Business Attraction Program Manager

About Our Job With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose for you, and those whobenefitfrom your passion, skills, andexpertise. Join our diverse, inclusive, and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver. What We Offer The City and County of Denveroffersa competitive salarycommensuratewith education and experience. The expected starting pay for this position is $74,276.00 - $95,000.00/year, based on experience and education. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but is not limited to: A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service 457B Retirement Plan 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Dayand 1 volunteer day per year Competitive medical, dental and visionplanseffective within 1 month of start date Location The City and County of Denverutilizesa hybrid model workplace that balances the responsibilities of public service with the benefits of a flexible work environment. Employees work where needed, at a city site and/or in the community several days a week. In this position you can expect to work on site, three (3) days a week at:Wellington E. Webb Building201 W. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80202.This role will require after hours, off-site, and weekend events and functions. Please note: Downtown parking expenses are the responsibility of the employee. We offer a flexible spending accountoptionspecifically for parking; if youelectthisoption, you can use pre-tax dollars for parking. We also offer aCity-sponsoredRTDEcoPassto all City employees allowing the use of public transportation for free as a City Employee. Who We Are Denver Economic Development and Opportunity (DEDO) serves to support Denvers businesses, employers, and workforce, creating shared prosperity and sustained economic growth. DEDO has sharpened its focus and enhanced alignment across divisions, ensuring its work is centered on the premise that quality jobs are the most powerful tool to create better outcomes for Denverites. DEDO accomplishes this by making Denver a place that is easy to do business with, fostering job creation, and building an economy that works for everyone. DEDO helps residents gain the skills, training, and credentials needed to secure quality jobs while also supporting, growing, and recruiting local employers. DEDOs work aligns with city priorities including the Vibrant Denver and Family-Friendly initiatives: Growing, strengthening, and supporting Denvers small businesses Revitalizing and investing in Denvers downtown economy Ensuring Denver residents have access to high-quality jobs as well as training and development opportunities Making it easier to do business with and in the City and County of Denver Supporting economic growth while implementing anti-displacement strategies Fostering and supporting a dynamic innovation and entrepreneurial sector Recruiting employers from outside markets Denver Business Development is focused on growing, strengthening, and supporting Denvers businesses. This division prioritizes small businesses through 1:1 technical assistance, financing, grants, strategic planning, certification, and connections to additional resources. It also works to attract, retain, and grow businesses in the City and County of Denver. Denver Business Development supports entrepreneurs and startups helping diversify Denvers economy and build the jobs of the future. It sells Denver on the global stage as a destination for businesses to launch or expand operations, and takes benefit from the citys highly-educated and talented workforce. The division also serves Denvers minority and women-owned businesses through small business certification, ensuring opportunity for priority businesses. Denver Business Development is hiring for a full-time, unlimited Program Manager to join our Business Attraction Team. This position will perform high-level economic development activities that support the Citys business attraction, expansion, and retention work. This position may require travel up to 10% - 20% of the time. TheBusiness AttractionProgram Managerreports tothe Associate Director for Global Engagement and Business Attraction bysupporting and managingdomesticand global business attraction efforts, activities,outreachandprojectcoordination.This will include assisting incoordinatingthe Citys efforts to promote Denver tobusinessesofdifferent sizesand different industries. The Business Attraction team of Denvers Economic Development and Opportunity (DEDO) includes units focused on domestic business attraction, global engagement, innovation & entrepreneurship, and the Denver Downtown Development Authority.The attractionunit will focus onidentifyingbusiness prospects,being familiar with citywide assets to promote Denvers unique attributes, building relationships with internal and external stakeholders, andresponding to inquiriesin a timely mannerwith the required follow-up. In this role, you willbe responsible forsupportingbusiness recruitment and retention campaigns, preparing written briefings, drafting speaking remarks for executives and elected officials, in addition to managing robust prospect pipelines, economic business incentive tools and CRM management. What Youll Do Business Recruitment: Conduct research for business prospects. Support preparation of presentation materials. Identifyopportunities to lead business recruitment missions orparticipatein relevant conferences or tradeshow exhibitions. Coordinatelogisticsfor business attraction activities. Actively participate in and respond to any additional downtown Denver economic projects. Identifyopportunities, and present value-driven proposals to promote Denver as a destination for business expansion and growth. Guide new and existing businesses through the start-up, scale-up, relocation or expansion process. Provide site selectionassistance. Coordinate with internaland external stakeholders when responding to RFPs, organizing site visits andwhenprogrammingspeaking engagements for executive leadership team. Maintain a wide and varied network of partners and serve as a liaison with other city departments and agencies toleveragenetworks andexpertisewhen promoting Denver. Maintain organized records,documents, and project files to ensure accuracy and transparency. Marketing/Communications: Manage Salesforce and ensure frequent entry of relevant data. Draft reports, briefing memos,event flyers,speakingremarksand data points. Work with DEDOs Mar/Comms team to create social media contentand business recruitment campaigns. Maintain updated content on marketing collateral including website information, rankings, and industry overviews. Assistwith designing layout and creating content for marketing materials both printed and electronic versions (including flyers, brochures, invitations, PowerPoint presentations, and website). Establish, enhance, andmaintainrelationships with local business leaders, commercial brokers, local Chambers, industry associations, business service providers, and Denver International Airport to strengthen understanding of the challenges,opportunitiesand shared efforts in sustaining our local business environment. Administrative duties including compiling information for monthly reports and tracking monthly prospect information. Regularly attend community events tomaintainand strengthen relationships with community partners.This will include after hour events and activities. Conduct market research and analyze data to include in briefing papers, presentations, and for targeting foreign direct investment prospects. Collaborate with other DEDO teams and other city agencies. Respond to and compile information necessary for RFPs. Assist as needed with agency project deadlines and reports with a team-based approach. Ideal Candidate Summary What Youll Bring We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level. Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics: Extensive experience with program management working with business growth on a local and international level. A strong collaborative and team-focused mindset, where being adaptable, ease with fast paced and versatile cross-functional mobilization are strong suits. Bilingual skills are strongly desired, as well as cultural competency, and international business and diplomacy decorum. Experience with working at ease with VIP guests, visitors and foreign dignitaries. Well-networked and connected, with a strong familiarity with Denver businesses and the local Denver ecosystem and stakeholders. Professionalism and engagement. Strong desire and preferred experience working with C-suite-level and international businesses. Required Minimum Qualifications Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, Management, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, or a related field. Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of full performance professional level experience developing, implementing, and administering programs. Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education for all classifications. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements. License/Certifications: None To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab): Resume Cover letter with details about your local and international business relationship experience and your interest in the role. Application Deadline This position is expected to stay open until Sunday, July 5, 2026. Pleasesubmityour application as soon as possible and no later than July 5th at 11:59 p.m. to ensure consideration. About Everything Else Job Profile CA1714 Program Manager To view the full job profile including position specifications, physical demands, and probationary period, click here. Position Type Unlimited Position Salary Range $74,276.00 - $122,555.00 Target Pay $74,276.00 - $95,000.00/year, based on experience and education Agency Denver Economic Development & Opportunity Redeployment during Citywide Emergencies City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor. The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. 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