Position Title Vice President for Global Recruitment

As a senior leader within the Global Enrollment Management and Student Success (GEMSS) Division, the Vice President for Global Recruitment, Admissions, and Financial Aid reports to the Senior Vice President for Global Enrollment, Student Success, and Strategic Positioning. The Vice President is responsible for translating the Division's goals into coordinated, high-performing undergraduate recruitment, admissions, financial aid, and precollege operations across NYU’s global campuses, including New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai.

In close partnership with campus leadership, academic schools, and GEMSS colleagues, the role ensures alignment of recruitment, admissions, and affordability strategies with University-wide goals, governance, and long-term sustainability. Guided by a human-centered, data-informed approach, the Vice President provides strategic and operational leadership that strengthens enrollment outcomes, advances access and affordability, supports student success, and reinforces NYU’s global reputation.

Reporting to MJ Knoll-Finn, Senior Vice President for Global Enrollment, Student Success, and Strategic Communications, this senior leader operates in close partnership with Student Success, Alumni Relations, and Enrollment Marketing and Strategic Communications. The Vice President leads a team of roughly 120 FTEs, and has 6 direct reports across the global campuses.

This is a critical leadership role within Global Enrollment Management and Student Success (GEMSS) at a time when NYU is focused on strengthening undergraduate enrollment outcomes, sharpening its global recruitment strategy, and aligning financial aid more deliberately with institutional priorities. In partnership with GEMSS leadership, the Vice President will play a central role in executing NYU’s undergraduate new student enrollment strategies—driving recruitment, admissions, and financial aid efforts that support class composition, academic quality, and net revenue performance across a complex, global institution.

The Vice President will bring clarity, consistency, and coordination to undergraduate recruitment, admissions, and financial aid strategy for 12 schools from New York, Abu Dhabi and Shanghai—ensuring alignment across schools, campuses, and programs while respecting local context and academic priorities. This role is well-suited for a leader who can translate institutional direction into actionable strategy, operational excellence, and measurable results.

Key opportunities include:

Drive a Coordinated Global Recruitment and Admissions Strategy

Strengthen Financial Aid as a Strategic Lever

Lead Operational Excellence in Admissions

Operate Effectively in a Complex Environment

Lead and Develop a Distributed Organization

New York University seeks an accomplished and forward-looking leader to serve as its Vice President for Global Recruitment, Admissions, and Financial Aid. This individual will bring strategic vision, analytical rigor, and a deeply collaborative approach to leading a complex, global admissions and financial aid enterprise that sits at the heart of the University’s mission and financial sustainability. The Vice President will understand the scale, ambition, and nuance of NYU’s multi-campus ecosystem and possess the judgment, agility, and global perspective required to guide high-impact decisions in a dynamic, highly visible environment.

Master's Degree Higher Education, Business, Law, Communication, K-12 Education or another related field or

Doctoral Degree Higher Education, Business, Law, Communication, K-12 Education or another related field

15+ years professional experience developing successful recruitment initiatives, mentoring and/or community stakeholders, and supervising staff. Significant related experience developing organizational strategy for a undergraduate recruitment, admissions, and financial aid units that directly impacts decision-making at the senior executive level.

Energetic leader with outstanding written, oral, and interpersonal skills, with a broad knowledge of higher education…