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NYU's Stern School of Business seeks a strategic Chief Operating Officer (COO) to help shape the School's next chapter in partnership with the Dean and Stern's senior leadership team. Reporting directly to the Dean, the COO will serve as a key member of the leadership team bringing sharp operational insight and financial acumen to align complex non-academic functions with the School's ambitious mission. This is a rare opportunity to lead the core infrastructure of a globally recognized business school at a pivotal moment in higher education. The COO will not only oversee critical operations but will serve as a strategic thought partner to the Dean, and actively propel innovation, strengthen collaboration, and position Stern for sustained excellence.

 

In this highly visible senior leadership role, the COO will help implement strategic direction and operational excellence across finance and budgeting, property development, capital projects and facilities, information technology, and emergency response.  

 

The COO will help shape and implement Stern's multi-year financial strategy, overseeing financial operations, budget development, long-range forecasting, and fiscal stewardship to ensure strong compliance with University fiscal policies, regulatory requirements, and accounting standards. The COO will provide insight into budgetary trends and partner with senior leaders to expand and strengthen existing and emerging programs, initiatives, and revenue streams. This leader will ensure that Stern's technical and physical infrastructure continues to meet the evolving needs of more than 6,000 students and 600 faculty and staff. The COO will also help shape and implement a comprehensive School-wide strategy for technology and information resources that advances teaching, learning, research, and administrative excellence. In addition, this leader will build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing, multidisciplinary team, cultivating a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree (MBA or related graduate degree strongly preferred) and 15+ years of progressively responsible leadership in finance, administration, operations, and information technology, including at least 10 years in a senior management role. Proven experience managing complex budgets (> $100M) and multi-function administrative units in higher education, corporate, research, or a comparable mission-driven environment is essential. Leadership experience in a complex organization is preferred.  While experience at a large university or peer business school is useful, it is not essential. Must include experience with and knowledge of fund-based accounting best practices. Exceptional financial acumen, analytical ability, and strategic planning skills are required along with a demonstrated ability to lead organizational change, implement process improvements, and manage competing priorities. Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills with a collaborative leadership style are also essential as is knowledge of sponsored research administration, compliance requirements, and risk management frameworks.

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $425,000 to USD $475,000. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.

 

New York University Stern School of Business, located in the heart of Greenwich Village and deeply connected with the City for which it is named, is one of the nation's premier management education schools and research centers. NYU Stern offers a broad portfolio of transformational programs at the graduate, undergraduate and executive levels, all of them enriched by the dynamism and deep resources of one of the world's business capitals. NYU Stern is a welcoming community that inspires its members to embrace and lead change in a rapidly transforming world.

 

For more information about working at NYU and to apply for this position please visit our website at: http://www.nyu.edu/about/careers-at-nyu.html.

 

NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.

 

NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.

 

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New York University (NYU) is one of the top private universities in the United States, and NYU Tandon School of Engineering traces its roots back to 1854, building on an illustrious past as Brooklyn Poly and the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. Our mission is to excel in research, teaching, and entrepreneurship and inspire and educate engineers for the 21st century — backed by an historic commitment of $1 billion to recruit new faculty, fuel groundbreaking basic and applied research in key areas, and expand the Downtown Brooklyn campus. NYU Tandon faculty are world renowned leaders in science and technology, with a strong commitment to research, innovation, and entrepreneurship that make a difference in the world. We lead and have ties to multidisciplinary centers in wireless technology, cybersecurity, urban informatics, data sciences, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and health, among others. Our faculty and students are part of the high-tech start-up culture in New York City and in downtown Brooklyn, and we support three “future lab” business incubators that connect our students and faculty to today’s innovation economy. We are deeply committed to teaching and le...arning, and with NYU's unrivaled global network of campuses, we promote a truly global engineering education. NYU Tandon is committed to substantially increase the proportion of our faculty from historically underrepresented groups in STEM and we encourage candidates from such groups to apply. We aspire to create a climate where diversity and inclusion are not only appreciated but considered an asset for creativity and innovation, and we seek faculty who have a real passion for a culturally diverse environment. We take pride in our high numbers of female students and students who are the first in their family to go to college. NYU belongs to the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), which assists with dual-career searches, and our faculty are supported by a range of work-life balance programs provided by the NYU Office of Work Life

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