Sr Program Manager
- Employer
- Northeastern University
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Dec 21, 2024
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Law & Legal Studies
- Employment Level
- Mid-Level
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
Sr Program Manager
About the Opportunity
About the D'Amore-McKim School of Business:
For over 100 years, the D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University has continuously strengthened its foundation of experiential learning and innovation. Today, our mission to enable students to be responsible business leaders of the world capable of working, navigating, and creating in a digital environment is more relevant than ever. We offer unique business-specific and interdisciplinary degree opportunities at the bachelor's and master's levels, and lifelong learners benefit from our graduate-level certificates and executive education portfolio. All of these are enhanced by Northeastern's global campus system and experience-powered education approach. In addition, our use-inspired faculty and their research focus on transformative impact for humankind. Ultimately, D'Amore-McKim's values-driven culture and cross-border approach to learning and research empower our students, faculty, alumni, and corporate partners to create impact far beyond the confines of time, discipline, degree, and campus.
About the opportunity:
The Corporate and Executive Learning Practice within the D'Amore-McKim School of Business prepares executives and corporate teams for leading in the new realities of business. We co-design transformative, real-time executive readiness experiences and unique career-long learning opportunities for globally distributed teams within the world's best companies. Fortune 500 companies trust us to bring their signature corporate programs to life more easily, effectively, and innovatively than they can do on their own. We design and deliver executive education experiences in a range of formats: fully in-person programs, hybrid in-person programs, fully live virtual and in scalable digital course formats.
Key Responsibilities:
The Senior Program Manager is a key member of the Executive Education team, responsible for managing the design, development, and delivery of a unique portfolio of corporate programs. This role requires expertise in program development, including the creation of custom programs tailored to meet the specific needs of clients. The Senior Program Manager also has Practice-wide operations responsibilities, including process management and tracking of financials and contracting. Working in close partnership with the Associate Director, Senior Directors, and other practice leaders, the Senior Program Manager ensures that corporate programs meet and exceed the expectations of clients, participants, and faculty or subject matter experts. Through both program development and operational leadership, this role plays a critical part in the success of the Executive Education team.
Program Management:
The Sr. Program Manager works independently and with others in the Practice, to coordinate and manage the development and delivery of corporate learning programs. The Senior Program Manager also serves as a team lead to coordinate activities of others.
These programs often involve multiple modalities (live virtual; face to face) and may be coordinated virtually, on campus or in geographies off campus locally or globally. The Senior Program Manager assists in the selection of, and the coordination with, faculty and external facilitators to design and deliver high quality executive programs.
Program Development & Customization:
- Lead the design and development of custom programs tailored
to specific client needs, ensuring all elements align with client
and program expectations.
- Manage program deliverables, milestones, and tasks,
coordinating with team members to ensure smooth
execution.
- Negotiate terms and manage vendor relationships to support
program delivery.
- Proactively troubleshoot and resolve issues that arise
during the preparation and delivery phases.
Business Development:
- Support new business development efforts
- Provide research support for cultivating prospective clients
and keeping abreast of competitive practices.
- Write proposal drafts and create PowerPoint pitch decks to
support new client development.
- Contribute to the department's strategic planning
activities
Specific operations tasks may include:
- Creating, maintaining & tracking financials for the
Practice
- Work with program managers in the reconciliation of program
budgets.
- Create end of year reports as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of related experience and a Bachelor's degree is
required
- Fluency and comfort in developing and managing corporate
programs
- Experience in a higher education setting preferred but not
required.
- Able to form and operationalize short- and long-term program
and project plans
- Ability to negotiate and execute agreements with
vendors
- Ability to manage to deadlines and work well under
pressure
- Ability and willingness to work early mornings, evenings and
weekends as needed
- Ability to work from campus at least 2 days per
week
- Ability to travel locally (locations near campus); and
elsewhere in the U.S. and internationally as program delivery
schedules dictate
- Ability to interact effectively with high-level corporate
constituents
- Ability to interact effectively with faculty and senior
level university administrators
- Ability to work independently and exercise sound
judgment
- Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication
skills
- High level of proficiency with standard office software and
an aptitude to quickly gain proficiency in new office
software
- Knowledge and skills related to executive education program
development and management.
- Basic understanding of financial acumen and willingness to
seek to gain proficiency on processes needed
- Ability to lift and transport program materials (~10lbs) if
needed
Documents to Submit:
Resume
Cover Letter
Position Type
Academic Administration
Additional Information
Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.
Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
To apply, visit https://northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/job/Boston-MA-Main-Campus/Sr-Program-Manager_R129087
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