Join the  Pursuit Team

Help transform individuals, families, and communities

Pursuit is a social impact organization that creates transformation.

Through our four-pronged approach, we catalyze long-term change through our community development, revolutionary training and employment program, an innovative financing model, and sustained career support.

Our team is at the heart of everything we do—and if our work speaks to you, we encourage you to apply! We are building a world-class team full of dynamic, ambitious, hard workers who genuinely care about economic opportunity.

Make a direct impact on our Fellows, their families, and our community.

Backed by the Best

Life at Pursuit

Benefits & Perks

Mission-Driven Team
Our team comes to us from a range of different professional backgrounds. You'll get to work alongside experts in workforce development, tech, impact, policy, operations, and many other fields. The one thing we all have in common? A shared passion for creating transformation.
Impact
Your work will make a direct impact on our Fellows, their families, and our community. You will help create greater change by tackling systemic issues preventing low-income Americans from gaining meaningful jobs.
Pursuit Values Diversity
We prioritize the richness of diversity across all categories. We welcome new perspectives and make employment decisions without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, age, familial or marital status, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuit is an equal-opportunity employer.
Premium Health Benefits
We offer premium health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family. Our comprehensive health package offers different plans to match your needs. We also offer memberships for virtual care and mental health platforms, as well as health clubs and fitness classes.
Financial Wellness and 401k
We support you in planning for your future and retirement. Our 401k plan has a robust employer matching program. Additionally, we provide pre-tax commuter benefits, flexible spending, and health savings accounts.
Flexible Vacation, PTO, and Parental Leave
We work hard at Pursuit, and we believe it’s important for everyone to have time to rest and recharge as needed. Our unlimited PTO policy will help you take that time so that you can do your best work. We also offer flexible parental leave for the new parents on our team.
Best-in-class partners
Working at Pursuit will elevate your network and accelerate your career growth. You'll meet and work with some of the best companies, funders, and employers in the industry.
Where We Work
Our One Big Team is operating with a hybrid work approach in our office space in Long Island City. We’ve made updates to our office to provide maximum comfort, flexibility, and safety. On days that staff works in the office, we do group lunches, host happy hours, and get together for game nights.

In The News

Featured Press

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Pursuit closes $10M fund to spin up a self-sustaining job training program

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A Nonprofit Looks to Create a Financial Market for Job Training

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Income Before: $18,000. After: $85,000. Does Tiny Nonprofit Hold a Key to the Middle Class?

Finance
Operations
Programs

Finance

VP of Strategic Finance

Pursuit is hiring a VP of Strategic Finance to lead Pursuit’s finance function across our nonprofit (.org), our Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) and our innovative Pursuit Bond. This opportunity offers the chance to shape the financial infrastructure, models, and systems that will power Pursuit’s long-term growth and sustainability. As VP of Strategic Finance, you’ll serve as the financial architect of Pursuit’s next chapter, shaping our financial strategy, partnering with leadership to evaluate new opportunities, and developing innovative funding and operating models that blend philanthropy, earned revenue, and mission-aligned capital. This role will require both strategic and hands-on leadership: you’ll build and refine the core financial models, run scenarios, manage liquidity and capital structure, and ensure we have the visibility and rigor required to execute with confidence.

Operations

Chief of Staff

Pursuit is hiring a Chief of Staff to our CEO, Nick Simmons, to serve as a force multiplier for the executive team. This is a senior leadership role at the center of strategy, execution, partnerships, and organizational alignment, helping translate vision into action, drive high-priority initiatives, and ensure the organization is operating cohesively toward our ambitious goals of economic transformation.

Programs

Head of Job Outcomes

Pursuit is hiring a Head of Job Outcomes to own employment outcomes for Pursuit Builders. This is a zero-to-one leadership role responsible for building strategies, partnerships, system and team to get Builders hired into high-quality, AI- Native roles. You’ll be the first hire on what will become a new employment function, operating at the intersection of business development, program management and the future of work.

Join the  Pursuit Team

Help transform individuals, families, and communities

Pursuit is a social impact organization that creates transformation.

Make a direct impact on our Fellows, their families, and our community.

Backed by the Best

Life at Pursuit

Benefits & Perks

Mission-Driven Team
Our team comes to us from a range of different professional backgrounds. You'll get to work alongside experts in workforce development, tech, impact, policy, operations, and many other fields. The one thing we all have in common? A shared passion for creating transformation.
Impact
Your work will make a direct impact on our Fellows, their families, and our community. You will help create greater change by tackling systemic issues preventing low-income Americans from gaining meaningful jobs.
Pursuit Values Diversity
We prioritize the richness of diversity across all categories. We welcome new perspectives and make employment decisions without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, age, familial or marital status, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuit is an equal-opportunity employer.
Premium Health Benefits
We offer premium health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family. Our comprehensive health package offers different plans to match your needs. We also offer memberships for virtual care and mental health platforms, as well as health clubs and fitness classes.
Financial Wellness and 401k
We support you in planning for your future and retirement. Our 401k plan has a robust employer matching program. Additionally, we provide pre-tax commuter benefits, flexible spending, and health savings accounts.
Flexible Vacation, PTO, and Parental Leave
We work hard at Pursuit, and we believe it’s important for everyone to have time to rest and recharge as needed. Our unlimited PTO policy will help you take that time so that you can do your best work. We also offer flexible parental leave for the new parents on our team.
Best-in-class partners
Working at Pursuit will elevate your network and accelerate your career growth. You'll meet and work with some of the best companies, funders, and employers in the industry.
Where We Work
Our One Big Team is operating with a hybrid work approach in our office space in Long Island City. We’ve made updates to our office to provide maximum comfort, flexibility, and safety. On days that staff works in the office, we do group lunches, host happy hours, and get together for game nights.