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The Division of Student Life consists of 36 departments that provide student support and services dedicated to helping students become successful, curious, competent individuals during their time at CU Boulder.

Career Services

Career Services prepares CU Boulder students and alumni for their current and future goals by facilitating connections and raising student self-awareness to develop skills and communicate career readiness to employers. Our team leads a comprehensive career-focused infrastructure for campus, which includes career planning, programs, resources, access to professional experiences, and is responsible for on-campus student employment. Additionally, the department is an entry point for CU talent recruitment- cultivating employer partnerships and responding to workforce needs.

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable methods for measuring and validating skill proficiency across diverse student experiences, ensuring the process is robust enough for a large-scale campus.
• Collaborate with campus partners to create and integrate solutions that demonstrate clear alignment between degree outcomes and core career readiness competencies.
• Audit campus opportunities focused on work-integrated learning to ensure these experiences are effectively mapped to the MySkills framework, allowing students to identify and pursue experiences that build specific workplace skills.

• Research hiring trends and emerging skills in collaboration with the employer relations team, focusing on AI-generated applications and skills-based hiring. Adjust research priorities as trends evolve.
• Maintain and update the existing MySkills resources (like our skills gap analysis tool and degree skill sheets) to ensure content reflects current market realities while preserving established pedagogical goals.
• Serve as the departmental "super-user" for Lightcast Analyst, demonstrating real-time labor market data to inform program updates and departmental strategy. 

• Manage an existing suite of skill-articulation tools and develop data briefs for the career education team, ensuring they have the most current resources to support their student-facing work.
• Provide guidance to staff and campus partners on the appropriate application of skills resources within their student-facing work.

• Hire, train, supervise and coach a student intern(s).
• Participate in departmental student supervisor working group.

• Set, assess and report on program engagement metrics and strategic milestones to departmental leadership and campus partners.
• Participate in departmental planning and professional experience initiatives as a senior individual contributor.

• Attend weekly Career Services all-staff and team meetings. 
• Attend and support "All Hands on Deck" events such as (but not limited to) campus career fairs, new student orientation, and on-campus student employment events.
• Attend occasional campus-level and liaison meetings. 
• Support peak times for all staff support in the Division of Student Life.
• Given the changing nature of work and Career Services' commitment to be adaptable, innovative, and resilient as the nature of work changes, staff will need to shift gears, jump in, and try new things, even when those things fall outside of a formal job description.

• This is a hybrid work opportunity with occasional nights and weekends as necessary. 
• Typical working hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.

• The salary for this position is $67,600 - $70,000.
• Additional Compensation Details: Onboarding assistance is available within the Student Life division guidelines.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Professional Experience: 3-5 years of professional experience in program management, student success, career services, or a systems-design role. An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute.
• Project Management: Proven ability to lead complex projects from the discovery phase through to full-scale implementation, including setting milestones and meeting strategic institutional goals.
• Technical Data Proficiency: Demonstrated experience using data to drive decision-making and a high level of comfort learning and navigating advanced technical.

• Organization and follow-through.
• Strategic planning;
• Relationship building and management.
• Public speaking.
• Instruction.
• Content creation.
• Process improvement.
• Program assessment.

• Advanced Education: Master's degree in a related field.
• Higher Education Context: Experience navigating the unique complexities of a large R1 university system and a deep understanding of the student lifecycle.
• Supervisory Experience: Previous experience hiring, training, and coaching student employees or interns.
• Instructional Design: Experience developing educational content, specifically content focused on career readiness.
• Product Management Mindset: Experience designing end-to-end processes for proficiency measurement.