Associate Director - Careers and Student Life

Department

Booth Specialized Master's Program

About the Department

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest business school in the U.S. and second to none when it comes to influencing business education and business practices. Since 1898, the school has produced ideas and leaders that shape the world of business. Their rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms students into confident, effective, respected business leaders prepared to face the toughest challenges.

Chicago Booth has the finest set of facilities of any business school in the world. Each of the four campuses (two in Chicago, one in London, and one in Hong Kong) reflects the architectural traditions of its environs while offering a state-of-the-art learning environment.

Chicago Booth is proud to claim:
-an unmatched faculty.
-degree and open enrollment programs offered on three continents.
-a global body of nearly 56,000 accomplished alumni.
-strong and growing corporate relationships that provide a wealth of lifelong career opportunities.

As part of the world-renowned University of Chicago, Chicago Booth shares the University's core values that shape the distinctive intellectual culture. At Booth, they constantly question and test ideas, and seek proof. This extraordinarily effective approach to business leads to new ideas and innovative solutions. Seven of the Booth faculty members have won Nobel Prizes for these ideas - the first business school to achieve this accomplishment. For more information about the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, please visit: http://www.chicagobooth.edu/.

Job Summary

The Associate Director, Careers and Student Life plays a central, cross-functional role on the Specialized Masters Programs team, executing employer relations and business development in partnership with the Senior Associate Director, Careers, providing 1:1 career coaching to early-career students, and helping lead student life and community programming for the Master in Management (MiM) and Master in Finance (MiF) programs.

The careers-focused work is the highest-priority function of this role, requiring a proactive, outward-facing professional who can identify and cultivate new employer relationships, drive recruiting activity, and build a sustainable pipeline of opportunities for students across the Master in Management (MiM) and Master in Finance (MiF) programs. Simultaneously, the Associate Director provides independent career coaching to early-career students navigating career exploration and the job search. On the student life side, this role helps drive community and belonging across the programs, partnering with students, including shepherding the Student Community Council. This is a high-impact, relationship-driven role suited to someone who is entrepreneurial, adept at navigating ambiguity and equally comfortable coaching a student one-on-one and building a new employer relationship from scratch.

This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored employment authorization.

Responsibilities

• Partners with the Senior Associate Director, Careers to proactively identify, target, and develop new employer relationships across industries relevant to MiM and MiF students, with particular attention to underpenetrated sectors and geographies.
• Conducts sustained outreach to companies, search firms, and alumni-affiliated organizations to generate internship and full-time opportunities, employer-hosted events, and recruiting activity.
• Manages and grows an assigned portfolio of employer accounts, maintaining regular contact, understanding hiring needs, and building recruiting plans that connect companies to the right students.
• Gathers and shares market intelligence with the Careers SME, fellow coaches, and program leadership, and maintains accurate, up-to-date records in the team's CRM and career management platforms.
• Maintains CRM and career management platforms with the Careers SME and produces regular pipeline and activity reports.
• Coordinates logistics for employer visits, info sessions, and recruiting events.
• Provides individualized coaching to MiM and MiF students on career exploration, goal-setting, job search strategy, and offer evaluation.
• Coaches students on effectively positioning their graduate education and prior experience, including resumes, LinkedIn, and professional narrative.
• Develops students' networking skills and confidence, and prepares them for interviews across behavioral, case, and technical formats, through mock interviews and targeted feedback.
• Identifies students who may need additional coaching support, proactively following up and connecting them to appropriate resources.
• Designs programs and interactive workshops to be delivered through the program, providing guidance and resources to students’ recruiting journeys.
• Manages scheduling and logistics for workshops and mock interview programs.
• Serves as a key partner to students, including the Student Community Council, supporting programming that builds community and belonging.
• Designs and helps execute student engagement initiatives, including social events, community-building activities, and program traditions.
• Supports signature student-facing events, including orientation, BoothCamp, and milestone celebrations, in partnership with the broader team.
• Acts as an accessible, trusted presence for students beyond formal advising, surfacing themes relevant to program improvement.
• Handles vendor coordination and event budgets for orientation, BoothCamp and milestone celebrations.
• Analyzes markets and trends as they relate to job searches. Assesses student feedback and evaluations and collaborates with other career services staff members, student organizations, or other staff to determine program offerings and innovations.
• Researches organizations that are hiring and partners with a wide variety of employers to ensure recruitment strategies meet their needs. Maintains contact with a portfolio of employers to serve as their dedicated Career Advancement liaison.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Work Experience:

5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline. Candidates with advanced degrees may substitute higher education for a portion of the required experience.

Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree.

Experience:

• Familiarity in career services, employer relations, talent acquisition, recruiting, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in employer outreach, business development, or relationship management.
• Background in a university or professional school context.
• Coaching or advising early-career individuals on job search strategy, career positioning, or professional development.
• Supporting student programming, community building, or student organization advising.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Proficiency in MS Office and familiarity with CRM and career management platforms, such as Handshake, Salesforce, or equivalent.

Preferred Competencies

• Comfortable with proactive outreach, including cold contact with employers and alumni, and the persistence to build relationships from scratch.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build trust quickly with students, employers, alumni, and colleagues.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Highly organized to manage a varied workload across multiple functions and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Working Conditions

• This position is currently expected to work a minimum three days per week in the office.
• Work flexible hours, including occasional early mornings, evenings, or weekends as events and recruiting activity demand.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (required)

The University of Chicago uses AI-assisted tools to streamline and augment some recruitment processes; however, AI is not used to make hiring decisions.

When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family

Student Affairs & Services

Role Impact

Individual Contributor

Scheduled Weekly Hours

37.5

Drug Test Required

No

Health Screen Required

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required

No

Pay Rate Type

Salary

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FLSA Status

Exempt

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Pay Range

$68,000.00 - $78,000.00

The included pay rate or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.

Benefits Eligible

Yes

The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

Posting Statement

The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.

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