Vice President of Student Success

Education at Work•Boston, MA

2d•$120,000 - $130,000

About The Position

Student Success is central to Education at Work’s mission and is a shared responsibility across the executive team. Reporting to executive leadership, the Vice President of Student Success executes the student success strategy by translating goals and strategic objectives into high-impact programs with measurable outcomes. Supported by the Director of Student Success, the VP leads the execution, program design, national scaling, and site-level delivery of Education at Work’s work-based learning initiatives. The role is based in Tempe, Arizona, or Boston, Massachusetts, with periodic travel to Education at Work talent hubs, partner locations, and industry or higher-education events. The listed salary range is $120,000–$130,000.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in education, student affairs, workforce development, or a related field.
At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in student success, workforce development, higher education, career development, internship programming, or a related field, including significant leadership roles.
Demonstrated track record designing, leading, and scaling programs that support student or early-career professional development.
Experience developing strategy, operating models, KPIs, and programs that produce measurable outcomes.
Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing senior leaders, corporate partners, universities, and other external stakeholders.
Strong ability to use data and research to evaluate impact, inform decisions, and drive continuous improvement.
Exceptional executive communication, relationship-building, and facilitation skills, including the ability to translate workforce and labor-market trends into practical strategies.
Proven ability to manage complex initiatives across multiple programs, locations, and stakeholder groups.
Ability to travel periodically to Education at Work talent hubs, partner locations, and industry or higher-education events.

Responsibilities

Execute the student success strategy developed with the executive team and convert strategic objectives into actionable program plans.
Design and oversee a structured student development lifecycle with measurable outcomes from onboarding through the internship lifecycle.
Translate corporate partners’ professional competency requirements into standardized national program frameworks.
Establish best-practice standards for student development workshops, mentorship models, and coaching frameworks.
Create structured touchpoints that help interns turn workplace experience into marketable career achievements.
Foster professional accountability, adaptability, and leadership across intern cohorts.
Align student development models with corporate client requirements to maximize intern contribution and satisfaction.
Equip Education at Work supervisors with tools and best practices for managing and mentoring college talent.
Build strategic relationships with university partners, career centers, and higher-education leaders to strengthen talent pipelines.
Establish KPIs to evaluate student engagement, performance, client satisfaction, and career outcomes.
Track workforce readiness, internship completion, retention, and post-graduation hiring rates.
Synthesize data analytics into actionable insights and strategic briefings for executive leadership.
Monitor labor-market trends, technological advancements, and AI integrations to keep programming relevant.
Scale team capacity, resources, and operating models to support expansion across new sites and client engagements.
Represent Education at Work as an executive thought leader in work-based learning and student success forums.