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Program Director, Cornell Executive MBA Metro NY Program (Hybrid), Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University

Leading at the intersection of people, business, and technology, the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business is one of the most comprehensive business schools in the nation and includes many areas of expertise not found in any other leading institution. The college is comprised of the university's three accredited business schools, each of which is recognized as among the best in higher education: the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, and the School of Hotel Administration. Our academic research; industry and community engagement; and undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs all reflect the future of business: flexible, collaborative, and cross-disciplinary. The college community includes 244 research faculty, 44,000 alumni, and nearly 3,300 undergraduate, professional, and graduate students. The SC Johnson College of Business has an unparalleled resource base from which to draw-within the college, Cornell Tech in New York City, and Cornell University broadly.Our Team:The Cornell Executive MBA Metro NY Program provides working professionals the opportunity to pursue an Ivy League graduate degree by undertaking a rigorous twenty-two-month course of study in business management without interrupting their careers. Classes are delivered in-person at the Cornell Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City on alternating weekends, Saturday and half-day Sundays. Approximately 130-140 students are enrolled in the Executive MBA Metro NY each year. Students begin the program in mid-July with a one-week residential session in Ithaca at the Cornell University campus. A second Ithaca residential session is executed in January each year. Students also complete an international residency week in the second year of the program.

Program Director, Cornell Executive MBA Metro NY Program:

While position responsibilities vary, all people leaders are expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by being trustworthy; respecting all individuals; being flexible; supporting work/life integration as well as healthy boundaries; inviting new ideas, alternatives, and perspectives; speaking up and taking action if others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and recognizing the contributions of others.

With broad responsibility for program execution, student support, and extracurricular activities, the Program Director assumes both strategic and tactical roles. They collaborate with Executive MBA colleagues, various school services and external partners to provide a life changing educational experience to students from diverse educational backgrounds, functional areas, and industries. The Program Director will support student recruitment and corporate relations efforts with the Senior Director of Admissions. They collaborate with the Executive Director of EMBA Programs, and faculty committees to develop and review curriculum. The Program Director shares responsibility for overall program success, including achieving admissions targets and operational excellence.

Ideal candidates will have extensive experience delivering reputed management programs.

Position Details:

• Reports to the Executive Director of EMBA Programs
• Interacts occasionally with the EMBA Leadership team, Dean, and other senior school executives.
• Interacts regularly with prospective and current students, faculty, coaches, Admissions, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Alumni Affairs, Registrar, Career Services, corporate sponsors, and external service providers.
• Provides directions, supervises, and inspires staff in the EMBA Metro NY team.
• Works closely with the NYC facilities team to ensure Class Weekend logistics are arranged and executed smoothly.
• Directs residential sessions in Ithaca and other locations.
• Based at Cornell Tech Campus in NYC
• Travels to Ithaca as necessary.
• Travels to support Global Study Course as needed.
• Frequently works weekends and evening.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing Proven experience connecting diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing practices to business goals.
• Master's degree required (preferably in business management)
• Demonstrated skill in understanding of cultural differences.
• 3 to 5 years' experience as a team leader in academic settings (preferably in business education).
• Strong communications skills; writing, editing, public speaking and multimedia.
• Passion for management education and executive development.
• Profound commitment to service excellence and continuous improvement processes.
• Mastery of Microsoft Office applications
• Enjoys travel and interacting with prospective and current students, alumni, and business leaders.
• Salesforce or similar CRM experience a plus

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with complex academic organizations
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in complex and ambiguous environments.
• Collaborative team player across functional departments and geographies
• Strong sense of ethics, discretion, diplomacy, and protocol
• Event planning experience a plus

This is a full-time position based in New York, NY and will provide hybrid work flexibility. Salary to commensurate with education and experience.

Rewards and Benefits

• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.
• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.
• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: https://hr.cornell.edu/jobs/your-total-rewards.
• Our leave provisions include three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.

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• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• This is a full-time position based in New York, NY and will provide hybrid work flexibility.

Familiarize yourself with Cornell's COVID-19 workplace guidance as well as the university's COVID-19 services and information.

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