Director of Strategic Administrative Services

National Collegiate Athletic Association • Indianapolis, IN

11d

About The Position

This position is the CFO's right-hand person, focused on keeping all key initiatives on schedule. This position will amplify the CFO's strategic bandwidth by prioritizing execution and shielding focus, orchestrating cross-functional alignment across diverse administrative units, and embed cultural cohesion, stakeholder trust, and transformation momentum. The Director will serve as liaison among CFO direct reports and enterprise stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in finance, operations, technology, strategy, or consulting.
• Experience in complex, matrixed environments (e.g., higher ed, athletics, nonprofit, government, or enterprise).
• Proven success driving strategic initiatives with or for C-suite leaders.
• Experience in organizational transformation or strategic change roles.
• Significant and demonstrable experience with PowerPoint and other visual communication mediums.
• High-level synthesis across finance, operations, technology, and HR.
• Change leadership, executive communications, and cultural fluency.
• Stakeholder engagement and inclusive governance.
• Operational rigor, EQ, and discretion.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree preferred.
• PMP or similar certification preferred.
• Experience with DOMO, or other data visualization platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and translate Administrative Services strategy into operational cadence, leading cross-functional project coordination, removing execution friction, and aligning all direct-report functions on priorities and business rhythm to ensure effective collaboration and progress.
• Drive and strengthen culture-building efforts by facilitating off-sites and team development activities, preparing agendas and content for leadership meetings, analyzing engagement survey results, and partnering with administrative services teams to design professional and team development programs.
• Work with Administrative Services departments to develop and track KPI's, and progress against the CFO's organizational strategic goals.
• Establish and drive regular reporting routines using agreed-upon reporting templates, and presentation tools, and dashboards to communicate goals and project progress to the CFO.
• Develop and manage the CFO's budget and work with Administration Services leaders to develop, review and present the overall administrative services budget to leadership on a regular basis.
• Develop strategic communications from the CFO, and Administrative Services, and drive internal storytelling as needed.
• Lead Administrative Services change management initiatives, while improving stakeholder engagement and trust measurably through communications and access.
• Prep the CFO for internal and external executive level meetings, and committee and Board meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees