Operations & Business Systems Lead

West Virginia University; Morgantown (WV); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

37.5-hour work week

13 paid holidays

24 annual leave days

18 sick days

Health insurance

401(a) retirement match

Wellness programs

Job summary

West Virginia University is seeking an Assistant Director of Operations and Business Systems for the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative. You will lead department-wide projects, oversee cloud-based platforms, and supervise marketing and communications staff to translate strategic priorities into scalable processes.

Reporting to the Assistant Vice President, you will coordinate across university partners and vendors, drive KPI tracking and grant metrics, and ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in business, communications, marketing, information systems, project management, public administration, economic or community development, or a related field.
• Minimum three years of progressively responsible experience in operations, project management, business systems administration, marketing operations, program implementation, economic development, or related areas.
• All qualifications must be met by the time of employment.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of department-wide projects, programs, events, campaigns, system implementations, and strategic initiatives.
• Translate leadership priorities into project plans, workflows, timelines, responsibilities, deliverables, and measures of success.
• Coordinate with leadership, program teams, marketing and communications staff, university partners, vendors, consultants, and external stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Cloud-based platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Airtable

HubSpot

Wix

Zapier

Typeform

Microsoft 365

Canva

ChatGPT/OpenAI

Adobe Acrobat Sign

Slack

Job description

West Virginia University is seeking an Assistant Director of Operations and Business Systems for the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative. You will lead department-wide projects, oversee cloud-based platforms, and supervise marketing and communications staff to translate strategic priorities into scalable processes.

Reporting to the Assistant Vice President, you will coordinate across university partners and vendors, drive KPI tracking and grant metrics, and ensure