Executive Director, LSBE Program (7399U), Haas Core Programs #86814

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Departmental Overview

UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business offers a unique opportunity to champion new ideas, collaborate across boundaries, and continually learn in a workplace committed to creating a welcoming environment for all. Our distinctive culture is captured within our four Defining Leadership Principles: Question the Status Quo, Confidence Without Attitude, Students Always, and Beyond Yourself. These principles distinguish Berkeley Haas as a unique environment, conducive to teamwork, collaboration, and career growth.

For more information about the Haas School of Business visit: https://haas.berkeley.edu/about/

The Haas School of Business embraces flexible working arrangements for its employees. Exact arrangements are determined in partnership with your supervisor to meet role responsibilities and department needs, and are subject to change.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is June 29, 2026.

Responsibilities

The Executive Director of the Robinson Life Science, Business and Entrepreneurship (LSBE) Program, along with the LSBE Faculty Co-Directors, leads the continued development of this multi-disciplinary program on the Berkeley campus. Reporting directly to the Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs at the Haas School of Business with a "dotted line" to the Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration for Biological Sciences, this position is responsible for the management of student recruitment, admissions, and student orientation; academic advising and coaching, career counseling and an extensive, multi-year internship program; extra-curricular events, including cohort development, company treks, and other industry related activities; and all budget controls and program policies.

The Executive Director collaborates extensively with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and the Undergraduate Offices of Business and Biological Sciences as well as respective marketing, alumni relations, and budget units within Business and Biological Sciences. This leadership position, along with the Faculty Co-Directors, externally represents the LSBE program through active corporate engagement, leveraging industrial networks and alumni connections from both the Haas School of Business and the Division of Biological Sciences. The Executive Director and Faculty Co-Directors partner with the LSBE Advisory Board, an advisory group of key stakeholders and philanthropic leaders. The LSBE Program Team (Student Services Advisor and Program Coordinator) report to the Executive Director.

Employer Engagement and Career Education

• Develops and executes on a career and secondary education strategy for LSBE students.
• Supports the creation of a strategic, high-impact corporate partners network to provide opportunities for robust internships, mentoring opportunities, and corporate financial support to the LSBE program that serves 100 students annually.
• Develops, implements, and prepares reports and analyzes student placement data using appropriate internal and/or campus data management systems (e.g. CalAnswers); tracks progress, identifies trends, and assesses data for the program's long-range planning efforts; evaluates annually the success of efforts to achieve placement rate and quality goals.
• With the Faculty Co-Directors, manages industry and alumni network relationships to promote LSBE and to provide both technical and business administration-focused summer internships.
• Advises students around career and secondary education exploration.
• Identifies the needs for skills-based workshops around internship and full-time career positions.
• Collaborates with Berkeley Career Engagement and external vendors for creation and execution of workshops.
• Develops and maintains relationships with alumni to create engagement opportunities and enhance the student experience.

Strategic Planning

• Develops proposals and recommendations to guide and support a broader strategic direction for the organization.
• Researches and summarizes best practices in the field.
• Assesses program's effectiveness, and makes changes to program's content, policies and procedures accordingly.
• Manage strategic and long-range planning efforts, budgeting, and program implementation.
• Leads plan to research and determine future LSBE program innovations.

Stakeholder Engagement

• With the Faculty Co-Directors, helps to convene the LSBE external advisory board of top industry executives, and any other future advisory bodies.
• Maintain engagement with members with the goal of increasing student opportunities and mentoring and philanthropic support to LSBE and to UC Berkeley.
• Collaborates with the leadership within the Haas and Biological Sciences undergraduate programs, sharing best practices and coordinating on the overall Haas undergraduate student experience.

People Management

• Assess, implement and manage administrative oversight of the LSBE Program Team, including the seasonal evaluation team.

Financial Management

• Identifies and pursues funding opportunities and revenue streams through corporate engagement.
• Collaborates with development teams in Haas and Biological Sciences to inform donor proposals and campaigns.
• Conducts annual planning and budget process, reviewed by the Assistant Deans, LSBE Board, and Faculty Co-Directors with final decision by the Deans of the Haas Business School and Division of Biological Sciences.
• Oversees LSBE program operating budget.

Professional Learning and Growth

• Embraces the principle of Students Always by engaging in opportunities for training, workshops, seminars and continuing education pertinent to the position or at the suggestion of the supervisor.
• Actively contributes to a team environment that fosters and promotes a culture of belonging within LSBE and at Haas and Biological Sciences.
• Exemplifies Haas' four Defining Leadership Principles: (1) Question the status quo; (2) Confidence without attitude; (3) Students always; and (4) Beyond yourself.

Other duties as assigned.

Completes required training on time and engages in opportunities for learning pertinent to the position or at the suggestion of the supervisor.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and management experience in undergraduate or similar relevant program execution, implementation, and analysis in relation to educational policies, trends, and university policies, procedures, and practices.
• Experience in working with external industry stakeholders.
• High level of political and personnel management acumen.
• Social perceptiveness to be aware of others' reactions and understand why they react as they do.
• Able to work effectively with diverse constituencies.
• Demonstrated consensus-building skills and highly developed professional commitment to lead college and student affairs office into a culture that strives toward providing world-class services to students and faculty.
• Ability to use discretion and maintain all confidentiality, objectivity, sensitivity, discretion, professionalism, and exercise good judgment and tact.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and influence, both verbally and in writing.
• Advanced project management skills.
• Thorough knowledge of and/or ability to learn the organizational or initiative processes, protocols and procedures.
• Ability to multi-task with demanding timeframes.
• Advanced knowledge of applicable policy analysis techniques.
• Advanced analytical / problem-solving skills.
• Advanced knowledge of common organizational- or research-specific and other computer application programs.
• Experience in strategic long-range planning, budget development, supervision, report and required proposal writing, critical thinking/analysis, policy interpretation, committee work, events planning, and public presentations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrating a desire to establish and maintain positive & professional working relationships with colleagues, students and team members.

Preferred Qualifications

Education/Training:

• Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.

Salary & Benefits

This is a 100% full-time (40 hrs a week) exempt career position, which is paid monthly at an annual rate and is eligible for UC Benefits.

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.

The budgeted annual salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $91,500.00 - $150,000.00.

How to Apply

• To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.

Other Information

• This is not a visa opportunity.

Conviction History Background

This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

Misconduct

SB 791 and AB 810 Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

"Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:

UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
Abusive Conduct in the Workplace

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.