Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford's Graduate School of Business has built a global reputation based on its immersive and innovative management programs. We provide students a transformative leadership experience, pushing the boundaries of knowledge with faculty research, and offering a portfolio of entrepreneurial and non-degree programs that deliver global impact like no other. We are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in service of our mission of developing innovative, principled, and insightful leaders who change lives, change organizations, and change the world. We invite you to be part of this mission.
Executive Education is responsible for the development and management of GSB’s non-degree program offerings. The mission of our organization is to “use GSB faculty ideas to inspire global leaders to change their thinking and drive positive impact throughout their organizations.” Executive Education also provides an ideal vehicle for the GSB to experiment with innovation in both content and pedagogy.
The Executive Education Product and Business Development team of the Stanford Graduate School of Business seeks an Associate Director of Program Development. Program development is a collaborative and iterative process involving faculty, corporate client partners, and other Stanford units, to create meaningful and impactful learning experiences for senior corporate executives. The Associate Director, Program Development is responsible for program and curriculum design across in-person, online, and blended modalities. This could be in the context of creating open enrollment programs for individual leaders, custom programs for clients from organizations around the world, or other educational products.
Your primary responsibilities include:
- Working with senior Stanford GSB faculty, senior corporate executives, and or Stanford Teaching and Learning Hub to craft and develop impactful, high-quality Executive Education programs across various teaching modalities - in-person, online (synchronous and asynchronous), and blended.
- Gaining and maintaining a deep understanding of faculty teaching content and how that content translates to organizational development and leadership development needs.
- Assessing custom client learning and development needs and designing programs that leverage Stanford learning assets and environments to help clients reach their goals within their target parameters.
- Contributing to program proposals, focusing on the curriculum design, in concert with our business development colleagues and faculty, and being part of the team presenting program proposals to prospective clients.
- Synthesizing complex ideas and effectively communicating with multiple stakeholders throughout the life of the program development cycle. This includes participating in exploratory conversations, leading the program design process, and maintaining involvement through program delivery, evaluation and enhancement.
- Facilitating program enhancements and/or creating new program concepts.
- Reviewing and analyzing learning and executive education trends to develop recommendations for new offerings.
To be successful in this position, you will bring:
- Demonstrated creativity, problem solving, critical analysis, initiative, judgment, and decision-making skills.
- Demonstrated ability to establish priorities, manage shifting priorities, and handle numerous time-sensitive projects with multiple deadlines.
- Ability to accomplish goals working through formal and informal channels, with diplomacy and tact.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills as well as the ability to listen.
- Excellent customer engagement skills to build and manage client and external relationships as well as faculty relationships.
- Stakeholder management skills with the ability to provide structure to complex and evolving program development processes.
- Demonstrated experience working independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to build relationships and achieve results working across functions.
- Strong knowledge-sharing and collaborative problem solving orientation.
- Ability to direct the work of others, for tasks requiring supervision.
- A life-long learning mindset with a strong desire to become proficient in Stanford GSB content.
- Demonstrated planning and organizational skills.
- Proficiency using tools within the Google and Microsoft Technology Suites.
- Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.
In addition, preferred requirements include:
- MBA or Masters of Education degree and 7+ years preferred.
- Instructional Design and/or Learning Experience Design (LxD) experience preferred.
Why Stanford is for You
Stanford’s dedicated 16,000 staff come from diverse educational and career backgrounds. We are a collaborative environment that thrives on innovation and continuous improvement. At Stanford, we seek talent committed to excellence, driven to impact the future of our legacy, and improve lives on a global sphere. We provide competitive salaries, excellent health care and retirement plans, and a generous vacation policy, including additional time off during our winter closure. Our generous perks align with what matters to you:
- Freedom to grow. Take advantage of career development programs, tuition reimbursement, or audit a course. Join a TedTalk, film screening, or listen to a renowned author or leader discuss global issues.
- A caring culture. We understand the importance of your personal and family time and provide you access to wellness programs, child-care resources, parent education and consultation, elder care and caregiving support.
- A healthier you. We make wellness a priority by providing access to world-class exercise facilities. Climb our rock wall, or participate in one of hundreds of health or fitness classes.
- Discovery and fun. Visit campus gardens, trails, and museums.
- Enviable resources. We offer free commuter programs and ridesharing incentives. Enjoy discounts for computers, cell phones, recreation, travel, entertainment, and more!
How to Apply
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