Strategic Finance & Operations Director (Hybrid)

SLAC; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO days (18+)

Health benefits

Tuition assistance ($6000+)

403(b) retirement plan

Mental health programs

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Stanford University’s Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering seeks a Director of Finance and Operations to partner with the director and faculty to drive growth, innovation, and excellence in research and teaching. You will lead budgeting, financial management, HR, IT, development, and facilities planning for the institute.

The role reports to ICME’s director with a secondary reporting line to the School of Engineering’s senior associate dean for administration.

Qualifications

• Three years of relevant experience in administrative and financial management.
• Familiarity with university policies and compliance is a plus.
• Experience coordinating budgets, grants, and contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage finances across all sources for the annual budget, including developing, monitoring, analyzing, forecasting and reporting.
• Oversee grants and contracts administration ensuring compliance with institutional and external requirements.
• Lead operations, administration, and HR functions for ICME in collaboration with the director.
• Represent the unit’s business and academic operations within the school and university.
• Supervise staff, hire and retain personnel, provide coaching and development.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Planning & organizational skills

Accounting

Budget forecasting

Grants & contracts administration

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Stakeholder communication

Multi-tasking

Tools

Accounting software

Budgeting tools

Job description

Stanford University’s Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering seeks a Director of Finance and Operations to partner with the director and faculty to drive growth, innovation, and excellence in research and teaching. You will lead budgeting, financial management, HR, IT, development, and facilities planning for the institute.

The role reports to ICME’s director with a secondary reporting line to the School of Engineering’s senior associate dean for administration.