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Texas McCombs is a top business school at the center of one of the most innovative cities in the U.S. The McCombs community champions hands-on experiences alongside the ground-breaking research and thought-leadership of a world-class faculty. The collaborative spirit and enterprising drive of the Longhorn alumni network, one of the largest university networks in the world, is embedded in our culture, making us human-centered and future-focused in all our endeavors. We are shaping those who will shape tomorrow, and solving challenging problems while remaining committed to creating a community that is dynamic, supportive, and challenging. What starts here really does change the world.

The Managing Director of MBA Career Education and Coaching is a senior leadership role on the McCombs Career Management & Corporate Relations team. The key purpose of this position is to lead our career education and coaching teams for our full-time and working professional MBA programs (Full-time, Evening, Executive, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Houston MBA programs) with collaborative leadership, strategic vision for the team in career coaching and education, and knowledge of industry and market trends.

• Career coaching strategy: Lead the future of McCombs MBA career coaching strategy, customized based on student population and need for Texas McCombs MBA programs. Guide the directors of this team on how to develop and train their teams of career consultants/coaches with best practices across MBA programs. Enhance coaching strategy based on how the market has shifted in talent assessment methodologies and accelerate the team's knowledge of technical interviewing expertise.
• Career education transformation: Transform career programming content & delivery across all Texas McCombs, incorporating designing thinking, varied learning techniques and best practices from corporate sectors. Anticipate and capitalize on trends and emerging developments in global marketplace. Lead career curriculum design and evolution across all programs. Customize programming across all McCombs MBA programs in partnership with the Managing Director of Undergraduate and Specialty Masters programs. Identify and evaluate career education delivery methods to address evolving student learning needs. Partner with faculty and centers on curriculum and experiential learning.
• Industry trends & market knowledge: Anticipate and capitalize on trends and emerging developments in global marketplace. Ensure that the team is innovative and nimble in response to market changes and employment trends including current market disruptions, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other factors changing the nature of work. Translate market knowledge into career coaching strategy & tactics. Partner closely with Managing Director of McCombs Employer Recruiting and industry experts on infusing market trends in curriculum content development as well as MBA Program Office leadership to ensure alignment with MBA program curricular and co-curricular goals.
• Inspiring leadership and support of dedicated staff: Lead a team of Directors and staff who are dedicated and committed to transforming the student experience and supporting students in navigating their careers across our MBA programs. Ensure that adequate systems and resources are available to manage growth and development of staff. Foster an environment where staff are recognized as innovative and productive members of Texas McCombs community. Encourage collaboration, innovation,ownership and accountability.
• Operations and Analytics: Develop scalable systems, processes, and KPI Scorecards to understand career coaching trends, student segmentation, and coaching effectiveness. Lead planning, policy, and assessment of the unit's outcomes related to career development, including student satisfaction. Develop strategic relationships with campus resources that support student employment. Partner with Managing Director of Undergraduate and Specialty Masters programs on analyzing employment outcomes and developing marketing materials.

• Master degree in business, education, or a related field and 7 years of related experience.
• Experienced leader with a proven track record of success in leadership positions within complex, multi-constituent, mission-driven organizations.
• Extensive experience in career education and coaching and/or employer recruiting focused on strategy, innovation, and leading large teams.
• Proven success scaling career management teams and exceeding targets and goals.
• Ability to build partnerships across organizations.
• Model transformational leadership by providing vision and outside-in perspectives, functional expertise, outstanding service and collaboration, and effective organizational and strategic acumen in a dynamic environment.
• Effective developer of people who can manage a large and complex team and portfolio of projects and issues and rapidly assess situations with multiple outcomes and consequences. Flexible problem-solver with the ability to create or influence win-win outcomes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate difficult and complex matters effectively to a range of audiences and skill levels.
• Ability to be nimble and flexible with change.
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Teams, Zoom and/or other remote communication technologies as well as webinars.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

• 7 years of leading teams in career coaching & education, employer recruiting, executive coaching, consulting, or business planning in the higher education or corporate sector.
• Strong analytical background or work experiences.
• Entrepreneurial leader who can form alignment around the pursuit of important goals or the response to substantial challenges; apply strong organizational, leadership, and management skills in order to be an effective agent of change to enhance our team and school's mission.
• Proven success in collaborating with key constituents on developing career education and coaching programming across multiple university or college programs.

$120,000 depending on qualifications

• Works in standard office conditions with repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
• Requires flexibility for weekend/evening events and programming.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. This position is not eligible for sponsorship of work visas.
• This is an Austin, TX-based position and is eligible for hybrid work.

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Importantfor applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an ,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in .

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.