Program Manager

Job Description

The Program Manager is an integral member of the Program Management Team within the Mendoza College of Business. This role partners with Centers, Institutes, and Programs as well as College leadership to deliver meaningful student, partner, and benefactor experiences across Mendoza’s undergraduate and graduate business degree programs.

• Overseeing program operations, budgets, faculty and staff needs, and student experience requirements
• Serving as the primary liaison for College resources including facilities, events, travel, and student services, as well as external stakeholders such as Notre Dame Global
• Driving delivery of annual goals, measuring success metrics, and communicating progress and opportunities
• Managing benefactor engagement, reporting, and fiduciary compliance
• Supporting Faculty and Program Directors on priorities, strategies, and student experiences

Key Strengths

• Managing multiple priorities
• Built strong relationships
• Influencing across teams
• Maintaining attention to detail
• Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable challenging outdated processes

Qualifications

• Required:
• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of experience in program design or project management, including:
• Experience in managing relationships/partnerships with nonprofit organizations and/or corporations
• Ability to establish objectives and develop strategies for achieving objectives
• Exceptional organizational skills, and an ability to manage a complex portfolio of activities happening concurrently
• Ability to develop and maintain diverse stakeholder relationships
• Collaborative and team-oriented working style
• Strong organizational capacities
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and taking initiative to solve problems
• Familiarity with annual budgets/ P+L planning and management
• Familiarity with project management tools and developing processes in a cross-functional setting
• PREFERRED:
• Led/mentored junior staff members
• Experience working in an inter-cultural environment
• Experience developing and leading cross-functional program with a varied set of key stakeholders
• Comfortable with outcome reporting, specifically KPIs and OKRs
• Exposure to innovative pedagogies such as Design Thinking, Systems Thinking, and Negotiation
• Background in project/program design and/or evaluation

Additional Information

• Compensation: Starting at $62,000, commensurate with experience
• This position will be accepting applications until July 24, 2026
• This position requires a cover letter to be considered
• The University of Notre Dame seeks to attract, develop, and retain the highest quality faculty, staff and administration
• The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or age in employment
• We strongly encourage applications from candidates attracted to a university with a Catholic identity