Head of Partnership, Michigan Central

Location: Detroit, MI, United States; Hybrid

Michigan Central brings together innovation, culture, community, and entrepreneurship to help shape what’s next for Detroit and beyond. Its 501(c)(3) impact organization advances this work by building programs and partnerships that deliver meaningful, measurable benefit to the community.

In this position...

Reporting to the CEO, the Head of Partnership sets the organization’s strategic direction and leads the development of partnerships that advance its charitable and community-impact mission. The role translates the organization’s purpose into clear priorities, impact goals, and partnership strategies; aligns internal teams and external stakeholders; and oversees progress toward intended outcomes.

The role aligns philanthropic and community engagement, partnership and government affairs, education and talent, innovation, and programming around shared strategic priorities—ensuring teams and partners have clear goals, shared measures of impact, and accountability for execution.

Michigan Central brings together innovation, culture, community, and entrepreneurship to help shape what’s next for Detroit and beyond. Its 501(c)(3) impact organization advances this work by building programs and partnerships that deliver meaningful, measurable benefit to the community. Reporting to the CEO, the Head of Partnership sets the organization’s strategic direction and leads the development of partnerships that advance its charitable and community-impact mission.