Executive Director – Operations and Strategic Priorities
Duke Careers
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Durham • North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $78,161 - $156,319 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Drive execution of the Dean’s strategic priorities through advanced data analysis, financial modeling, and institutional coordination.
- Prepare executive-level communications, briefings, and strategic documents to support senior leadership.
- Advise on policy, compliance, organizational risk, and long-term planning.
- Lead development of Fuqua’s school-wide teaching schedule, ensuring alignment between academic needs, faculty capacity, and program goals.
- Oversee the onboarding, evaluation, and management of non-regular rank faculty.
- Support academic leadership in synthesizing data for accreditation, assessment, and rankings.
- Strengthen consistency and operational rigor across academic programs by collaborating with the Senior Associate Dean of Programs.
- Investigate policy challenges and develop institutionally aligned procedures that enhance student experience and schoolwide operations.
- Create scalable processes that improve efficiency, transparency, and decision-making.
- Partner with the Senior Associate Dean of Innovation to implement curricular redesigns, AI-enabled enhancements, and new academic programs.
- Integrate innovation efforts with operational readiness and long-term sustainability.
- Partner with Finance and Administration to maintain systems for HR documentation, performance metrics, and operational data.
- Provide leadership for cross-functional committees including CRM strategy, admissions analytics, and demographic reporting.
- Implement evidence-based interventions to improve organizational effectiveness and culture.
- Represent Fuqua in university-level discussions regarding student services, registrar functions, and policy alignment.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Business, Public Administration, Policy, or a related field; PhD preferred
- Eight or more years of progressive leadership experience in academic operations, strategic programs, faculty affairs, or institutional management
- Advanced analytical capabilities with experience in financial modeling, behavioral data, or institutional metrics
- Deep familiarity with faculty lifecycle processes, academic program structures, and student-facing operations
- Exceptional presentation and writing skills with the ability to produce executive-level briefs and strategic documents
- Demonstrated discretion and sound judgment when managing sensitive HR or institutional data
- Experience supporting program innovation, AI-enabled enhancements, or transformative academic initiatives
Benefits
- comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs
- generous retirement benefits
- wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data analysisfinancial modelingpolicy complianceorganizational risk managementaccreditationassessmentcurricular redesignAI-enabled enhancementsperformance metricsevidence-based interventions
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationstrategic thinkingcollaborationdiscretionjudgmentpresentation skillswriting skillsorganizational skillsproblem-solving
Certifications
Master’s degree in BusinessMaster’s degree in Public AdministrationMaster’s degree in PolicyPhD in related field