Operations Manager, Career Services
Top Benefits
About the role
This position is being posted in accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The University is currently considering a preferred internal candidate for this role. This notice is provided to inform eligible applicants of the opportunity to apply.
The University is located in Denver, Colorado, a city known for its dynamic blend of business, innovation and world-class recreation. Denver is consistently ranked by Forbes and Kiplingers Magazine as one of the top cities for young professionals and recent college graduates. The University of Denver is a private institution founded in 1864. It serves a population of more than 5,200 undergraduate and 6,200 graduate students as a research-intensive institution. The beautiful campus is located approximately seven miles from downtown with easy access to public transportation.
With a long tradition of excellence and innovation, the Daniels College of Business prepares students to succeed in a dynamic, changing world. We are a high-achieving community of students, staff and faculty that inspires one another to think in new ways, perform at higher levels, and transform organizations and communities. Daniels is ranked among the top business schools and is the only business school in Colorado to receive rankings and recognition from BusinessWeek, the Financial Times, U.S. News & World Report and Forbes. The Daniels College of Business (DCB) offers a variety of baccalaureate, graduate, PhD and certificate programs which are detailed at https://daniels.du.edu/ [https://daniels.du.edu/]
Position Summary
The Operations Manager provides strategic management for the infrastructure that enables scalable, equitable, and high-impact career services across undergraduate and graduate populations. This role supports database administration, event operations, recruiting-related programming, external outreach, and special projects.
This position is housed in the Student Success Center, which serves as an integrated hub for academic advising, student engagement, career readiness, experiential learning, and student support within Daniels. Within the Student Success Center, the Career Services Operations Manager supports the systems, processes, events, and employer-facing operations that help students secure meaningful career opportunities and industry networks.
Essential Functions
Career Platforms & Data Management
- Provide strategic oversight of career platforms, including 12Twenty (PCO), RAIN Careers, and Interstride, etc., to ensure usability, integration, data integrity, and alignment with institutional priorities.
- Track external communications, relationship management activity, and recruiting efforts within Salesforce and 12Twenty.
Employer Engagement & Recruitment Support
- Manage high-level recruiter relationships by supporting job postings, responding to employer needs, and ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Support talent development strategy, account management, and market intelligence to strengthen employer engagement and student opportunity pipelines.
Internal Communication & Opportunity Sharing
- Maintain consistent communication with career coaches and departments regarding opportunities available through internal platforms for students to apply and secure.
- Communicate employer needs, recruiting updates, and student opportunities to internal staff and relevant campus partners.
Career Events & Operational Coordination
- Provide logistical coordination and operational support for career fairs, employer events, and on-campus recruitment activities.
Student Staff Supervision
- Supervise one or more graduate or undergraduate student assistants, including recruiting, training, assigning tasks, monitoring performance, and providing coaching.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to work independently under general direction.
- Ability to collaborate effectively in a team-based environment.
- Adaptable to new technology and software
- Ability to support individuals in reaching shared objectives.
- Ability to develop, maintain, and analyze large databases using Excel, AirTable, Salesforce, and related tools.
- Ability to generate and analyze industry reports.
- Ability to synthesize data and support strategic planning around internships, outcomes, and industry partner growth
- Strong organizational, planning, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong professionalism
- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally in writing and verbally.
- Ability to manage multiple functions and projects simultaneously without sacrificing quality or accuracy.
- Ability to coordinate events, logistics and other initiatives with strong attention to detail and follow-through
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree required
- 3+ years of experience in operations, human resources, administration, or related field.
Working Environment
- Standard office environment.
- Unexpected interruptions occur often and stress level is moderate to high.
- Noise level is quiet to moderate.
Physical Activities
- Ability to work in front of a computer for extended periods of time.
- Occasionally required to move about the office/campus.
Work Schedule Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Application Deadline For consideration, please submit your application materials by 12:00 p.m. (MST) July 27, 2026.
Special Instructions Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu [https://jobs.du.edu/en-us/listing/] to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
Salary Grade Number: The salary grade for the position is 10.
Salary Range: The salary range for this position is $65,000-$67,500.
The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
Benefits: The University of Denver offers excellent benefits [https://www.du.edu/sites/default/files/2026-02/Benefits%20Overview-Benefited%20Employees_FINAL_2.9.2026.pdf], including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver [https://www.du.edu/].
Please include the following documents with your application:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement [https://www.du.edu/equalopportunity/non-discrimination-statement].
All offers of employment are based upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history and National Sex Offender Registry background check.
About University of Denver
The mission of the Office of Teaching and Learning at the University of Denver is to foster innovation and strengthen practices in teaching, course design and curriculum development to improve learning across the university.
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Operations Manager, Career Services
Top Benefits
About the role
This position is being posted in accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The University is currently considering a preferred internal candidate for this role. This notice is provided to inform eligible applicants of the opportunity to apply.
The University is located in Denver, Colorado, a city known for its dynamic blend of business, innovation and world-class recreation. Denver is consistently ranked by Forbes and Kiplingers Magazine as one of the top cities for young professionals and recent college graduates. The University of Denver is a private institution founded in 1864. It serves a population of more than 5,200 undergraduate and 6,200 graduate students as a research-intensive institution. The beautiful campus is located approximately seven miles from downtown with easy access to public transportation.
With a long tradition of excellence and innovation, the Daniels College of Business prepares students to succeed in a dynamic, changing world. We are a high-achieving community of students, staff and faculty that inspires one another to think in new ways, perform at higher levels, and transform organizations and communities. Daniels is ranked among the top business schools and is the only business school in Colorado to receive rankings and recognition from BusinessWeek, the Financial Times, U.S. News & World Report and Forbes. The Daniels College of Business (DCB) offers a variety of baccalaureate, graduate, PhD and certificate programs which are detailed at https://daniels.du.edu/ [https://daniels.du.edu/]
Position Summary
The Operations Manager provides strategic management for the infrastructure that enables scalable, equitable, and high-impact career services across undergraduate and graduate populations. This role supports database administration, event operations, recruiting-related programming, external outreach, and special projects.
This position is housed in the Student Success Center, which serves as an integrated hub for academic advising, student engagement, career readiness, experiential learning, and student support within Daniels. Within the Student Success Center, the Career Services Operations Manager supports the systems, processes, events, and employer-facing operations that help students secure meaningful career opportunities and industry networks.
Essential Functions
Career Platforms & Data Management
- Provide strategic oversight of career platforms, including 12Twenty (PCO), RAIN Careers, and Interstride, etc., to ensure usability, integration, data integrity, and alignment with institutional priorities.
- Track external communications, relationship management activity, and recruiting efforts within Salesforce and 12Twenty.
Employer Engagement & Recruitment Support
- Manage high-level recruiter relationships by supporting job postings, responding to employer needs, and ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Support talent development strategy, account management, and market intelligence to strengthen employer engagement and student opportunity pipelines.
Internal Communication & Opportunity Sharing
- Maintain consistent communication with career coaches and departments regarding opportunities available through internal platforms for students to apply and secure.
- Communicate employer needs, recruiting updates, and student opportunities to internal staff and relevant campus partners.
Career Events & Operational Coordination
- Provide logistical coordination and operational support for career fairs, employer events, and on-campus recruitment activities.
Student Staff Supervision
- Supervise one or more graduate or undergraduate student assistants, including recruiting, training, assigning tasks, monitoring performance, and providing coaching.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to work independently under general direction.
- Ability to collaborate effectively in a team-based environment.
- Adaptable to new technology and software
- Ability to support individuals in reaching shared objectives.
- Ability to develop, maintain, and analyze large databases using Excel, AirTable, Salesforce, and related tools.
- Ability to generate and analyze industry reports.
- Ability to synthesize data and support strategic planning around internships, outcomes, and industry partner growth
- Strong organizational, planning, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong professionalism
- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally in writing and verbally.
- Ability to manage multiple functions and projects simultaneously without sacrificing quality or accuracy.
- Ability to coordinate events, logistics and other initiatives with strong attention to detail and follow-through
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree required
- 3+ years of experience in operations, human resources, administration, or related field.
Working Environment
- Standard office environment.
- Unexpected interruptions occur often and stress level is moderate to high.
- Noise level is quiet to moderate.
Physical Activities
- Ability to work in front of a computer for extended periods of time.
- Occasionally required to move about the office/campus.
Work Schedule Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Application Deadline For consideration, please submit your application materials by 12:00 p.m. (MST) July 27, 2026.
Special Instructions Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu [https://jobs.du.edu/en-us/listing/] to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
Salary Grade Number: The salary grade for the position is 10.
Salary Range: The salary range for this position is $65,000-$67,500.
The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
Benefits: The University of Denver offers excellent benefits [https://www.du.edu/sites/default/files/2026-02/Benefits%20Overview-Benefited%20Employees_FINAL_2.9.2026.pdf], including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver [https://www.du.edu/].
Please include the following documents with your application:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement [https://www.du.edu/equalopportunity/non-discrimination-statement].
All offers of employment are based upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history and National Sex Offender Registry background check.
About University of Denver
The mission of the Office of Teaching and Learning at the University of Denver is to foster innovation and strengthen practices in teaching, course design and curriculum development to improve learning across the university.