Chief Executive Officer

The posting, as Banyan Software wrote it

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About Northwoods

Caseworkers make decisions every day that shape the safety and future of children, families, and older adults. Too much of their time goes to paperwork instead of people. Northwoods exists to improve their productivity and give them time back.

For more than 20 years, Northwoods has served state and county health and human services (HHS) agencies, with a team that includes former case workers and social workers. Its Traverse platform supports roughly 45,000 caseworkers across child welfare, child support, economic assistance, and adult services. Grove pairs trained specialists with Traverse to take administrative work off caseworkers' plates.

The Opportunity

Northwoods is seeking a CEO to lead its next chapter: growing its position as a trusted partner for county HHS agencies across child welfare, child support, economic assistance, and adult services, while expanding into new HHS markets.

The market is asking exactly this

• Eligibility workloads are surging as federal SNAP funding shifts to states and Medicaid adds work requirements and six-month renewals.
• Child welfare modernization has stalled. After a decade of investment, fewer than a third of state CCWIS projects are operational.
• The workforce is overwhelmed. Agencies need technology and AI that return time to case workers, with decisions regarding people.

This is a hands-on operating role for a leader who combines credibility with HHS agencies, a measurable record of launching products, and the judgment to expand while strengthening the core business.

Role Overview

The CEO will have full P&L responsibility and accountability for Northwoods' financial performance, organizational health, and strategic execution. The mandate includes:

• Growing the county Traverse and Grove business
• Expanding into new HHS markets, including state agencies, with a scalable, productized approach
• Bringing AI into Traverse and Grove to measurably improve caseworker capacity
• Entering adjacent markets where Northwoods has a clear right to win
• Building the capture, delivery, and partnership capabilities statewide work requires

Financial discipline is core to the role. The role balances investment in new growth with consistent, profitable performance.

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