Senior Associate Dean, Executive Education

Grade 16, Officer of Administration, Regular.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Vice Dean for Executive Education, the Senior Associate Dean is the senior operational and strategic leader of Columbia Business School's Executive Education enterprise - a portfolio generating approximately $40 to $50 million in annual revenue across custom, open enrollment, and online programs. The Senior Associate Dean has full responsibility for the function's people, operations, finances, and commercial performance, and serves as the Vice Dean's primary partner in translating the School's executive education strategy into execution. This is a general management role at scale: the Senior Associate Dean oversees a team of approximately 50 professionals across program management, marketing, sales, operations, finance, and compliance, and is accountable for the results of the entire enterprise.

About Columbia Business School

For over a century, Columbia Business School has helped develop leaders and builders of enterprises who drive value for their stakeholders and society at large through our MBA, MS, PhD, and Executive Education programs. We are equally committed to cultivating new scholars and teachers, and to creating and disseminating pathbreaking knowledge, concepts, and tools which advance the understanding and practice of management through our faculty research and PhD programs. Our vision is simple: to develop ideas and leaders that transform the world - from the very center of business. Our ever-evolving curriculum - featuring pioneering courses, STEM certification, and immersive experiential learning - prepares students to excel in key areas such as digital transformation, entrepreneurship, AI and innovation, twenty-first century finance, the intersection of business and society, and climate and sustainability. The CBS administration enables CBS’ educational and scholarly mission through strategic and operational guidance and support, optimizing School resources through well-designed, transparent processes with a culture of respect for all.

Responsibilities

• Strategy and General Management: Serve as the Vice Dean's primary operating partner, translating executive education strategy into clear priorities, plans, and accountabilities across the full portfolio; Own the performance of the Executive Education enterprise - revenue, margin, client outcomes, and program quality - across custom, open enrollment, and online offerings; Lead annual and multi-year planning processes, including portfolio strategy, investment priorities, and resource allocation across the function; Monitor competitive dynamics across the executive education market and ensure CBS's portfolio is well-positioned against peer institutions and non-academic providers; Represent the Executive Education function on the broader CBS leadership team and in external forums as needed.
• Faculty Engagement and Academic Partnership: Build and sustain strong working relationships with CBS faculty, ensuring they are engaged as partners in the design, development, and delivery of executive education programs; Work with the Vice Dean and academic leadership to identify faculty whose research and expertise align with market demand, and create structures that make faculty engagement in executive education rewarding and sustainable; Ensure program content across the portfolio reflects CBS's intellectual strengths and meets the evolving needs of executives and organizations; Partner with the Senior Vice Dean for Curriculum and