Director, Wall Street for McCombs

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Placement Growth
• Partner with the Executive Director to execute and continuously refine the multi-year Investment Banking (IB)+ strategic plan
• Develop annual job offer and acceptance targets and measurable performance dashboards tracking internship and full-time outcomes by firm tier within all the IB+ groupings and share with the School's Career Education and Coaching teams to align tracking efforts and accuracy
• Build out and manage the Longhorn Finance Program (LFP)
• Drive data-informed continuous improvement initiatives
• Program Operations & Student Engagement
• Manage LFP admissions and interview process. Develop and manage student onboarding process for WSFM and LFP
• Lead structured interview preparation, superday readiness systems, and behavioral frameworks
• Develop standardized evaluation rubrics and readiness benchmarks to ensure WSFM/LFP candidates meet standards of targeted employers.
• Supervise, lead, manage and mentor a group of student peer advisors to ensure consistent training quality, accountability, and placement execution
• Design and manage student and alumni directory leveraging optimal external software options
• Conduct annual recruiting cycle reviews to drive continuous improvement
• In partnership with the faculty director, co-lead sections of the spring Investment Banking Practicum.
• Direct and implement all student engagement programs and events. Identify potential team-building and innovative student engagement opportunities.
• WSFM Alumni & Industry Engagement
• Engage directly with WSFM senior alumni and industry leaders through the New York for McCombs Council (NYFM)
• Strengthen and monitor WSFM alumni/student mentorship participation
• Institutionalize and structure referral pipelines across major firms
• Support the Executive Director, partnering with Industry Engagement and DER to cultivate industry and donor relationships aligned with program growth.
• Present structured outcomes and performance reports to the Executive Director and NYFM
• Monitor evolving Investment Banking industry trends, including applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within investment banking and IB+ roles
• Collaborate with the Executive Director, Career Management and Corporate Relations and faculty to be responsive to changes in industry trends and integrate evolving trends, such as AI-driven industry research, financial modeling, and data

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Job Posting Title: Director, Wall Street for McCombs ---- Hiring Department: Department of Finance ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS ---- Job Details: General Notes Texas McCombs is a top business school at the center of one of the most innovative cities in the U.S. The McCombs community champions hands-on experiences alongside the ground-breaking research and thought-leadership of a world-class faculty. The collaborative spirit and enterprising drive of the Longhorn alumni network, one of the largest university networks in the world, is embedded in our culture, making us human-centered and future-focused in all our endeavors. We are shaping those who will shape tomorrow, and solving challenging problems while remaining committed to creating a community that is dynamic, supportive, and challenging. What starts here really does change the world. For more information about Texas McCombs please visit: https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu Purpose The Director of Wall Street for McCombs (WSFM) serves as the Executive Director's strategic partner in scaling and institutionalizing WSFM as a nationally recognized investment banking and broader financial services (IB+) placement platform. This role combines strategic execution, operational leadership, and performance accountability to translate long-term vision into measurable outcomes, build scalable systems, and ensure WSFM operates with the rigor, intensity, and placement focus expected of elite Wall Street and national pipelines. The Director drives annual placement goals, strengthens alumni and industry engagement, and builds durable infrastructure to position WSFM for sustained national prominence within the McCombs School of Business and the University of Texas at Austin.

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