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 who benefit from your passion, skills, and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive, and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.
The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with 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:
The City and County of Denver utilizes a 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 Building – 201 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 account option specifically for parking; if you elect this option, you can use pre-tax dollars for parking. We also offer a City-sponsored RTD EcoPass to all City employees– allowing the use of public transportation for free as a City Employee.
Denver Economic Development and Opportunity (DEDO) serves to support Denver’s 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.
DEDO’s work aligns with city priorities including the Vibrant Denver and Family-Friendly initiatives:
Denver Business Development is focused on growing, strengthening, and supporting Denver’s 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 Denver’s 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 city’s highly-educated and talented workforce. The division also serves Denver’s 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 City’s business attraction, expansion, and retention work. This position may require travel up to 10% - 20% of the time.
The Business Attraction Program Manager reports to the Associate Director for Global Engagement and Business Attraction by supporting and managing domestic and global business attraction efforts, activities, outreach and project coordination. This will include assisting in coordinating the City’s efforts to promote Denver to businesses of different sizes and different industries.
The Business Attraction team of Denver’s Economic Development and Opportunity (DEDO) includes units focused on domestic business attraction, global engagement, innovation & entrepreneurship, and the Denver Downtown Development Authority. The attraction unit will focus on identifying business prospects, being familiar with citywide assets to promote Denver’s unique attributes, building relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and responding to inquiries in a timely manner with the required follow-up.
In this role, you will be responsible for supporting business 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.
Marketing/Communications: Manage Salesforce and ensure frequent entry of relevant data. Draft reports, briefing memos, event flyers, speaking remarks and data points.
Assist with designing layout and creating content for marketing materials – both printed and electronic versions (including flyers, brochures, invitations, PowerPoint presentations, and website).
Establish, enhance, and maintain relationships with local business leaders, commercial brokers, local Chambers, industry associations, business service providers, and Denver International Airport to strengthen understanding of the challenges, opportunities and shared efforts in sustaining our local business environment.
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:
Required Minimum Qualifications
Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, Management, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, or a related field.
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):
This position is expected to stay open until Sunday, July 5, 2026. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than July 5th at 11:59 p.m. to ensure consideration.
Job Profile
CA1714 Program Manager
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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.
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