Sr. Associate Director, Employer Engagement, Wharton MBA Career Management

The Wharton School•City of Cortland, NY

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About The Position

Reporting to the Director of Employer Engagement, the Senior Associate Director, Employer Engagement oversees a team of Relationship Managers and shares responsibility with the other Senior Associate Director for implementing the employer services strategy, including business development, core account management, recruiting events, and the creation of new employer services.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have strong project management skills, a high degree of technology savvy, comfort with translating business needs to technology staff, outstanding written and oral communication skills, strong detail orientation, and be a high level contributor, collaborator, and self-starter.
A Bachelor’s degree required and a minimum of 5 to 7 years of prior work experience.
Highly motivated and dedicated individual with strong project management, customer service, presentation delivery, and interpersonal skills.
Previous managerial experience required, along with an ability to work as a strong team player.
Able to interact across multiple levels, and willingness to go above and beyond to achieve the required goals.
Knowledge of business and business careers, experience in recruiting, job placement, career counseling or coaching and/or significant industry experience.
Ability and willingness to travel approximately 12% of the time to meet with employers, attend industry events, and represent Wharton in key recruiting markets.

Responsibilities

The role has primary responsibility for corporate relationships in one industry and secondary oversight of other industries managed by Relationship Managers, ensuring coordinated relationship building, student placement, and effective CRM use for strategic employer tracking.
The Senior Associate Director sets processes, standards, and goals for business development and integrates MBA hiring trends and competitive benchmarking into strategies.
This role is responsible for continually expanding Wharton’s presence in underrepresented and emerging markets (including West Coast and international), leveraging Wharton’s network of alumni, faculty, and research centers, and representing the school at industry conferences, recruiting roundtables, and employer forums.
Business development efforts focus on expanding relationships with current recruiting partners, cultivating new employer connections, and collaborating with alumni and Wharton colleagues such as External Affairs, Research Centers, and Faculty to strengthen partnerships.
The Senior Associate Director ensures that business development meetings also serve as a key point for gathering feedback, with insights shared internally to inform strategy, improve services, and identify new opportunities.
The Senior Associate Director oversees the Employer Engagement team’s marketing and communications process, including employer-targeted email campaigns, the employer website, and business development materials.
The team also supports student focus groups and surveys to collect feedback on engaged employers. This feedback is analyzed and delivered back to employers during business development meetings, positioning Wharton as a responsive and forward-thinking partner.
In addition to strategic responsibilities, this position plays a critical people management role by leading, developing, and mentoring Relationship Managers to ensure high performance and professional growth.
The Senior Associate Director monitors and sets individual and team goals, provides regular feedback, conducts performance reviews, and fosters a collaborative, high-achieving team culture that encourages the sharing of best practices across industries.
The Senior Associate Director also oversees the Alumni Career Expert (ACE) program, engaging alumni to support student job placement through business development outreach, maintaining consistent collaboration with active ACEs, and leading the MBA Career Management team in recruiting new alumni to sustain a strong and responsive network.
This leadership role is responsible for implementing innovative business development solutions, setting strategic direction, cultivating connected communities of employers, recruiters, alumni, and students, and driving data analysis to ensure strategies strike the right balance between new business development and maintaining existing relationships.

Benefits

Penn offers comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family’s health and welfare. You can also use flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
Take advantage of Penn's exceptional tuition benefits. You, your spouse, and your dependent children can get tuition assistance here at Penn. Your dependent children are also eligible for tuition assistance at other institutions.
Penn offers generous retirement plans to help you save for your future. Penn’s Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans allow you to save for retirement on a pre-tax or Roth basis. Choose from a wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard.
Penn provides you with a substantial amount of time away from work during the course of the year. This allows you to relax, take vacations, attend to personal affairs, recover from illness or injury, spend time with family—whatever your personal needs may be.
In partnership with Genworth Financial, Penn offers faculty and staff (and your eligible family members) long-term care insurance to help you cover some of the costs of long-term care services received at home, in the community or in a nursing facility. If you apply when you’re newly hired, you won’t have to provide proof of good health or be subject to underwriting requirements. Eligible family members must always provide proof of good health and are subject to underwriting.
Penn is committed to supporting our faculty and staff as they balance the competing demands of work and personal life. That’s why we offer a wide variety of programs and resources to help you care for your health, your family, and your work-life balance.
Penn provides an array of resources to help you advance yourself personally and professionally.
As a member of the Penn community, you have access to a wide range of University resources as well as cultural and recreational activities. Take advantage of the University’s libraries and athletic facilities, or visit our arboretum and art galleries. There’s always something going on at Penn, whether it’s a new exhibit at the Penn Museum, the latest music or theater presentation at the Annenberg Center, or the Penn Relays at Franklin Field to name just a few examples. As a member of the Penn community, you’re right in the middle of the excitement—and you and your family can enjoy many of these activities for free.
From arts and entertainment to transportation and mortgages, you'll find great deals for University faculty and staff. Not only do Penn arts and cultural centers and museums offer free and discounted admission and memberships to faculty and staff. You can also enjoy substantial savings on other goods and services such as new cars from Ford and General Motors, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and admission to theme parks.
Flexible work options offer creative approaches for completing work while promoting balance between work and personal commitments. These approaches involve use of non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures.
Penn offers a forgivable loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home or currently residing in West Philadelphia, which can be used for closing costs or home improvements.
Penn will reimburse eligible employees on qualified expenses in connection with the legal adoption of an eligible child, such as travel or court fees, for up to two adoptions in your household.