Associate Director of Business Career Advising
Northeastern
Associate Director of Business Career Advising
Northeastern
Global research university with co-op education
About the Opportunity
JOB SUMMARY:
TheAssociate Director ofBusiness Career Advisingserves as Northeastern University's dedicated career specialist for students pursuing roles in finance, consulting, marketing, business analytics, and adjacent business disciplinesincluding sales and communications.As a core member of the Career Education Center's sector-based advising team, this rolebrings deep, current knowledge of the business talent market to bear on every aspect of student career development from first-year exploration through full-time offer negotiation. The Business Career Advisor designs and delivers sector-specific programming,maintainsactive employer relationships with financial services firms, consulting practices, and leading consumer and B2B companies across scales and geographies, and uses labor market data and AI-enabled tools to give students a competitive edge. This professional understands how business hiring is being reshaped by AIincluding changes to recruiting processes, evolving skill profiles, andemerginghybrid roles at the intersection of business and data,and translates that intelligence into practical, outcome-focused advising and workshops. The role is ideal for someone who has worked in or alongside finance, consulting, or marketing, speaks the language of business hiring managers and talent acquisition professionals, and is energized by helping students land meaningful, high-quality internship and full-time employment across some of the most sought-after career paths in the economy.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Abachelor's degree isrequired;an MBA ormaster's degree in higher education, counseling, business administration, finance, or a related field preferred.
Minimum4 to6 years of experience in career services, business recruiting, workforce development, or the financial services, consulting, or marketing industries, withdemonstratedunderstanding of business sector hiring practices and role landscapes.
Substantiveknowledge of the finance, consulting, marketing, and business analytics job markets including familiarity with investment banking and financial services recruiting cycles, consulting case interview processes, brand management and marketing career pathways, and the growing demand for analytically fluent business professionals.
Experienceworking with or advising students or early-career professionals in business fields, with the ability to translate complex industry dynamics including recruiting timelines, credentialing norms, and evolving employer expectations into accessible, actionable guidance.
Experiencemanaging others, including regular coaching and feedback, structured professional development, performance management, and engagement support that cultivates a high-performing, student-centered advising practice.
Proficiencywith career management platforms (e.g., Handshake), labor market intelligence tools (e.g.,Lightcast, LinkedIn Talent Insights), and AI-enabled career development tools.
Demonstratedability to build and sustain employer relationships with firms across financial services, consulting, and consumer and B2B industries, and convert those relationships into full-time hiring opportunities for students.
Datafluency: ability to interpret employment outcome data, labor market trends, and program metrics to evaluate effectiveness and inform programming decisions.
Strongpresentation, coaching, and interpersonal skills; ability to engage effectively with students at varying levels of business experience and career readiness.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Sector-Specialized Career Advising & Student Coaching
Provide individualized career advising and coaching to students and recent graduates pursuing internships and full-time opportunities in finance, consulting, marketing, and related fields. Guide students in developing industry-specific job search strategies, crafting tailored resumes for business roles,preparing forinterviews, and evaluating offers.
Supervise up to two Assistant Directors of Career Education, delivering ongoing coaching, performance feedback, and professional development. Maintain a current, in-depth understanding of evolving early-career business hiring practices—including AI-assisted screening and shifting skill expectations—and integrate these insights intoadvisingapproaches and team leadership.
Sector Programming Design & Delivery
Design, deliver, and continuously improve a calendar of sector-specific programming that addresses the full arc ofabusinessjob search: industry exploration, networking inrelatedcommunities, mock interviewsand casing, career fairs and employer showcases, and salary negotiation inrelevant industries. Develop programming in partnership with faculty, student organizations,and employer partners. Evaluate program effectiveness using attendance, engagement, and downstream employment outcome data, and iterate accordingly.
Employer Engagement & Full-Time Hiring Pipeline
Cultivate and steward relationships with a targeted portfolio offinance, consulting, marketing, and relatedsector employers includinginvestment banks, management consulting practices, accounting firms, advertising agencies, and startupswith the explicit goal of generatinginternship andfull-time job opportunities for Northeasternstudents andgraduates. Collaborate with the employer relations team to coordinate on-campus recruiting, info sessions, and hiring events.Track employer pipeline health and proactively identify gaps in sector coverage or geographic reach.
Labor Market Intelligence & Data-Informed Practice
Monitorbusinesslabor market trends including hiring volumes, emerging roles, compensation benchmarks, and geographic hiring hubs,and synthesize this intelligence into programming,advisingcontent, and student-facing resources. Maintain sector-specific employment outcome data, contribute to the center's reporting cadence, andidentifyopportunities to improve student placementrates. Share market insights with colleagues, academic partners, and students through regular communications and resources.
Cross-Campus Collaboration & Sector Representation
Serve as the Career Education Center's embedded expert and representative for thebusinesssector in cross-campus partnerships. Build working relationships with theD’AmoreMcKim School of Business,Khoury College,College of Engineering, and otherprogramswith significantbusiness-interestedstudent populations. Participate in relevant curriculum, advising, and student success initiatives. Represent therelated fieldsat career center team meetings, contribute to strategic planning, and share sectorexpertiseto strengthen team-wide knowledge.
Position Type
Student ServicesAdditional Information
Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.
Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Compensation Grade/Pay Type:
110SExpected Hiring Range:
$76,335.00 - $107,823.75With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.
Global research university with co-op education
Northeastern is a global research university focused on experiential learning and discovery. It combines classroom study with professional work through its extensive cooperative education program, allowing students to alternate between academics, paid internships, research, service, and global study in 100 countries. Its approach links education to real-world problems, supported by collaborations across campuses in Boston, Charlotte, Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area, Toronto, and satellite sites in Burlington and Nahant. The university’s research agenda is use-inspired, addressing health, security, and sustainability challenges through interdisciplinary teams and institutes. Northeastern aims to prepare graduates with practical experience while advancing knowledge to tackle global issues across multiple disciplines.
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