Career Services Manager & Career Coach

Career Coach position within the Full-Time MBA Program at the David Eccles School of Business. The ideal candidate will have an entrepreneurial vision, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and demonstrate a strong customer service orientation with a focus on placement metrics and professionalism.

About the role

Provide career coaching for Full-Time MBA students using Career Center programming to support career clarity, professional branding, job search strategies, interviewing skills, and offer negotiation. Build and maintain alumni networks and employer relationships to increase MBA internships and employment opportunities. Facilitate connections between MBAs and alumni.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one career coaching to help MBA students achieve their career goals.
• Advise MBA students on job-search strategies, resume preparation, interviewing skills, offer evaluation, and negotiation.
• Execute employer relationship development strategy and expand networking opportunities through recruiting sessions, workshops, and company visits/events.
• Attend national career fairs with students to promote relationships with employers.
• Maintain current knowledge of key trends in recruiting and hiring, including deep understanding of the employment market and corporate hiring practices.
• Develop deep knowledge of key industries and roles sought by MBA students.
• Build and maintain a network with alumni and corporate hiring executives, recruiters, and identify employers seeking MBA talent.
• Assist with management of outcome data in career management systems, producing reports, analytics, insights, and recommendations.
• Collaborate, partner, and build productive relationships across the business school.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalency) plus 6 years of directly related work experience, or a master’s degree (or equivalency) plus 4 years of directly related work experience.
• Model and embrace extraordinary service levels with an emphasis on responsiveness to support full-time MBA students.
• Strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain working relationships with students, alumni, faculty, staff, and business professionals.
• Ability to work under pressure, with flexibility to respond to changing priorities and fluctuating workloads.
• Proactive and self-sufficient approach to responsibilities.
• Strong technical aptitude with experience in CRMs, recruiting software, social networking, job sites, and advanced skills in MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, and survey software.
• Client-oriented attitude, exceptional customer service ethic, and high expectations for quality with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Strong business acumen.
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.

Preferences

• 10+ years of professional work experience in the private sector, with experience in fields that employ MBAs.
• Experience with, knowledge of, or demonstrated interest in business careers.
• Experience coaching domestic and international students on career pivots in a competitive market.
• Understanding of and appreciation for the needs of a broad MBA student body.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, talent operations, or executive recruiting. An MBA, MS, or coaching certification is a plus.

Pay

$65,000 to $85,000

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday, with possible schedule adaptation to attend student-facing events. This is an on-campus, in-person role considered essential.