Vice President of Student Success

Vice President of Student Success

Position Overview

Student Success is core to Education at Work's (EAW) mission and is a shared responsibility across the entire executive team. Reporting to executive leadership, the Vice President of Student Success executes this strategy by converting goals and strategic objectives into high-impact programs with measurable outcomes. Supported by the Director of Student Success, the VP leads the execution, program design, national scaling, and site-level delivery of EAW's work-based learning initiatives.

Location: Based in Tempe, AZ, or Boston, MA, with some travel to EAW talent hubs.

$120,000 - $130,000

Key Responsibilities

Execute Strategy and Translate Objectives

• Execute the student success strategy established in collaboration with the executive team, converting strategic objectives into actionable program plans.
• Design and oversee a structured student development lifecycle that yields clear, measurable outcomes from onboarding through internship lifecycle.
• Translate core professional competencies required by corporate partners into standardized national program frameworks.

Develop and Support Students

• Establish best-practice standards for student development workshops, mentorship models, and coaching frameworks built off national best-practices.
• Create structured touchpoints that empower interns to translate workplace experience into marketable career achievements.
• Foster a culture of professional accountability, adaptability, and leadership across all intern cohorts.

Partner with Clients and Educational Institutions

• Align student development models with corporate client requirements to maximize intern contribution and satisfaction.
• Equip E@W supervisors with tools and best practices for managing and mentoring college talent effectively.
• Build strategic relationships with university partners, career centers, and higher education leaders to strengthen talent pipelines.

Measure Impact and Outcomes

• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate student engagement, performance, client satisfaction, and career outcomes.
• Track longitudinal metrics including workforce readiness, internship completion, retention, and post-graduation hiring rates.
• Synthesize data analytics into actionable insights and strategic briefings for executive leadership.

Lead for the Future of Work

• Study emerging labor market trends, technological advancements, and AI integrations to keep programming relevant.
• Scale team capacity, resources, and operational models to support E@W expansion across new sites and client engagements.
• Represent E@W as an executive thought leader in work-based learning and student success forums.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, student affairs, workforce development, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in student success, workforce development, higher education, career development, internship programming, or a related field, including significant leadership roles.
• Demonstrated track record of designing, leading, and scaling programs that support student or early-career professional development.
• Developed strategy, operating models, KPIs, and programs that produce measurable outcomes.
• Led cross-functional teams and influenced senior leaders, corporate partners, universities, and other external stakeholders.
• Strong ability to use data and research to evaluate impact, inform decisions, and drive continuous improvement.
• Exceptional executive communication, relationship-building, and facilitation skills, with the ability to translate workforce and labor-market trends into practical strategies.
• Proven ability to manage complex initiatives across multiple programs, locations, and stakeholder groups.
• Ability to travel periodically to EAW talent hubs, partner locations, and industry or higher-education events.