Director of Metro District Management

Cohere Life, Inc.

JOB DESCRIPTION: April 21, 2026

Job Title: Director of Metro District   Management

FLSA Status: Full-time, Exempt

Reports to: Regional VP - Central

Location: Remote - Colorado

Summary

The Director of Metro District Management is a strategic and operational leader responsible for guiding the foundation of Cohere’s metro district service line—standardizing delivery, shaping our approach, and embedding Cohere’s Community Building Model™ into governance and operations.

This role blends subject matter expertise in metro districts with Cohere’s relational, community-first philosophy, ensuring district governance, financial management, and operations are aligned with long-term community outcomes.
 

Reporting to senior leadership and working cross-functionally, the Metro District Lead will design scalable systems, cultivate key industry relationships, and position Cohere earlier in the development lifecycle.

This role embodies Cohere’s core values of Trust, Reciprocity, Spirit, and Legacy, supporting both the people and the systems that drive long-term success.

Primary Responsibilities 

Metro Service Line Development + Standardization

• Define and implement Cohere’s metro district operating model, including governance, financial management, pricing strategy, and service delivery standards 
• Build repeatable systems, playbooks, and workflows that ensure consistency across all metro engagements 
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and integration points between metro district and HOA/community management teams 
• Ensure all metro district services reflect and reinforce Cohere’s Community Building Model™ 
• Position Cohere as a trusted partner across the full metro district lifecycle (formation through operations and transition) 
• Develop frameworks that allow Cohere to engage earlier in the development process 

Strategic Growth + Market Engagement (Support Role)

• Partner with Regional Vice Presidents and senior leadership to support metro-related pursuits, proposals, and market expansion efforts 
• Leverage subject matter expertise to shape deal structure, pricing strategy, and service approach 
• Build and maintain relationships with key industry partners, including developers, attorneys, and financial advisors 
• Serve as a visible representative of Cohere in the metro district space 
• Identify and surface strategic opportunities aligned with Cohere’s growth priorities, in partnership with RVPs 
• Contribute to the development of RFP responses, presentations, and positioning materials 
• Serve as a trusted voice in early-stage conversations, ensuring alignment between opportunity, operational feasibility, and long-term success 

Financial & Performance Leadership

• Partner with Finance to define metro financial models, including budgeting, forecasting, and fee structures 
• Ensure alignment between financial assumptions and operational realities 
• Support development of reporting tools that provide visibility into performance and profitability 

Internal Enablement & Leadership

• Serve as Cohere’s internal subject matter expert on metro districts 
• Support Regional VPs, Regional Directors, and community teams with: 
  • Governance guidance 
  • Operational best practices 
  • Complex problem-solving 
• Provide training, tools, and scalable resources to ensure teams can confidently deliver metro district services 
• Foster alignment across departments (Operations, Finance, Marketing, Technology) to ensure integrated service delivery 

Operational Integration + Execution Support

• Work collaboratively across departments to ensure seamless implementation of metro district services 
• Integrate communication, governance, and financial workflows into Cohere systems 
• Support onboarding and transition of new metro communities 
• Identify gaps and continuously refine systems to improve efficiency, scalability, and experience

Attributes
Key attributes for a successful Director of Metro District Management include, but are not limited to the following capabilities, qualifications, and performance skills:
 

Visionary Builder – creates structure where none exists

Strategic + Tactical – designs systems and executes within them

Financially Astute – connects operations, pricing, and profitability

· Vision: aspirational thinker with ability to see and capitalize on possibilities.

· Purposeful; establishes and conveys a sense of purpose that is in alignment with company and community values.

· Passion for people and ability to engage in authentic, meaningful ways.

· Leads by example; models the way.

· Motivating, inspiring; brings out the best in team members, volunteers, and stakeholders.

· Collaborative; predisposed to partnership and teamwork.

· Expediter: implements decisions and follows through.

· Excellent communicator; personable, tactful, and diplomatic.

· Ability to foster a collaborative environment when serving both internal and external clients.

· Ability to keep the organization’s vision and values at the forefront of decision-making and action.

· Innovative and creative problem solving using a “win-win” approach.

· Possess initiative to think, reason and make independent decisions.

· Possess strong management and organizational skills.

· Flexibility, adaptability, and confidentiality is essential.

Knowledge & Requirements

• Experience in metro districts, special districts, or public governance structures required
• Experience building or scaling programs or service lines
• Experience shaping operational models and enterprise systems
• 5 years of operations management experience
• Experience working with municipal government and/or public agencies beneficial.
• Financial acumen and experience preparing and monitoring budgets.
• Excellent verbal, written and personal communications skills.
• Ability to create strategic management/leadership plans.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Ability to provide one’s own transportation; must have a current drivers’ license and an acceptable driving record
• Willing and able to maintain a flexible schedule, and travel as required to support markets and partners

Operating Principles

In furtherance of our mission team members will:

· Instill a sense of fun and enthusiasm into everything we do. 

· Encourage a dynamic collaboration between internal and external stakeholders. 

· Exercise tact, diplomacy and fair-mindedness in all interactions while providing exceptional customer service.

· Reflect a work style based on inclusiveness, mutual respect, consensus-building and responsiveness to changing needs and opportunities.

· Embrace the vision, goals and aspirations of Cohere.

Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt; Pay $120,000 - $135,000 per year; bonus eligibility of up to 10% of annual salary

Benefits: 

· 401(k)

· Dental Insurance. 

· Health Insurance

· Vision Insurance

· Paid Time Off

Cohere is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.