MBA RC Operations Lead: Curriculum, Scheduling & Exams

Harvard Business School; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Tuition assistance

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Harvard Business School in Boston seeks an Assistant Director, Required Curriculum to lead operational coordination for the RC within the MBA Registrar’s Office. You translate program priorities into reliable, scalable processes across the RC cycle, ensuring accurate academic systems, schedules, exams, and grading, while guiding policy and staffing decisions.

You will manage calendars, faculty-grid development, and cross-team collaborations with Unit Coordinators, Course Heads, and support staff

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of five years of experience in higher education administration, academic program operations, curriculum management, or registrar services.

Responsibilities

• Lead RC academic operations and program management across the MBA RC cycle, including term start-up, course infrastructure, sectioning, seating, exams, grading, and recurring curricular processes.
• Oversee RC academic infrastructure in SIS and related systems, ensuring accurate course, section, enrollment, faculty, schedule, and grade-reporting data.
• Manage calendars and faculty assignments, including confidential faculty-grid development, data collection, and policy-compliant scheduling.
• Oversee end-to-end administration of RC exams and grading, including planning, materials, accommodations, and communications; manage exceptions and deadlines.
• Lead CPT administration for Summer Work Experience and advise students on CPT requirements in partnership with the Harvard International Office.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Student information systems

Job description

Harvard Business School in Boston seeks an Assistant Director, Required Curriculum to lead operational coordination for the RC within the MBA Registrar’s Office. You translate program priorities into reliable, scalable processes across the RC cycle, ensuring accurate academic systems, schedules, exams, and grading, while guiding policy and staffing decisions.

You will manage calendars, faculty-grid development, and cross-team collaborations with Unit Coordinators, Course Heads, and support staff