Assistant Director, Executive Programs

Working at MIT offers opportunities that just aren’t found anywhere else, including generous and unique benefits that help to ensure that MIT employees are healthy, supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work/life balance. We welcome people from all walks of life to bring their talent, ideas, and experience to our community. We strongly encourage applications from individuals from all identities and backgrounds – like yours. If you want to be part of our exceptional, multicultural, collaborative, and inclusive community, then take a look at this opportunity. MIT provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the Institute reasonably expects to pay for a full time position at the time of posting (if you are applying for a part time salaried job, you will need to prorate the posted pay range). The pay offered to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience and education/training, internal peer equity, and applicable legal requirements. This pay range represents base pay only and does not include any other benefits or compensation. Assistant Director, Executive Programs Job Number: 25983 Functional Area: Administration Department: MIT Sloan Executive Education School Area: Sloan School of Management Pay Range Minimum: $68,540 Pay Range Maximum: $92,380 Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid) Employment Category: Exempt Visa Sponsorship Available: No Schedule: Pay Grade: 7 Posting Description ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE PROGRAMS, Sloan Executive Education, will model best practices in operational policies, processes and procedures required to ensure the quality and integrity of open enrollment program delivery; manage program teams assigned to work with assistant director on more complex open enrollment, custom or institutional programs; serve as point of contact for and assist program coordinators before, during and after program deliveries; provide input into performance reviews of program coordinators; manage a select portfolio of open enrollment programs, leading program logistics in addition to traditionally designated program director responsibilities; leads the development and management of the program operations planning and milestones for on-site and digital deliveries; collects program information and materials for their timely publishing and distribution via print, email and web; identifies and supervises vendors (hotel, catering, AV, printing, etc.); schedule sessions with faculty; and work with faculty to manage program content and design updates, with support from program director(s), as needed. The full job description is available here: https://web.mit.edu/sloan-hr/jobs/ExecEducAssistantDirmgmt.pdf Job Requirements REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree; a minimum of two years of administrative experience; demonstrated interest in program content; ability to quickly get acquainted with the content of the programs in one’s portfolio; ability to articulate main ideas and discuss the program at a high level; ability to spot content related issues during program delivery and, as needed, seek director to help address them; ability to balance and deliver both logistical responsibilities and program director responsibilities on an ongoing basis; develop and maintain positive relationships with Institute faculty, clients and participants; strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to deal with ambiguity; exemplify and uphold the MIT Executive Education Values of People, Trust & Respect, Learning & Ideas, Operational Excellence, and Sustainability 8/26/2026