Executive Director, Talent Hub

Posting Details Business Title:
Executive Director, Talent Hub

Posting Category:
Executive

Salary Grade:
10

Salary Plan:
Professional Non Bargaining

Hiring Range /Pay Rate:

Department:
Instructional Excellence

Department Description:

Position Location:
Main Campus

FTE:
1.0

Job Summary:
Provides strategic, operational, and visionary leadership for Cleveland State University ( CSU ) initiative that integrates experiential learning, employer engagement, career development, and continuing education to advance CSUs mission as an urban, workforcealigned anchor institution. The Talent Industry Hub is a transformational CSU initiative designed to unify and expand experiential learning; deepen employer partnerships; enhance career development; and strengthen Northeast Ohios talent pipeline. Performs other functionally related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree preferably in higher education, business administration, or related field.
• Seven (7) years of experience in career development, experiential learning, employer engagement, or equivalent student services area. Four (4) of the seven (7) years must be in a supervisory role.
• Experience building multi-sector partnerships and managing cross-functional teams, preferably in Northeast Ohio.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in higher education, business administration, or related field.
• Experience with scaling workbased learning.
• Familiarity with Customer Relationship Management ( CRM ) or talent management systems.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

• Deep knowledge of experiential learning models, e.g., internships, co?ops, clinical placements, service learning, work?based learning frameworks.
• Understanding of higher education systems, including academic program structures, curriculum design, faculty governance, and student support infrastructure.
• Knowledge of regional workforce development ecosystems, especially employer needs, industry trends, and economic development priorities in Northeast Ohio.
• Knowledge of career development theory and practices, including career readiness competencies and advising structures.
• Knowledge of partnership development strategies, including public, private, and nonprofit collaborations.
• Strategic leadership and planning skills to build, scale, and sustain a university?wide initiative.
• Relationship?building and partnership?development skills with employers, nonprofits, government agencies, and community organizations.
• Program and project management skills, including the ability to manage complex, multi?year initiatives involving numerous stakeholders.
• Communication and presentation skills for diverse audiences including faculty, students, employers, alumni, donors, and external partners.
• Team leadership and staff supervision skills, including the ability to lead cross?functional teams and influence without authority.
• Change?management skills to align stakeholders around new processes and institutional transformations.
• Ability to design and implement scalable systems, including technology platforms, policies, and workflows that support work?integrated learning.
• Ability to translate regional workforce priorities into educational strategies that support both employer needs and student success.
• Ability to represent the institution professionally in high?profile regional workforce conversations and partnerships.

Requisition Number:
PT0703806S

Date grant, position, or appointment expires (For Funds Available, Temporary, and Waiver of Posting:

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Applicant Instructions:
Offer of employment is contingent on satisfactory completion of the Universitys verification of credentials and other information required by law and/or University policies or practices, including but not limited to a criminal background check.

Applications will be exclusively accepted online at . Mailed or emailed application materials will not be accepted.

Hours per week:
40

Work Schedule:
Typically, Monday Friday, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

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Full Time/Part Time:
Full Time

Posted Date:
03/23/2026

Close Date/Application Deadline:

Open Until Filled:
Yes

Review Begins:
03/30/2026

Tentative Start Date: