Senior Regional Manager - Midwest Region
About The Position
The Senior Regional Manager plays a critical role in advancing the university’s mission by increasing visibility, enrollment, and reputation as a leader in accessible, workforce-aligned education. This position serves as a strategic relationship manager and regional liaison, ensuring alignment between operational priorities and institutional goals while driving measurable growth and community impact. This role is responsible for building relationships with community organizations, businesses, and local leaders while independently managing daily operations, supporting regional growth initiatives, and executing strategies to meet performance goals.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in business development
- Bachelor’s degree
- Proven track record of operational success and year-over-year growth within a business or education environment
- Strong enterprise, community, and government networks and partnerships are required
- Demonstrated ability to manage large, complex projects independently
- Strong communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills across diverse audiences
- Ability to analyze information, solve problems, and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment
- Experience working across marketing and communications disciplines, including brand, PR, digital, and field marketing
- High level of adaptability, initiative, and accountability with a results-driven mindset
Nice To Haves
- Experience operating in a complex, matrixed or disaggregated organization
- Background in higher education, workforce development, or regional partnerships
- Experience presenting to external stakeholders, partners, or at conferences
- An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain relationships with employers, community organizations, government entities, and key local leaders
- Grow brand visibility through community engagement, partnerships, networking, and public speaking
- Build and execute a regional strategy leveraging partnerships, market insights, and community needs
- Lead and manage regional operations, ensuring alignment with institutional strategy and performance goals
- Track, maintain, and analyze regional data to support decision-making and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs)
- Develop and implement initiatives that improve operational efficiency and service delivery
- Foster strong collaboration across internal teams and cross-functional stakeholders
Benefits
- bonuses
- medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
- health savings account and flexible spending account
- basic and voluntary life insurance
- disability coverage
- accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
- legal and identity theft coverage
- retirement savings plan
- wellbeing program
- discounted WGU tuition
- flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
- flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
- 11 paid holidays
- other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
