At Leeds, we have an unprecedented vantage point, and while we’re located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, we’re not talking about the scenery. Set in the heart of Boulder, Colorado—one of the nation’s most vibrant business communities—Leeds offers unparalleled access to world-changing entrepreneurs, national research institutions and award-winning faculty!

Career Strategist

• Lead one-on-one coaching and advising with students in full-time and professional MBA and MS programs. Act as a professional career coach for this graduate population, noting the more advanced experience level of these students.
• Lead all aspects of Graduate career strategies and develop feedback mechanisms to ensure positive outcomes.
• Provide leadership around individually tailored counseling, feedback and assistance to students throughout their graduate program, understanding important challenges of one-year programs.
• Build and supervise a coaching career plan for each student's development and continually refine a realistic job strategy work plan for full-time employment; actively monitor each student’s progress against career goals; and provide guidance in the achievement of those goals.
• Lead group sessions on professional development, acting as the Career Leader for these aspiring professionals.

Program Management

• Design and conduct highly professional workshops, training sessions, and lectures on various career-planning topics.
• Assist with the development and delivery of the Professional Development workshop series.
• Lead other career-related activities (i.e. off-site interviewing, career fairs, and receptions).
• Additional responsibilities are varied, but feature supporting the Director with projects and assignments which include, but are not limited to: event planning and execution, preparation and reporting of placement statistics, development of relevant reports on corporate engagement, student success, etc.

Corporate and Student Outreach

• Collaborate with the Director on the development and execution of an outreach strategy to target new organizations that will recruit Leeds Graduate students.
• Develop relationships with corporate leaders and recruiters/representatives as a means to understand how to better counsel and prepare students for particular jobs/industries, and coordinate and facilitate the production and distribution of appropriate documents.

• This role offers a hybrid work modality with a minimum of three days in the office per week. The approximate schedule is Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm. Occasional evenings (approximately 4-6 instances) will be required to support Graduate Program events and advance notice of these events will be given.

• The hiring range for this position is $61,200-$70,000. Relocation is available for eligible candidates.

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a closely related field from an accredited institution and 3+ years of progressively responsible experience in career services, MBA recruiting, or a related business field managing complex projects and/or caseloads.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute.

• Ability to take initiative and be self-motivated.
• Ability to build rapport and work collaboratively with various partners and team members.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Discretion and independent judgment, with minimal direction in performing normal day-to-day work (the full range of professional tasks).
• Proficient digital literacy including using spreadsheets and databases, and proficiency with Microsoft Office suite applications.
• Outstanding customer service skills when interacting professionally with corporate recruiters, students, faculty, administrators, and staff exercising tact, discretion, and judgment in all areas of work.
• Promotes creating an environment to reflect our values and vision at Leeds.

• A Master's degree in Business Administration or from an accredited institution.
• Industry experience working in analytics, finance, or consulting is a plus.
• Experience cultivating an environment where all students can thrive.
• 5+ years of experience in career services, MBA recruiting, or a related business field managing complex projects and/or caseloads.