HOW TO APPLY

A cover letter and resume are important submissions for the hiring team to get a sense of your experience. In the cover letter, in two pages or less, please let us know how this role aligns with your career aspirations and skill set. Submit both a cover letter and resume as one file (because of system limitations).

WHO WE ARE

Through curricular innovation, tools for student success, and educational research and analytics, the University of Michigan Center for Academic Innovation is building the future of education. Our vision is a future in which education connects and empowers learners everywhere to reach their full potential throughout their lives. To realize our vision, we make it our mission to collaborate across campus and around the world to create equitable, lifelong educational opportunities for learners everywhere.

ABOUT THE EDUCATION SOLUTIONS TEAM

Education Solutions is a new team within the Center for Academic Innovation, charged with bringing strategic focus and forward momentum to our partnerships with external organizations, both private and public, seeking an innovative educational provider for workforce development. A growing and robust set of high-value strategic partnerships is an essential component of CAI’s growth strategy in the decade ahead. This team is responsible for engaging prospective partners, identifying opportunities and crafting relevant educational solutions in collaboration with other CAI teams including Marketing, Online Learning and our new Ed Tech Accelerator, and ensuring a high-quality partner experience. We also provide thought leadership around the shifting workforce development landscape.
For more information, please visit our website: Academic Innovation.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS*

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Education, Communications, or a related field, along with 5-7 years of experience and progressive responsibility in business development, management consulting, account management or client success roles.
• Partnership & Relationship Acumen: Proven ability to support and contribute to client or partner relationship development, including initial outreach, managing and advancing conversations, and fostering positive engagements.
• People Management: Supervisory experience in an environment that emphasizes growth mindset, coaching and developing others.
• Project Management & Organizational Skills: Demonstrated capability to independently manage projects from start to finish and handle multiple tasks, including working on projects that involve multiple internal teams and using enterprise technology tools to streamline collaboration.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Aptitude: Strong analytical skills with the ability to assist in data collection and derive actionable insights; proactive in identifying issues and suggesting solutions. CRM experience to drive business development and partnership growth is strongly preferred.
• Communication & Collaboration: Proven ability to build rapport and collaborate effectively with internal teams as well as external stakeholders.
• Industry Interest: Familiarity with trends in workforce learning and talent development coupled with a proactive, results-oriented mindset and eagerness to learn.
• Must have their own transportation and be willing to travel up to 25% of time on the job, mostly within 4-hour drive of the office but also willing to do some air travel. Be able to make multi-night trips, both domestic and international.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Center for Academic Innovation at the University of Michigan is seeking a qualified Business Development Specialist Senior. As we expand our engagement with external organizations in search of learning solutions geared toward workforce development, you will play a critical role in helping us lead, build and grow a vibrant pipeline of strategic partnerships. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan and reporting to CAI’s Chief Education Solutions Officer (CESO), you will join and help build a lean team charged with proactively contributing to our growth and working collaboratively with internal teams to align initiatives with CAI’s mission and long-term vision.