"Director of Strategic Operations"

Job Details

Posting Details

Job Title
Director of Strategic Operations

Department
GRADUATE SCHOOL

Position Number
FP551A

Location
Norfolk, VA

Job Summary

The position provides leadership and oversight of Graduate School operations, ensuring effective planning, forecasting, and stewardship of resources. Responsibilities include strategic planning, annual budget development, stakeholder engagement, and other administrative tasks that impact operations and business practices.

This position also forecasts and tracks financial performance, leads in managing complex budgets involving multiple units and funding sources, works cooperatively with university senior leadership, and implements appropriate internal controls to maintain quality and compliance.

Position Type
FullTime

Type of Recruitment
General Public

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience in handling sensitive or confidential information.
• Experience in planning, analyzing and coordinating activities and establishing priorities.
• Experience in managing, supervising and evaluating assigned staff.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
• Minimum of 5 years of administrative experience in business operations and fiscal management, which includes supervisory experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities have been achieved. Experience in problem solving and decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in thinking strategically, anticipating future consequences and trends and incorporating them into the decision process.
• Experience in developing and maintaining effective and cooperative working relationships both within and across organizational areas.
• Experience in management and supervisory principles and practices.

Job Open Date
10/30/2025

Open Until Filled
Yes

Application Review Date
11/13/2025

Special Instructions to Applicants / Additional Materials Required

Criminal Background Check
The final candidate is required to complete a criminal history check.