Senior Associate Director, Strategy and Operations

About the position

The Senior Associate Director, Strategy and Operations oversees complex operational strategies and drives innovative initiatives across multiple areas, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and maximizing impact. This role focuses on high-level management of key programs, research and data systems, stakeholder relationships, marketing, strategy development, program development, and team leadership, including the oversight of the Family Office Initiative's (FOI) budget, summit and major activities. This role will lead and develop the operational infrastructure, include being the primary liaison to the FOI steering committee, the Family Office Council, FOI committees, as well as Booth and University faculty and staff. The Senior Associate Director also manages operational aspects in collaboration with Booth’s partners in IT, accounting, facilities, and HR, including financial management, technology infrastructure, and other internal partners.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes operational plans that align with institutional priorities.
• Ensures smooth administration of initiatives, including Family Office Initiative’s summits, workshops, courses, and research activities.
• Oversees the design, planning, and continual improvement of interdisciplinary programs for students, alumni, and council members.
• Manages domestic and international events and summits, ensuring efficiency and effective execution.
• Designs and develops innovative programs and engagement opportunities for council and event attendees.
• Oversees the development of student internship and development programs and partners with Booth career services to establish employment pipelines.
• Leads the integration of research-driven insights into organizational strategies and programs.
• Identifies growth opportunities and innovates new initiatives, emphasizing education, research, and networking in family office programs and activities.
• Serves as the liaison between students, alumni, faculty, council, collaborators, and global communities.
• Builds partnerships with other Booth and UChicago departments and centers.
• Creates visibility for programs through collaboration and outreach.
• Develops and oversees avenues to deepen council and steering committee engagement.
• Manages internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Provides strategic oversight of data analytics and research tools for actionable insights.
• Supports research assistants and research professionals.
• Builds frameworks for analyzing programs, applies and shares research, and ensures research partnerships.
• Supervises and mentors staff, ensuring they meet institutional standards.
• Manages budgets, allocates resources, and oversees compensation planning for administrative roles.
• Leads collaboration and marketing efforts for events including summits, workshops, and webinars.
• Ensures the creation and dissemination of high-impact resources for diverse audiences.
• Oversees the development of FOI website and newsletters for council and stakeholders.
• Ensures brand consistency and institutional visibility in print and digital outlets, including social media.
• Develops avenues to share research, insights, and market programs.
• Serves as main liaison to the Anthony Pritzker Family Foundation regarding FOI events, marketing materials, and impact of the fund/annual reports.
• Oversees the development and publishing of FOI annual report.
• Manages all financial activities, including financial analysis and reporting, budgeting, accounting, accounts receivable/payable, and procurement.
• Oversees facilities management, including renovations, moves, maintenance and ongoing facilities operations.
• Manages development of all contracts, including those with vendors and other institutions.
• May oversee the management of informational technology planning, ensuring necessary operating and information systems and resources are in place to accomplish strategic goals.
• Conceives and directs special projects related to the business of the organizational unit.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
• Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 7+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Master’s degree.
• A minimum of five years in a related job discipline with experience collecting and analyzing data, managing projects, developing programs, and/or executing complex projects.
• Strong knowledge of platforms like Airtable, MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Google Workspace), CRM (Phoenix) and data-driven tools.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off