Pursuit focuses on connecting underserved communities with opportunities in the technology sector. It offers a Fellowship program in New York City that provides one year of intensive training in technical and professional skills, followed by three years of career support. This program is unique because it does not require any upfront costs from participants, making it accessible to those who may not afford traditional education. Pursuit also assists employers through its Pursuit Commit program, which helps companies hire and retain engineers from diverse backgrounds by providing ongoing support and training. The company generates revenue through partnerships with employers and is exploring innovative funding options to support its programs. Pursuit aims to significantly increase the income of its Fellows, contributing to individual and community development.

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$11.8M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2011

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

22%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

22%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Pursuit Fellows experience an average 400% increase in income, significantly transforming their financial stability and quality of life.
  • The company's partnerships with leading firms like Ballistic Ventures and Macquarie Group Foundation enhance its credibility and expand its impact.
  • Pursuit's model of no upfront costs and pay-after-employment reduces financial risk for participants, making it an attractive option for career changers.

What critics are saying

  • The intensive nature of the Fellowship program may be challenging for some participants, potentially leading to high dropout rates.
  • Reliance on employer partnerships for revenue could be risky if economic downturns affect hiring budgets.

What makes Pursuit unique

  • Pursuit's Fellowship program requires no upfront costs, making it accessible to individuals from underserved communities who might not afford traditional education pathways.
  • The company offers a unique three-year on-the-job support and career development program, ensuring long-term success for its Fellows.
  • Pursuit's innovative financing options, such as leveraging the municipal bond market, set it apart from other workforce development programs.