Associate Director, Blank Center Entrepreneurship

Overview

The Associate Director, Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship is a key member of the Blank Center Management team and contributes to the development of Center and AMBSEL strategy, thought leadership, and evolution of the mission. The Associate Director plays a pivotal role in supporting the design, management, and evolution of the Blank Center’s student and alumni entrepreneurship programming. In collaboration with the Executive Director, the Associate Director serves as the strategic and operational leader driving the vision, roadmap, and continuous improvement for a multi-program portfolio including Butler Launch Pad and Butler Institute programs and events and Blank Center conferences such as BCERC.

Acting as both a portfolio owner and cross-campus liaison, this role oversees a broad range of initiatives—including events, marketing efforts, engagement programs, and lifelong learning experiences—ensuring alignment with institutional goals and delivery of high-impact outcomes. In this position, the Associate Director provides programmatic oversight, operational leadership, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven improvement across the Center’s key entrepreneurship initiatives. It blends portfolio ownership with stakeholder management, innovation leadership, and oversees operational execution.

The Associate Director shapes the direction of key systems and processes and partners with internal and external stakeholders to enhance experiences, improve performance, and scale the Blank Center & Blank School’s reach.

Define and communicate a clear product vision and roadmap for Butler Launch Pad and Butler Institute events, engagement programs, and Blank Center conferences ensuring alignment with institutional strategy. Develop frameworks and processes to elevate program consistency, quality, and scalability. Provide guidance and direction to Program Managers.

Provide expert input on Blank Center’s Butler Launch Pad and Butler Institute events, BCERC/Blank Center conferences, including design, programming, and participant experience. Make decisions regarding budgets, logistics, and resource allocation within the Blank Center’s Butler Launch Pad and Butler Institute program portfolio. Manage vendor relationships and technology platforms supporting registration, applications, and program operations. Develop systems to monitor and report on event and conference progress, budget performance, operational risks, and cross-team dependencies.

Explore and implement innovations that enhance efficiency, scalability, or participant experience across the event lifecycle.

Cultivate relationships with alumni entrepreneurs, mentors, speakers, and partners. Serve as a primary liaison for internal units including IT, Marketing, Event Management, Finance, and all Centers & Institutes. Represent the Blank School and Blank Center at internal and external events including in conversations with external partners, vendors, collaborative organizations, and sponsors. Manage complex, diverse stakeholder needs with professionalism, influence, and clarity.

Ensure strong communication pathways across departments to align expectations, timelines, and deliverables.

Oversee a multiprogram portfolio including events, marketing initiatives, engagement programs, and lifelong learning efforts for the Blank Center for Entrepreneurship. Drive transparency and risk management across all initiatives, reporting progress to leadership on a regular basis. Lead ongoing improvement efforts across Blank Center processes, systems, and cross-functional workflows. Drive collaboration efforts across Blank School programming where appropriate. Assume additional responsibilities as required.

Your team will include interns and student workers.

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• A minimum of 6‑8 years of experience in program management, event operations, or related functional areas—preferably in academia or a mission‑driven organization.
• Self‑starter and…