Associate Director of Business Career Advising

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 76,335 - 107,824; Full time

Job summary

Northeastern University in Boston seeks an Associate Director of Business Career Advising to guide students pursuing finance, consulting, marketing, and analytics roles. You will lead a sector-based advising team, shape programming, and strengthen employer relationships to create internship and full-time opportunities.

You will stay abreast of AI-influenced hiring trends and translate insights into practical guidance and workshops for students at varying career stages.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or related master's preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized career advising and coaching to students and recent graduates pursuing internships and full-time opportunities in finance, consulting, marketing, and related fields.
• Supervise up to two Assistant Directors of Career Education with ongoing coaching and professional development.
• Design and deliver sector-specific programming covering industry exploration, networking, mock interviews, salary negotiation, and employer showcases.
• Cultivate relationships with finance, consulting, marketing, and related sector employers to generate internships and full-time opportunities.
• Monitor labor market trends and synthesize intelligence into programming and student resources.

Skills

Career advising

Employer relationships

Data fluency

Team leadership

Presentation and coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or related master's preferred

Tools

Handshake

Lightcast

LinkedIn Talent Insights

AI-enabled career tools

Job description

About the Opportunity

Associate Director of Business Career Advising serves as Northeastern University's dedicated career specialist for students pursuing roles in finance, consulting, marketing, business analytics, and adjacent business disciplines, including sales and communications. As a core member of the Career Education Center's sector-based advising team, this role brings deep, current knowledge of the business talent market to bear on every aspect of student career development from first-year exploration through full-time offer negotiation. The Business Career Advisor designs and delivers sector-specific programming, maintains active employer relationships with financial services firms, consulting practices, and leading consumer and B2B companies across scales and geographies, and uses labor market data and AI-enabled tools to give students a competitive edge. This professional understands how business hiring is being reshaped by AI, including changes to recruiting processes, evolving skill profiles, and emerging hybrid roles at the intersection of business and data, and translates that intelligence into practical, outcome-focused advising and workshops. The role is ideal for someone who has worked in or alongside finance, consulting, or marketing, speaks the language of business hiring managers and talent acquisition professionals, and is energized by helping students land meaningful, high-quality internships and full-time employment across some of the most sought-after career paths in the economy.

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor\'s degree is required; an MBA or master\'s degree in higher education, counseling, business administration, finance, or a related field is preferred.
• Minimum 4 to 6 years of experience in career services, business recruiting, workforce development, or the financial services, consulting, or marketing industries, with a demonstrated understanding of business sector hiring practices and role landscapes.
• Substantive knowledge of the finance, consulting, marketing, and business analytics job markets, including familiarity with investment banking and financial services recruiting cycles, consulting case interview processes, brand management and marketing career pathways, and the growing demand for analytically fluent business professionals.
• Experience working with or advising students or early-career professionals in business fields, with the ability to translate complex industry dynamics (including recruiting timelines, credentialing norms, and evolving employer expectations) into accessible, actionable guidance.
• Experience managing others, including regular coaching and feedback, structured professional development, performance management, and engagement support that cultivates a high-performing, student-centered advising practice.
• Proficiency with career management platforms (e.g., Handshake), labor market intelligence tools (e.g., Lightcast, LinkedIn Talent Insights), and AI-enabled career development tools.
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain employer relationships with firms across financial services, consulting, and consumer and B2B industries, and convert those relationships into full-time hiring opportunities for students.
• Data fluency: ability to interpret employment outcome data, labor market trends, and program metrics to evaluate effectiveness and inform programming decisions.
• Strong presentation, coaching, and interpersonal skills; ability to engage effectively with students at varying levels of business experience and career readiness.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Sector-Specialized Career Advising & Student Coaching

Provide individualized career advising and coaching to students and recent graduates pursuing internships and full-time opportunities in finance, consulting, marketing, and related fields. Guide students in developing industry-specific job search strategies, crafting tailored resumes for business roles, preparing for interviews, and evaluating offers.

Supervise up to two Assistant Directors of Career Education, delivering ongoing coaching, performance feedback, and professional development. Maintain a current, in-depth understanding of evolving early-career business hiring practices—including AI-assisted screening and shifting skill expectations—and integrate these insights into advising approaches and team leadership.

Sector Programming Design & Delivery

Design, deliver, and continuously improve a calendar of sector-specific programming that addresses the full arc of a business job search: industry exploration, networking in related communities, mock interviews and casing, career fairs and employer showcases, and salary negotiation in relevant industries. Develop programming in partnership with faculty, student organizations, and employer partners. Evaluate program effectiveness using attendance, engagement, and downstream employment outcome data, and iterate accordingly.

Employer Engagement & Full-Time Hiring Pipeline

Cultivate and steward relationships with a targeted portfolio of finance, consulting, marketing, and related sector employers—including investment banks, management consulting practices, accounting firms, advertising agencies, and startups—with the explicit goal of generating internship and full-time job opportunities for Northeastern students and graduates. Collaborate with the employer relations team to coordinate on-campus recruiting, info sessions, and hiring events. Track employer pipeline health and proactively identify gaps in sector coverage or geographic reach.

Labor Market Intelligence & Data-Informed Practice

Monitor business labor market trends including hiring volumes, emerging roles, compensation benchmarks, and geographic hiring hubs, and synthesize this intelligence into programming, advising content, and student-facing resources. Maintain sector-specific employment outcome data, contribute to the center\'s reporting cadence, and identify opportunities to improve student placement rates. Share market insights with colleagues, academic partners, and students through regular communications and resources.

Cross-Campus Collaboration & Sector Representation

Serve as the Career Education Center\'s embedded expert and representative for the business sector in cross-campus partnerships. Build working relationships with the D\'Amore McKim School of Business, Khoury College, College of Engineering, and other programs with significant business-interested student populations. Participate in relevant curriculum, advising, and student success initiatives. Represent the related fields at career center team meetings, contribute to strategic planning, and share sector expertise to strengthen team-wide knowledge.

Position Type

Student Services

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer. Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit-eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement—as well as commuting & transportation. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Compensation Grade/Pay Type: 110S

Expected Hiring Range: $76,335.00 - $107,823.75

With the pay range shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.