Senior Director, Operations, Strategic Initiatives

New York University Tisch School of the Arts

. Provide administrative leadership across credit- and non-credit business and media academic programs .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesSenior💰 $110,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong administrative leadership and strategic financial oversight, with a proven ability to manage complex projects and build collaborative partnerships across academic and corporate environments. Leverages data analytics for decision-making and excels in executive communication and negotiation.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Bachelor's Degree7+ Years Administrative Leadership ExperienceBudget Oversight ExperienceStrategic Project ManagementData Analytics for Decision-Making

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Hard Skills

Administrative LeadershipBudget ManagementStrategic PlanningProject ManagementFinancial Leadership

Soft Skills

Executive CommunicationNegotiation SkillsCollaborationProblem-SolvingJudgment

Tools & Technologies

Artificial Intelligence ToolsAdvanced Financial ModelingExecutive Presentation PlatformsStrategic Enterprise Software

Industry Keywords

Academic ProgramsCorporate PartnershipsStrategic InitiativesNon-Curricular OperationsIndustry Impact Initiatives

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide administrative leadership across credit- and non-credit business and media academic programs
Manage budgets and supervise staff
Coordinate non-curricular operations across academic units and initiatives
Oversee the administrative delivery of conferences and special events
Manage custom educational offerings for external clients
Manage operational aspects of strategic industry partnerships and Industry Impact Initiatives
Work with academic leaders and colleagues across SPS and NYU to turn priorities into plans
Resolve issues across units
Use data to anticipate needs and improve processes across SPS’s largest academic division

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in a related field
7+ years of progressively responsible experience in administrative or business leadership
Direct primary budget oversight experience
Strategic leadership of professional staff
Complex strategic project management experience
Experience leading strategic administrative operations across multiple units
Experience managing high-level external corporate or institutional partnerships
Strategic financial leadership and executive project governance
Ability to translate institutional vision into long-range strategic plans
Ability to balance competing organizational priorities
Ability to leverage data analytics for executive decision-making
High discretion and sound judgment with confidential executive personnel and financial matters
Exceptional executive communication and negotiation skills
Track record of building collaborative partnerships with faculty, university executives, and external corporate leaders
High technical proficiency with artificial intelligence tools, advanced financial modeling, executive presentation platforms, and strategic enterprise software

Benefits

Comp & perks

Base salary of USD $110,000.00 to USD $150,000.00 per year
Equal Opportunity Employer committed to equal treatment and opportunity in recruitment and hiring
Green campus and carbon-neutrality initiatives