Associate Director, Careers and Student Life

Associate Director, Careers And Student Life

The Associate Director, Careers and Student Life plays a central, cross-functional role on the Specialized Masters Programs team, executing employer relations and business development in partnership with the Senior Associate Director, Careers, providing 1:1 career coaching to early-career students, and helping lead student life and community programming for the Master in Management (MiM) and Master in Finance (MiF) programs.

The careers-focused work is the highest-priority function of this role, requiring a proactive, outward-facing professional who can identify and cultivate new employer relationships, drive recruiting activity, and build a sustainable pipeline of opportunities for students across the Master in Management (MiM) and Master in Finance (MiF) programs. Simultaneously, the Associate Director provides independent career coaching to early-career students navigating career exploration and the job search.

On the student life side, this role helps drive community and belonging across the programs, partnering with students, including shepherding the Student Community Council. This is a high-impact, relationship-driven role suited to someone who is entrepreneurial, adept at navigating ambiguity and equally comfortable coaching a student one-on-one and building a new employer relationship from scratch.

This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored employment authorization.

• Partners with the Senior Associate Director, Careers to proactively identify, target, and develop new employer relationships across industries relevant to MiM and MiF students, with particular attention to underpenetrated sectors and geographies.
• Conducts sustained outreach to companies, search firms, and alumni-affiliated organizations to generate internship and full-time opportunities, employer-hosted events, and recruiting activity.
• Manages and grows an assigned portfolio of employer accounts, maintaining regular contact, understanding hiring needs, and building recruiting plans that connect companies to the right students.
• Gathers and shares market intelligence with the Careers SME, fellow coaches, and program leadership, and maintains accurate, up-to-date records in the team's CRM and career management platforms.
• Maintains CRM and career management platforms with the Careers SME and produces regular pipeline and activity reports.
• Coordinates logistics for employer visits, info sessions, and recruiting events.
• Provides individualized coaching to MiM and MiF students on career exploration, goal-setting, job search strategy, and offer evaluation.
• Coaches students on effectively positioning their graduate education and prior experience, including resumes, Linked In, and professional narrative.
• Develops students' networking skills and confidence, and prepares them for interviews across behavioral, case, and technical formats, through mock interviews and targeted feedback.
• Identifies students who may need additional coaching support, proactively following up and connecting them to appropriate resources.
• Designs programs and interactive workshops to be delivered through the program, providing guidance and resources to students' recruiting journeys.
• Manages scheduling and logistics for workshops and mock interview programs.
• Serves as a key partner to students, including the Student Community Council, supporting programming that builds community and belonging.
• Designs and helps execute student engagement initiatives, including social events, community-building activities, and program traditions.
• Supports signature student-facing events, including orientation, Booth Camp, and milestone celebrations, in partnership with the broader team.
• Acts as an accessible,…