Director of Industry Partnerships

Job Title

Director of Industry Partnerships

Department

FSB Development and External Relations

Worker Type

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Pay Type

Salary

Benefit Eligible

Yes

Job Description Summary

The Farmer School Director of Industry Partnerships is responsible for the creation and execution of the school’s comprehensive corporate relations strategy.

This position is full-time and based on the Miami University Oxford, Ohio campus.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Corporate & Regional Strategy: Develop and execute multi-tier corporate strategy by individual target company, region, city, and industry vertical.
• Partner Relationship Management: Directly manage Tier 1–3 corporate partner accounts and executive points of contact.
• Corporate Days & Treks Strategy: Direct overarching engagement strategy for on-campus company days, regional immersion trips, and corporate visits.
• Class Project Strategy: Oversee high-level corporate client sourcing for academic integration.
• Cross-Divisional Alignment: Serve as primary liaison to ASPIRE, the Center for Career Exploration & Success (CCES), and the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) on macro-level corporate engagement.
• Farmer School Graduate Program Recruitment: Represent the Farmer School’s graduate programs when engaging w/ corporate partners for potential student recruitment.
• Supervises Associate Director for Industry Partnerships and Student Engagement.

Some travel is required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Required: Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience related to the responsibilities of the position.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Relationship building.
• Business Development.
• Written and Oral Communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree.
• Experience working in higher education.
• Experience working in student affairs
• Personnel management experience.

Additional Position Information (if applicable)

This position has been approved for remote hybrid work: four (4) days on campus, one (1) day remote. 

Remote work is not a right, it is a work arrangement that can be modified or revoked by Miami University at any time for any reason, including the convenience of the University.

Required Application Documents

Cover Letter and Resume

Special Instructions (if applicable)

Inquiries about the position may be directed to Lisa Raatz at raatzla@miamioh.edu. Screening of applications will begin ten days from posting date and continue until the position is filled.

Additional Information

A criminal background check is required. All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses.

This organization participates in E-Verify.

Remote Work
For positions that are approved for remote work: Remote work is not a right, it is a work arrangement that can be modified or revoked by Miami University at any time for any reason, including the convenience of the University.

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