Associate Director, Beneficial Technology

🔍 Graduate School of Business, Stanford, California, United States

📁: Administration

📅   : Feb 01, 2024 Post Date

📅   : 102143 Requisition #

Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB) has built a global reputation based on its immersive and innovative management programs. We provide students with a transformative leadership experience, pushing the boundaries of knowledge with faculty research, and offering a portfolio of entrepreneurial and non-degree programs that deliver global impact like no other. We are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in service of our mission of developing innovative, principled, and insightful leaders who change lives, change organizations, and change the world. We invite you to be part of this mission.

The GSB seeks a Beneficial Technology Associate Director to play a role in the newly created Business, Government, and Society (BGS) Initiative. This initiative is reimagining how a business school and leading university can build a vibrant society and prepare responsible leaders for the next century.
The Beneficial Technology Associate Director will help pursue a specific focus on how to develop and use technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), as a positive force in society. We will form partnerships within and outside of Stanford University in our efforts to educate and inform about these issues and use those partnerships in ongoing efforts to attempt to deepen our understanding of challenges unique to these areas and seek workable solutions. The Associate Director will support innovative research initiatives; conference planning and execution; design and implementation of new BGS-focused curricula in collaboration with the GSB Teaching & Learning Hub; implementation of AI faculty recommendations; and other priorities as the initiative continues to evolve.
This role will report to the Director, Business, Government, and Society Initiative, with dotted line reporting to the Faculty Directors for the BGS effort focusing on Beneficial Technology. The Associate Director will support and collaborate with the Faculty Directors and other faculty as they develop and implement the GSB’s efforts in increasing research, curriculum, and programming focused on these topic areas.
Are you passionate about this mission, energetic and creative about achieving its objectives, and able to engage broadly for positive change? Then this position may be the right fit for you!

Please Note: This position requires regular, on-site work at the Stanford GSB campus, but a full-time on-campus presence is not required. An expectation of three days on site is recommended.

Your primary responsibilities include:

Lead the planning and operations for programs or functions including but not limited to a series of interdisciplinary conferences; visits from leaders in both industry and academia; identifying and reporting on new research and best practices related to BGS activities; and other programs developed by faculty at the GSB.
Evaluate programs or functions, policies and procedures within the BGS efforts at the GSB. Identify issues and develop alternative solutions which may include changes to programs, policies, and procedures.
Review and analyze trends to advise and develop recommendations to achieve or modify the goals of the program or function.
Represent Beneficial Technology within the GSB by committing resources and providing information and/or training. Represent Beneficial Technology and BGS at the university level and/or to external/internal stakeholders and constituencies.
Manage and contribute to the development of outreach strategy that may include relationship development, communications and compliance.
Contribute to the development of other burgeoning issue areas, as needed.
May develop and/or oversee budgets; manage finances including monitoring, analyzing, forecasting, and reporting.
Assess training needs and may develop associated training.
May direct and/or supervise staff.

To be successful in this position, you will bring:

Bachelor’s degree and five years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.
Demonstrated ability to establish and manage shifting priorities and handle numerous time-sensitive projects with multiple deadlines.
Ability to work in a flexible, unstructured environment, helping to achieve priorities and establish processes for a new and growing initiative.
Ability to accomplish goals working through formal and informal channels, with diplomacy and tactfulness.
Demonstrated creativity, problem solving, critical analysis, initiative, judgment, and decision-making skills.
Demonstrated solid planning and organizational skills.
Demonstrated experience working independently and as part of a team.
Demonstrated ability to develop and meet budget goals.
Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
Strong relevant subject matter knowledge.
Ability to direct the work of others, for jobs requiring supervision.
Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

In addition, preferred requirements include:

Prior experience working in academic and/or directly with academic professionals.

The expected pay range for this position is $73,000 - $150,000 per annum. Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website (https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards) provides detailed information on Stanford’s extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.

Why Stanford is for You
Stanford’s dedicated 16,000 staff come from diverse educational and career backgrounds. We are a collaborative environment that thrives on innovation and continuous improvement. At Stanford, we seek talent committed to excellence, driven to impact the future of our legacy, and improve lives on a global sphere. We provide competitive salaries, excellent health care and retirement plans, and a generous vacation policy, including additional time off during our winter closure. Our generous perks align with what matters to you:

Freedom to grow. Take advantage of career development programs, tuition reimbursement, or audit a course. Join a Ted Talk, film screening, or listen to a renowned author or leader discuss global issues.
A caring culture. We understand the importance of your personal and family time and provide you access to wellness programs, child-care resources, parent education and consultation, elder care and caregiving support.
A healthier you. We make wellness a priority by providing access to world-class exercise facilities. Climb our rock wall or participate in one of hundreds of health or fitness classes.
Discovery and fun. Visit campus gardens, trails, and museums.
Enviable resources. We offer free commuter programs and ridesharing incentives. Enjoy discounts for computers, cell phones, recreation, travel, entertainment, and more!

We pride ourselves in being a culture that encourages and empowers you.

How to Apply
We invite you to apply for this position by clicking on the “Apply for Job” button. To be considered, please submit a cover letter and résumé along with your online application.

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources at stanfordelr@stanford.edu. For all other inquiries, please submit a contact form.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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