Director, Strategic Analysis & Project Management

William James College; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PSLF program

Job summary

William James College in Newton, MA seeks a Director, Strategic Business Analysis & Project Management to lead the College’s business analysis and strategic project-management efforts. You will partner with senior leadership to develop business cases, conduct market research, and drive high-priority institutional initiatives.

Ideal candidates have a Master’s degree and at least five years of progressive experience in analysis, strategy, or higher education administration, plus exceptional

Qualifications

• Master’s degree and a minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in business analysis, project management, strategy, consulting, business planning, operations, higher education administration, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success serving as a senior individual contributor responsible for leading complex work across organizational boundaries.
• Proven ability to influence, persuade, and drive action among senior leaders without formal reporting authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-priority, institution-wide projects and initiatives involving multiple academic and administrative stakeholders, often without direct authority over project participants.
• Establish project objectives, scope, governance, decision rights, roles and responsibilities, timelines, dependencies, deliverables, and measures of success.
• Create and maintain project plans, decision logs, risk and issue tracking, status reports, and other mechanisms to ensure visibility and accountability.
• Develop and promote consistent project management practices, tools, and protocols that strengthen the College’s ability to execute complex initiatives.
• Support change management and stakeholder engagement associated with significant institutional initiatives.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Market research

Project leadership

Education

Master’s degree

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

William James College in Newton, MA seeks a Director, Strategic Business Analysis & Project Management to lead the College’s business analysis and strategic project-management efforts. You will partner with senior leadership to develop business cases, conduct market research, and drive high-priority institutional initiatives.

Ideal candidates have a Master’s degree and at least five years of progressive experience in analysis, strategy, or higher education administration, plus exceptional