Director, Full-Time MBA & Domestic Recruitment

WashU IT

MBA recruitment director driving domestic enrollment and full-time MBA product strategy for Washington University’s Olin Business School. Leading candidate conversion, market development, and recruitment staff.

Posted 9/4/2026full-timeSt. Louis • Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $65,900 - $112,700 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in recruitment strategy, market positioning, and relationship management to drive enrollment goals. Proficient in utilizing CRM systems and conducting effective candidate outreach and engagement.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Recruitment Strategy DevelopmentMarket PositioningCandidate Relationship ManagementExperience with CRM SystemsSales Target Achievement

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Hard Skills

RecruitingBusiness DevelopmentMarket AnalysisData ManagementCandidate Outreach

Soft Skills

CommunicationMultitaskingTime ManagementCoachingRelationship Building

Tools & Technologies

SlateCustomer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems

Industry Keywords

MBA RecruitmentCandidate IntelligenceEmployer RelationsScholarship PracticesBusiness Tourism

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as day-to-day product manager for Olin's full-time MBA
Maintain MBA value proposition, market positioning, and candidate-facing messaging
Strategize competitor positioning, scholarship practices, and program changes
Maintain lost-reason analysis and provide market and candidate intelligence
Shape the entering class toward enrollment and class profile goals
Prepare recruitment inputs for class profile reporting and rankings submissions
Develop and maintain domestic recruitment strategy across feeder institutions, metropolitan markets, employers, and channel organizations
Build relationships with pre-business advisors, career services offices, and feeder-institution faculty
Cultivate employer and corporate talent relationships and represent Olin at employer-hosted recruitment events
Measure market and channel performance by cost per qualified inquiry and cost per deposit
Manage an individual domestic candidate pipeline from inquiry through deposit and matriculation
Conduct candidate conversations, program presentations, information sessions, and evaluative interviews in person and virtually
Conduct admit, waitlist, and melt-prevention outreach
Maintain accurate candidate records in Slate
Represent Olin at recruitment fairs, campus visits, employer sites, and metropolitan-market events
Supervise and coach the Assistant Director of SMP & Domestic Recruitment and Associate Director of Veterans Recruitment
Assign domestic circuits and channel responsibilities and provide performance input and development planning
Partner with Admissions Operations, Strategic Insights, Marketing & Communications, faculty, students, alumni, and external recruitment organizations
Manage relationships with Forté, The Consortium, MLT, and ROMBA
Build and deploy an alumni volunteer network
Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree
5 years of experience in recruiting, sales and marketing, business development, or corporate relations
Ability to personally carry and achieve a recruitment, admissions, or sales target
Experience representing a complex program in plain language to candidates
Master's degree preferred
Experience with Business Tourism, CollegeNET, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, customer service, multitasking, time management, work efficiency, and working independently
A driver's license is not required
No specific certification/professional license is required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Up to 22 days of vacation
10 recognized holidays
Sick time
Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance
Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees
Defined contribution 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, with employee and university contributions starting at 7%
Wellness challenges
Annual health screenings
Mental health resources
Mindfulness programs and courses
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Financial resources
Access to dietitians
4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with a new child
Family care resources for childcare needs
Adult care resources
Tuition coverage for employees and families, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years