Executive Director, Career Engagement

Executive Director, Career Engagement

• FLSA Status:
  Exempt
• Months Per Year: 12
• Hours Per Week: 37.5
• Employment Status:
  Full-Time
• Work Model:
  On-site

Seattle University will be one of the most innovative and progressive Jesuit and Catholic universities in the world, educating with excellence at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. We embrace an intersectional framework for defining diversity in its broadest sense, including differences in gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, generational history, culture, socioeconomic class, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, political perspectives, geographic origin and physical ability.

Seattle University strives to be a welcome, open and safe campus climate for all wholearn, live and work at Seattle University.

• Effective Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Works harmoniously with others towards a common goal, leveraging individual strengths to achieve shared objectives.
• Emotionally Intelligent Communication:
  Engages in a skillful exchange of information, thoughts, and feelings, verbally and non-verbally.
• Ethics and Integrity:
  Demonstrates an unwavering commitment to honesty, professionalism, and alignment with our Jesuit mission in all actions and decisions.
• Flexibility and Innovation:
  Embraces change, approaching problems with curiosity adaptability, and is committed to making a positive impact.
• Mindful Inclusion:
  Fosters mindful inclusion by consciously creating a workplace that celebrates differences, embraces cultural humility, and empowers uniqueness.
• Outcomes-Driven Orientation:
  Sets clear objectives, pursues excellence, and delivers measurable outcomes while upholding Jesuit Catholic values.

Seattle University seeks an innovative, forward-thinking Executive Director of Career Services to lead a bold evolution to enhance student career readiness and employability. This newly envisioned role will provide high-level strategic leadership to advance an integrated career ecosystem that ensures students graduate ready to thrive in a rapidly changing workforce.

The Executive Director will strategically build university-wide alignment, cross-sector partnership development, and long-range strategic growth. This leader will work in close partnership with academic Deans, senior university leadership, and global industry partners to elevate Seattle University’s visibility with major employers and secure large-scale opportunities for students and alumni.

This new leadership structure enables both operational continuity and strategic transformation—leveraging current team strengths while expanding the university’s reach and impact through high-level partnerships and employer engagement.

• Lead university-wide strategy for career engagement, aligning career readiness efforts with Seattle University’s mission and institutional priorities.
• Collaborate closely with Deans and senior administrators to build integrated pathways from academics to employment across all schools and colleges.
• Shape a long-term vision for transformative career partnerships that serve students, alumni, employers, and the broader community.
• Advance career access and outcomes for all students, with a deep commitment to serving diverse and first-generation student populations.

• Serve as the university’s primary liaison to high-impact employers, national organizations, and industry thought leaders.
• Build and steward strategic relationships with large-scale employers and corporate partners to develop pipelines for internships, full-time roles, and long-term collaboration.
• Represent Seattle University externally with professionalism and influence, including participating in key national conversations on workforce development and higher education‑employer alignment.
• Travel as needed to cultivate and sustain employer partnerships.

• Partner with the Director of Career Engagement to ensure cohesion between centralized services and college-based career programs.
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