Associate Director, Executive Development & Financial Engagement - Stern@NYUAD

Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates. In line with UAE regulations, Emirati candidates are encouraged to apply.

New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) seeks to appoint a Associate Director, Executive Development & Financial Sector Engagement reporting to the Director, Career Development - Stern@NYUAD.

The Associate Director, Executive Development & Financial Sector Engagement will be required to develop and execute the Career Management Center’s Executive MBA (EMBA) professional development services offering at Stern at NYUAD, and design and deliver a comprehensive professional development program for EMBA students, providing individual and group coaching across all stages of the EMBA journey – from onboarding through to post-graduation.

The incumbent will serve as the primary executive coach for EMBA students, covering professional development topics such as self-assessment, personal branding, executive presence, professional growth strategy, with experience supporting senior professionals, executive learners, and leadership-level career transitions being highly valued.

They will be in charge of building and managing strategic corporate relationships that generate career/professional development opportunities for both EMBA and MBA students and alumni, with a particular focus on the financial services sector, and act as the CMC’s subject matter lead for finance-related career coaching across both EMBA and MBA cohorts, and collaborate closely with the MBA career coaching team and corporate/employer relations team, as well as partnering with the Associate Director, Executive MBA Programs to ensure seamless delivery of CMC programming within the broader EMBA schedule, including weekend program days and residency weeks in New York City / Shanghai.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deliver the CMC’s EMBA professional development (PD) program
• Lead the end-to-end PD curriculum for EMBA students, encompassing workshops, seminars, e-learning modules, and group/individual coaching sessions
• Topics include self-assessment, personal branding, executive presence, and networking strategy
• Continuously evaluate program effectiveness using student feedback and relevant data to inform and enhance PD initiatives
• Build and manage strategic corporate relationships in support of EMBA and MBA student professional/career development
• Develop a targeted outreach strategy for engaging employers across the financial services sector
• Cultivate relationships with executive search firms, industry leaders, alumni, and corporate partners to expand leadership-level professional opportunities and strengthen the institution’s employer ecosystem
• Collaborate closely with CMC’s employer/corporate relations team to ensure alignment with program-wide corporate strategy and to maximize the depth and breadth of employer engagement
• Provide individual and group coaching to EMBA students
• Assess career goals, interests, and values; identify skills gaps and recommend tailored professional/career development resources, programs, and industry-specific pathways
• Advise students on specific companies and roles aligned with their individual objectives
• Support students at all career stages, including those seeking senior promotions and/or pivoting functions/industries
  
  Serve as the CMC’s subject matter lead for finance-related coaching/advisory across MBA and EMBA programs
• Partner with CMC’s Coaching and Education team to provide specialist coaching and targeted programming for MBA students pursuing finance careers
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of finance sector hiring trends, in-demand skills, and key employers in the UAE, GCC, and MENA to inform coaching and corporate engagement strategies
• Collaborate with…