Executive Director, IDE

MIT•Cambridge, MA

About The Position

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IDE , Sloan Initiative on the Digital Econ , to work with the President, Provost, and other leaders at the Institute within the context of the Institute’s broader effort to develop Presidential Initiatives; work with the IDE Directors, the Dean’s office, and other research centers at Sloan to match the school’s overall strategy for research and fundraising; manage and steward key relationships of the Sloan School that optimize the global impact of Sloan and the IDE; broaden the support of key faculty to further enable their research and educational excellence; and further develop both short-term tactics and longer-term strategic planning to meet the IDE’s Key Performance Indicators to drive growth and impact. A full job description is available, here: https://web.mit.edu/sloan-hr/jobs/IDEExecutiveDirector.pdf

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of seven years of related work experience in senior organizational roles
strong leadership and management experience in an academic, non-profit, or professional services
robust people management skills
ability to collaborate and influence leaders and partners at all levels of the organization
experience taking projects to successful completion
interest, exposure to, and familiarity with digital technologies
be a creative and strategic thinker with an entrepreneurial spirit, and a customer-centric mindset
highly developed interpersonal skills and excellent judgment
highly organized
demonstrated success at building organizations and new programs including the ability to develop resources and human capital
exceptional written, oral, and presentation skills and the ability to effectively interface with multiple constituencies (including faculty, students, media, policy makers, advisory board members and alumni) internally and externally