Business Operations Director L5 (Hybrid)

About Us

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan.

These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts.

Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1.Students are our top priority.

2.We strive for excellence.

3.We thrive on diversity.

4.We celebrate collaboration.

5.We champion innovation.

6.We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7.We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8.We act ethically.

9.We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

Following an organizational alignment in 2022, Georgia Tech established the Division of Lifetime Learning aligning the Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U), the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC), and Georgia Tech Professional Education (GTPE). The newly established Division of Lifetime Learning will provide education and research for new techniques, and technologies for education. The division provides accessible, affordable, achievable education for learners at any stage of life.

The newly established division is part of the expansion of Georgia Tech's ecosystem for lifetime learning. Furthermore, the division is going through a formal process of faculty and university system governance to become Georgia Tech's seventh college.

We are seeking a Business Operations Director to serve as the primary leader for the administrative functions within the Division of Lifetime Learning. The key deliverables for the role are to provide management and organization for the Accounting, Business Operations, Facilities, Finance, HR, IT Services, Logistics teams, including compliance activities.

This critical leadership role requires organization, communication, and collaboration with stakeholders in various areas and levels both within the division and across Georgia Tech. This role will help guide strategy across the division as well as report progress towards the goals. The individual in this role will need strong financial, communicative, and legal operational expertise.

Job Summary

The Business Operations Director role provides leadership, strategic consultation, and business workflow. This role manages business related functions for the unit; these functions will vary but may include IT, include administrative, human resources, finance, facilities, communications, etc. Duties are performed at various levels within the defined title.

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -

Oversee day-to-day operations of the business operations of multiple units in an organization, which may include budgeting, reporting, administrative operations, purchasing and human resources.

Job Duty 2 -

Advise and provide guidance to leadership on routine and strategic financial and budgetary functions. Advise and inform leadership of the financial implications associated with strategic and operational decisions.

Job Duty 3 -

Advise unit leadership on budget administration, budget maintenance, space planning, facilities and structural processes, IT, or other business operations.

Job Duty 4 -

Prepare budgets and financial reports for review by unit management.

Job Duty 5 -

Partner with leadership and unit management to implement institutional guidelines and practices regarding financial matters, including stewardship of resources and development of financial and operational plans.

Job Duty 6 -

Ensure department adheres to institutional budgetary expectations, in addition to appropriate and efficient usage of financial resources.

Job Duty 7 -

Develop short- and long-term financial goals and implement fiscal policies to support the financial viability of the organization.

Job Duty 8 -

May use data analytics tools and techniques to identify patterns in data, predict expected outcomes, and facilitate more informed business decisions.

Job Duty 9 -

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Experience

12 years of job-related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications

Master's Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Experience

14 year(s) of job-related experience.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES

Strong ability to manage and maintain effective working relationships with diverse populations. Ability to perform and make important decisions effectively under pressure. Ability to apply Institute and USG policies to complex scenarios to ensure compliance and minimize audit risk.

KNOWLEDGE

Advanced knowledge of Fund Accounting. Knowledge of GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and accounting procedures.

Knowledge of industry-leading Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Knowledge of the concepts, principles, and practices of management.

SKILLS

Effective management and leadership skills. Skilled with budgeting, planning, communications and customer service skills.

Proficiency with budget and finance related computer software and applications. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access).

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect.

These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all.

To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Other Information

This is a supervisory position.

This position does not have any financial responsibilities.

This position will not be required to drive.

This role is considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).

This position will travel 10-25% or more

This position does not require security clearance.

Anticipated annual salary $155,169 - $211,030 commensurate with qualifications

Grade A15

Background Check

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening