Tepper School of Business: Director, Executive Education Programs

Core responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight for assigned executive education programs from concept through completion.
• Manage a portfolio of custom and open enrollment programs with accountability for quality, client satisfaction, financial performance, and operational success.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen, expand, or reposition programs based on client feedback, market trends, participant evaluations, and input from faculty and Assistant Dean.
• Establish program goals, timelines, deliverables, success measures, and renewal strategies.
• Ensure programs reflect current leadership, business, management, and organizational learning needs.
• Identify and engage faculty and learning team whose expertise aligns with client needs and program objectives.
• Collaborate on program design, learning outcomes, session sequencing, participant experience, and customization.
• Serve as the primary liaison between faculty and clients to ensure shared understanding of expectations and deliverables.
• Support faculty preparation for custom audiences, corporate contexts, and executive-level learners.
• Strengthen faculty engagement in executive education and help develop repeatable, scalable program models.
• Oversee program implementation, including timelines, communications, marketing, materials, logistics, technology, participant experience, and evaluation.
• Coordinate with internal learning team(s) to ensure seamless program delivery.
• Maintain budget awareness, expense tracking, contract management, and program financial performance.
• Use participant feedback, client input, faculty and Assistant Dean reflections, and performance data to improve future programs.
• Ensure consistency, quality, and operational excellence across the assigned portfolio.
• Anticipate and resolve issues that may affect program quality, client satisfaction, or delivery outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong executive presence and ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders, faculty, clients, and internal stakeholders.
• Proven relationship management skills, including the ability to build trust with corporate clients and faculty partners.
• Business development experience, including consultative selling, proposal development, client discovery, or revenue-generating program growth.
• Strategic program management skills, including the ability to manage multiple complex programs simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of executive education, leadership development, adult learning, corporate training, or professional education.
• Ability to translate client needs into customized learning solutions.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Financial and business acumen, including budget awareness, pricing considerations, and revenue goals.
• Supervisory experience or demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop staff.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty and learning team, internal/external partners, and cross-functional teams.
• Sound judgment, professionalism, discretion, and ability to manage competing priorities.