Director of Career Services - Concord
Concord, CA, United States On-site
$85,000–$100,000 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
The Director of Career Services leads a high-performing, outcomes-driven Career Services team focused on graduate employment, employer partnership development, student career readiness, and compliance with institutional and accreditation requirements. This is a working leadership role. The Director is expected to coach staff, manage performance, address conflict, reinforce accountability, and step into frontline career services advisor work when needed to support students, graduates, employers, and campus operations. Success in this position requires urgency, strong people leadership, operational discipline, and proven ability to drive results in a fast-paced, metric-driven environment.
What you'll bring
- Equivalent combination of education, directly relevant experience, and demonstrated leadership success will be considered.
- Minimum 7 years of combined professional experience in staffing, recruiting, sales, business development, employer relations, career services, admissions, branch or campus operations, or another performance-driven environment with measurable outcomes.
- Minimum 3 years of direct people leadership experience, including hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance management, conflict resolution, and accountability for team results.
- Demonstrated success leading a metric-driven team in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment.
- Strong business development skills with the ability to build credibility with employers and convert outreach into viable hiring opportunities.
- Ability to manage difficult conversations, navigate team friction, and address attitude or engagement issues without lowering standards.
- Willingness and ability to learn and perform Career Services Advisor duties and maintain operational fluency in frontline processes.
- Strong communication, judgment, organization, follow-through, and ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office required.
- Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel locally for employer visits, community outreach, and campus-related events, if required by campus needs.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Experience with CampusVue/CampusNexus, PowerBI, CRM, or case management systems is preferred.