Director of Residential and Online Master's Program; Hybrid

Position: Director of Residential and Online Master's Program (Hybrid)
Location: Ithaca

Who We Are

Born from a bold experiment that united technical innovation with a deeper understanding of the interplay of technology with humanity, the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computer and Information Science continues to define the new frontier of tech.

Across the growing areas of computer science, information science, and statistics and data science—including artificial intelligence—Cornell Bowers pioneers emerging fields, develops the algorithms that power the information age, and is committed to creatively and thoughtfully exploring technology’s potential to advance our world. Cornell Bowers is home to more than 200 employees who drive our research, teaching, and innovation across campus and beyond.

Learn more about Cornell Bowers’ research and our history. If you’re excited by the intersection of technology and humanity, you’ll find a meaningful home here.

What You Will Do

You are a strategic and collaborative leader who is energized by the opportunity to build something new while bringing people together around a shared vision. You thrive in complex environments where success depends on aligning stakeholders, developing innovative solutions, and turning ambitious ideas into sustainable programs and operations.

You have experience leading graduate, professional, executive, online, or related academic programs and understand how to balance strategy with execution. You are skilled at building partnerships, leading organizational change, and creating alignment across faculty, staff, and administrative leaders with diverse perspectives and priorities.

You are excited by the challenge of helping shape and grow an integrated portfolio of master’s degree programs. You recognize opportunities to create shared approaches, strengthen coordination, improve student experiences, and build scalable systems that support long‑term success.

You also understand that strong academic programs require thoughtful enrollment and market strategies. Whether your background includes enrollment management, recruitment, admissions, marketing, CRM systems, business development, or related areas, you know how to use data, partnerships, and innovation to support sustainable growth.

Most importantly, you are excited by the opportunity to help define the future of master’s education at Cornell Bowers. As the inaugural leader responsible for building Cornell Bowers’ integrated master’s portfolio, you will launch two new online master’s degree programs in artificial intelligence, strengthen collaboration across existing master’s programs, and build the strategies, systems, partnerships, and organizational framework that will support the next phase of graduate education at Cornell Bowers.

Position

Highlights

• Lead Cornell Bowers’ portfolio of master’s degree programs, including three residential programs and the college’s first online degree programs launching in fall 2027.
• Serve as the inaugural leader responsible for developing and implementing an integrated vision, strategy, and operating model for master’s education across the college.
• Lead the launch and growth of the new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Master of Science in Applied Artificial Intelligence programs in partnership with faculty and college leadership.
• Bring together master’s programs that have historically operated independently by establishing coordinated practices, scalable infrastructure, and shared approaches that strengthen student experience and support future growth.
• Develop enrollment, recruitment, admissions, and market development strategies that advance growth across Cornell Bowers master’s programs.
• Lead and develop a team of professional staff while fostering collaboration among faculty, academic departments,…