Senior Director, Executive Leadership Institute

Summary:Queens University of Charlotte is seeking an experienced entrepreneurial and results-driven leader to serve as the Senior Director of the Executive Leadership Institute in the McColl School of Business. Accredited by AACSB International the McColl School at Queens is widely recognized for its highly effective leadership development programs and enjoys tremendous support from the Charlotte and regional business community. The McColl School offers both undergraduate and graduate business education as well as executive education and leadership development programs.

The Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) within the McColl School exists to provide non-degree executive education professional development and leadership programming to its clients. Leveraging the talents of the McColl School faculty as well as ELI affiliate educators the mission for ELI is to develop and deliver customized impactful learning experiences which result in stronger leaders and more successful businesses.

The Senior Director of Leadership Programs in the McColl School of Business is responsible for envisioning planning and building the ELI. The position requires strong business development and sales skills the ability to cultivate relationships both internally and externally demonstrated leadership in a variety of settings and highly developed interpersonal skills. The Senior Director reports to the Dean of the McColl School of Business who reports to the Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs. Direct reports to the Senior Director include the Director of the SELA program the Assistant Director for ELI and the ELI Program Coordinator.

This position is exempt from provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and therefore is not eligible to earn overtime pay or compensatory time off for additional hours worked. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Provide a clear vision and plan for executive leadership development in the McColl School specifically in the ELI.
• Engage with the regional business community establishing and maintaining appropriate external relations.
• Develop and grow the client base for the Executive Leadership Institute programs identifying and attracting prospects and retaining current clients meeting or exceeding revenue goals for the program.
• Enhance the McColl Schools leadership reputation locally regionally and nationally.
• Build strong coalitions with internal and external constituents.
• Attract masters level students to McColl graduate business programs supporting our goals to grow graduate enrollment.
• Supervise and evaluate staff in the ELI with a consistent emphasis on excellence in customer service and client experience.
• Manage budgets for effective prioritization of resources and strategic investment in program building and attracting new talent.

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:

Experience Knowledge and Skills Required

• Masters degree or higher in business management or a related field.
• Demonstrated management and leadership ability at the executive level.
• Successful experience in or demonstrated capacity for attracting and closing new business.
• Capacity for maintaining existing relationships with alumnae and regional employers.
• An energetic and entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to view obstacles as opportunities.
• Skills and experience in strategic planning fiscal planning and resource management.
• Proven ability to hire train develop and lead high performing teams.
• Demonstrated success in developing and managing diverse teams.
• Passion for the educational mission of the university.
• Exceptionally strong communication skills (verbal written interpersonal) and ability to quickly establish and maintain strong rapport at all levels of the University and externally.
• Demonstrated organization and planning skills (strategic short- and long-term); strong follow-up and follow-through skills to ensure completion of strategic plans goals and objectives.
• Demonstrated evidence of a flexible energetic creative and results-oriented leadership style.
• Strong interpersonal skills in a variety of settings.

Application Process

Does this sound like a good fit Please submit the following:

1. A cover letter addressing the position qualifications and experience
2. Current rsum
3. Salary requirement
4. Contact information for three professional references.

Applications received by September 5 2025 will receive first consideration.Queens will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.

About Queens University of Charlotte

Located in the heart of the nations second fastest growing metropolitan area Queens University of Charlotte leverages the citys diverse and thriving environment as an extended classroom. Nationally recognized for undergraduate programs in international and interdisciplinary education Queens blends the best of liberal arts learning with professional preparation and community engagement. Focused on supporting success for diverse learners faculty build close and collaborative relationships with students and help them build intentional and individualized roadmaps for flourishing at Queens and beyond. At the graduate program level the University offers innovative educational experiences that help learners advance professionally and retool for new opportunities. Our environs afford faculty myriad opportunities to advance their own professional growth and teaching and research interests by collaborating with vibrant industry non-profit and community organization sectors.

Because of our history of innovation and our legacy of strong leadership Queens is positioned to be among the new forerunners of American higher education.This is a defining moment for Queens. While other institutions are focused on sustaining and surviving we are thinking much bigger.

Institutions that understand what is needed and are willing to reimagine what is possible can position themselves to thrive and strengthen their market position after the pandemic with innovative approaches that are deeply connected to the world and its greatest challenges.

By 2030 Queens aspires to become the leading private national university of Charlottewith deep meaningful and reciprocal connections to the needs of our local community and economy; inventive and multidisciplinary academic programs that are connected to the worlds most pressing challenges and biggest areas of opportunity; a fully connected integrated and innovative set of experiences that support holistic wellness and wellbeing; a culture of continuous improvement and investment that enables faculty and staff to flourish and achieve their full potential; and a comprehensive approach to diversity equity and inclusion that begins on campus and radiates throughout the community.

Queens University of Charlotteaims to be a leading comprehensive university distinguished by its commitment to transforming the lives of its students and enhancing the intellectual and cultural fabric of its community. Queens is a campus wherediversity equity and inclusion are core values. The mission of Queens is to provide transformative educational experiences that nurture intellectual curiosity promote global understanding encourage ethical living and prepare individuals for purposeful and fulfilling lives. To this end the University recruits talented faculty staff and students from across the United States and around the world. Queens encourages applications from women people of color people with disabilities and members of other protected classes and historically minoritized communities. The University also invites applications from individuals who are prepared to provide a rich and varied educational experience to our increasingly diverse student body and to collaborate with colleagues to make Queens an equitable and inclusive place to live learn and work.

Queens works to provide an accessible living learning and working environment for current and prospective faculty staff and students and visitors to our campus. If there are accommodationswe can provide to make your application process more accessible please contact the Director of Human Resources ( ). The position duties and responsibilities listed above should be able to be completed with or without reasonable accommodations. HR works in partnership with employees to manage the workplace accommodations process.

Benefits

Queens offers comprehensive benefits to eligible employees including: medical dental and vision insurance domestic partner benefits a 403b retirement plan with two options (pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contributions) with a generous match vacation and generous paid holidays tuition remission and tuition exchange Queens-paid life insurance supplemental life insurance dependent life insurance accidental death and dismemberment insurance disability insurance flexible spending accounts (medical dependent care Health Savings Account) sick leave and long-term disability leave paid parental leave FMLA leave when eligible reduced cost meals at Morrison Dining Hall employee assistance program (EAP) free access to the Levine Center wellness addition employees may choose benefits such as pet insurance critical care insurance and legal assistance.