Director, Career Services

The Highlights:

The Director of Career Services provides strategic leadership to advance career services and experiential engagement efforts for the Driehaus College of Business/Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. Reporting to the Associate Dean of Student Success, this role designs and executes a comprehensive career services strategy that enhances student career experiences and outcomes, cultivates internal and external relationships, and integrates career readiness across the DePaul Business community. The ideal candidate is student-centered and relationship-driven, serving as both a spokesperson and internal advisor on career and professional development matters.

What You’ll Do:

Strategic Leadership & Vision

• Serve as the chief career services officer, setting the vision and strategy for a high-impact, student-centered career services operation in support of the College and University’s strategic plan.
• Advance a career ecosystem that fosters strong industry engagement, enhances students’ career readiness, and builds the brand of the Driehaus College of Business/Kellstadt Graduate School of Business with external partners throughout the business community.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team, managing the CMC’s organizational planning and staffing efforts while fostering a culture of innovation, inclusion, and excellence.
• Represent the DePaul Business community at key professional development. associations, collaborating with peer institutions for benchmarking and best practices.

Industry Outreach & Engagement

• Cultivate and expand relationships with employers, alumni, and industry leaders to create exceptional career opportunities for our students.
• Lead strategy to increase industry engagement throughout the DePaul Business community, building and leveraging relationships with employer, alumni, and corporate partners as well as professional associations.

Career Development & Experiential Learning

• Design and implement innovative career programs and initiatives that support student career exploration, professional development, and job search success.
• Oversee Career Coaching efforts, ensuring high-quality service tailored to students across our degree programs.
• Enhance experiential learning opportunities, developing new channels for industry engagement across the student experience while overseeing career education efforts in support of student engagement with industry.

Collaboration with Faculty & Academic Leadership

• Partner with the Office of the Dean, Department Chairs, and Program Directors to integrate elements of career and professional development into both the curricular and co-curricular experience.
• Support faculty in bridging classroom learning with career readiness and industry expectations
• Serve as a consultant on career and professional development trends, ensuring alignment with academic programming and market needs.

Data, Assessment & Reporting

• Oversee career outcomes data collection and reporting, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of student outcomes data.
• Utilize predictive analytics to identify hiring trends, evolving industry needs, and areas for program improvement.

Operational & Budgetary Leadership

• Manage the CMC’s budget, including operational planning, resource allocation, and compensation benchmarking.
• Drive continuous improvement in career services operations, leveraging technology, best practices, and student feedback.
• Recruit, hire, supervisor, mentor, develop, and evaluate full time staff across multiple verticals: Career Coaching & Education, Employer & Alumni Engagement, Experiential Programs & Partnerships, and Operations & Communication.
• Also responsible for selection and placement of annual CMC Graduate Assistants.
• Manages the CMC’s annual budget, monitoring the expenses and assets of the Center while identifying future needs and costs.
• Manage and negotiate contracts with external vendors on behalf of both the Driehaus College of Business/Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, managing budget allocation for both undergraduate and graduate tech tools and resources.