Associate Director of Career Education, Oakland

About the role

JOB SUMMARY: Reporting to the Director of Experiential Education and Career Development, the Associate Director of Career Education serves as a senior career specialist and team leader on the Oakland campus. A core member of the Career Education team, the Associate Director brings deep, current knowledge of the labor market to every dimension of student career development from first-year exploration through offer negotiation. This role designs and delivers high-impact programming, cultivates active employer relationships, and leverages labor market data and AI-enabled tools to give students a meaningful competitive edge. The Associate Director has a clear-eyed understanding of how AI is reshaping hiring from changes in recruiting processes and evolving skill profiles to the emergence of hybrid roles across industries , and translates that intelligence into practical, outcome-focused advising and workshops. In addition to direct student work, the Associate Director supervises and develops the Assistant Director of Career Education, serving as a coach and thought partner who builds a high-performing, student-centered advising practice. This role is ideal for an experienced career professional who is energized by helping students land meaningful experiential opportunities across some of the most sought-after career paths in the economy, and who is ready to step into a leadership role on a campus that is actively building toward its full potential.

Requirements

• The successful candidate will bring substantial experience in career services or a related field, demonstrated people management skills, strong employer engagement instincts, and a sophisticated understanding of how today's labor market is evolving.
• Bachelor's degree required; minimum 4-6 years of progressive experience in career services, recruiting, workforce development, or industry, with demonstrated understanding of current hiring practices and emerging roles
• Experience advising students or early-career professionals, with the ability to translate complex industry dynamics including recruiting timelines, credentialing norms, and evolving employer expectations into accessible, actionable guidance
• Demonstrated experience managing others, including regular coaching and feedback, structured professional development, performance management, and the cultivation of a high-performing, student-centered advising practice
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain employer relationships and convert those relationships into experiential learning and recruiting opportunities for students
• Proficiency with career management platforms (e.g., Handshake), labor market intelligence tools (e.g., Lightcast, LinkedIn Talent Insights), and AI-enabled career development tools
• Data fluency: ability to interpret employment outcome data, labor market trends, and program metrics to evaluate effectiveness and continuously improve programming
• Strong presentation, coaching, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with students across varying levels of experience and career readiness
• Collaborative orientation and ability to work effectively across departments, colleges, and administrative units in a matrixed university environment
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, and culturally responsive advising practice
• KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES:
• Career Advising & Student Coaching
• Programming Design & Delivery
• Employer Engagement
• Cultivate and steward relationships with a targeted portfolio of employer partners across industries and functions, with the explicit goal of generating internship and full-time opportunities for Northeastern st

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