Senior Associate Director, Executive MBA Career Advisor & Programming Lead

Job Description Summary

Wharton School Overview
Founded in 1881 as the world's first collegiate business school, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is shaping the future of business by incubating ideas, driving insights, and creating leaders who change the world. With campuses in both Philadelphia and San Francisco, Wharton has over 850 staff, a faculty population of more than 235 renowned professors, and 5,000 undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral students. Each year 13,000 professionals from around the world advance their careers through Wharton Executive Education's individual, company-customized, and online programs. More than 104,000 Wharton alumni form a powerful global network of leaders who transform business every day. Wharton is home to a dynamic community of staff, bringing a wide range of skills, experiences, and perspectives. To learn more, visit www.wharton.upenn.edu.

The Wharton MBA Career Management office supports the career development of our 1700+ full-time MBA students, 500+ Executive MBA students and the 100K+ Wharton alumni. The office consists of ~30 staff working across seven teams: Student Advising, Employer Engagement, Executive Career Management (serving alumni and WEMBA), Marketing and Communications, Data Science and Operations. The key metrics of the office are measured by student placement, student satisfaction and alumni satisfaction. The leadership philosophy of the office can be described in three guiding principles: People (i.e., a human-centered caring approach to best support our students, alumni, employers and colleagues; the MBACM office is informed by the practices of positive psychology), Platforms (i.e., supporting our stakeholders at scale, on demand and in a personalized way requires the use of digital platforms in an well-designed ecosystem), and Data (i.e., using data to build models to understand student, alumni and employer success so that we can expand and democratize that success across all stakeholders). Our office's vision statement is: Standing on Wharton's legacy as the world's first business school, MBA Career Management's approach is life-long, service-oriented and adaptive to our diverse and dynamic population. We provide deep career management expertise through a blend of human-centric and analytics-driven methods. Our team prepares Wharton MBA students and alumni to lead impactful, fulfilling careers that strengthen their organizations, communities, and the world.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Head of Wharton Executive MBA (WEMBA) Career Management, this role is a core member of the WEMBA Career team. The position serves as both a career advisor and the team's programming and content lead, supporting highly rated student and alumni engagement programs. The role also coordinates and builds strong relationships with career office teams, WEMBA Program staff, and other parts of the Wharton community.
• This role provides best-in-class, executive-level career advising to WEMBA students focused on career advancement, career change, and entrepreneurship across all six Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Global cohorts. The position leverages advising insights to shape career programming, develop innovative content, and implement engagement strategies that increase stakeholder satisfaction and improve career outcomes.
• The position is responsible for the strategy, design, delivery, and ongoing improvement of term-by-term WEMBA career programs, signature events, and online content, ensuring alignment with team priorities and the evolving needs of Executive MBA students.
• The role leads key initiatives that increase WEMBA student and alumni engagement across major industry sectors.
• The position partners with cross-office teams, including Student Services, Programs and Communications, MBACM Employer Engagement, and Data Science, to support initiatives aligned with WEMBA priorities. This role serves on several cross-office committees that advance the mission of the office and the school.
• This position maintains high-touch communication and visibility with the WEMBA Program, class managers, and key program leadership.
• The position is located on the Wharton campus in Philadelphia and requires occasional travel to San Francisco.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 7-10 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• MBA or other graduate degree strongly preferred along with a minimum of five to seven years of prior work experience in recruiting, job placement, career counseling or coaching, and/or significant industry experience in one or more of the following industries: Consulting, Consumer Products, Diversified Financial Services, Energy, Health Care, Hedge Funds, Investment Banking, Investment Management, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Private Equity, Public Interest, Real Estate, Retail, Technology, Travel & Hospitality, Venture Capital, or Entrepreneurship.
• A solid understanding of career development and recruiting process or related areas in either business or in an academic setting.
• Highly skilled at using PC based systems/applications and prior experience with internet-based research. Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills desired.
• Ability to travel, both domestically and internationally and work some evenings and weekends as required.
• This is a hybrid position but the person must reside in a [Penn approved] state to be on campus in Philadelphia.

Job Location - City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School

Wharton School

Pay Range

$79,500.00 - $115,000.00 Annual Rate
Salary offers are made based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, and in alignment with salary ranges based on external market data for the job's level. Internal organization and peer data at Penn are also considered.