Organization: Piʻikū Co.

Reports to: Board of Directors

Status: Full-time

Location: Hawaiʻi; work arrangement and travel expectations to be confirmed

Compensation: $85,000–$100,000 annually, depending on experience and fit

Preferred start: December 2026; January 2027 at the latest

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About Piʻikū Co.

Piʻikū Co. is a Hawaiʻi-based 501(c)(3) work-based learning organization that creates opportunities for kānaka and kamaʻāina emerging technologists while helping local organizations address real needs.

Piʻikū's work has two primary operating streams, supported by a third professional development and community stream:

• A Rural Health Innovation Initiative: Piʻikū run a rural health org's innovation initiative starting in November of 2026, including software projects. A dedicated Piʻikū Program Director leads this work day-to-day with supervision and strategic guidance from the Executive Director.
• Employer partnerships: Piʻikū has traditionally worked with large, established Hawaiʻi companies through paid, 13-week engagements. Cross-functional product pods of product managers, designers, and engineers work with company teams to build technology solutions and gain relevant professional experience. Piʻikū is strengthening this offering while defining and testing a sustainable model for small and midsize businesses.
• Professional development and community: Piʻikū runs a monthly Speaker Series throughout the year and hosts community events that connect local technologists, employers, and supporters.

The opportunity

Piʻikū is hiring an Executive Director to lead these workstreams as one organization. The central growth mandate for the next two years is to turn employer relationships into secured, recurring revenue. This employer-partnership work will take 50% of the Executive Director's time.

By Dec 31, 2027, the Executive Director is expected to have secured and run at least 2 legacy-company partnerships and 10 small or midsize business partnerships. Reaching that goal will require strengthening Piʻikū's established company offering while defining and testing a practical offering for smaller businesses.

The rural health Program Director will run the Innovation initiative and its software projects with substantial day-to-day independence. The Executive Director will supervise the Program Director, provide strategic guidance, align the work with Piʻikū's broader direction, and remain accountable for outcomes, resourcing, and risk.

How time should be spent