Director, Applied Leadership Programs

About Us

Emeritus is committed to teaching the skills of the future by making high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world. It does this by collaborating with more than 50 top-tier universities across the United States, Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India and China. Emeritus’ short courses, degree programs, professional certificates, and senior executive programs help individuals learn new skills and transform their lives, companies, and organizations. Its unique model of state-of-the-art technology, curriculum innovation, and hands-on instruction from senior faculty, mentors and coaches has educated more than 250,000 individuals across 80+ countries. Founded in 2015, Emeritus, part of Eruditus Group, has more than 2,000 employees globally and offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore, Palo Alto, Mexico City, New York, Boston, London, and Dubai. Following its $650 million Series E funding round in August 2021, the Company is valued at $3.2 billion, and is backed by Accel, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Leeds Illuminate, Prosus Ventures, Sequoia Capital India, and Bertelsmann.

Emeritus’s Enterprise business is growing fast, and this Director, Applied Leadership Programs will be the commercial leader to accelerate our traction in developing leaders at large organizations in the United States and Canada. Our leadership programs cut across functions, with a particular focus on helping leaders embrace and achieve their organizations’ ambitions across data & AI, digital transformation, and sustainability.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Source and develop six- and seven-figure commercial relationships to build leadership programs for a defined territory of large companies across the United States and Canada.
2. Develop proposals of high quality that bring together Emeritus’ assets (university relationships, strong expert network, existing top-tier client base, fresh hybrid delivery format) and the client’s context and needs.
3. Work collaboratively with internal curriculum designers and delivery teams, and external subject matter experts and university partners, to develop and deliver leadership programs that achieve clients’ goals.
4. Contribute to a library of programs and case studies that other teams can use.
5. Bolster Emeritus’ thought leadership through events and publications.
6. This role begins as an individual contributor, with the possibility of building a team in the future.

Requirements:

1. 5-7 years of experience in a commercial capacity designing and delivering executive leadership programs at a top-tier American university.
2. A strong network of relationships with Chief Learning Officers, Heads of Leadership Development, and functional leaders at large companies in the UK & Europe.
3. Comfort with a high-growth and fast-paced working environment.
4. Full professional fluency in English. Additional fluency in French, Spanish, or German is a plus.
5. Subject-matter expertise in digital transformation, data and AI, or sustainability is a plus.

Compensation and Benefits:

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The compensation for this role is comprised of a base salary and a variable component, with the total compensation ranging between $200,000 - $300,000 annually. Pay will be determined on several factors including but not limited to location, skills, experience and may vary from the range listed above. Additional compensation includes industry leading benefits Emeritus provides, such as a comprehensive benefits package, 401K savings plan, company holidays, unlimited PTO, parental leave, and education benefits just to name a few.

EMERITUS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.