Program Director, Advanced Manufacturing Technology

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Establish and sustain well-structured engagement processes with employers and industry stakeholders.

• Cultivate partnerships with employers and industry for collaborative program design, applied learning, industry-recognized credentials, and pathways to employment.

• Utilize employer feedback, labor market trends, competitive intelligence, and competency frameworks to inform program strategy.

• Create and maintain a discipline-specific program roadmap in collaboration with Product, Academics, and stakeholders.

• Convert employer requirements into program outcomes, curriculum design, course sequencing, and applied learning opportunities.

• Differentiate programs through the use of emerging technologies, simulations, industry partnerships, hands-on learning, and digital tools.

• Formulate recommendations and funding needs for labs, equipment, tools, technology, facilities, instructional resources, and delivery partnerships.

• Assess delivery options that enhance learner access and support scalable hands-on skill development.

• Oversee operational readiness and continuous delivery, including scheduling, lab and equipment utilization, safety protocols, and issue resolution.

• Develop and track operating plans, resource requirements, budget recommendations, cost-to-deliver, and improvements in operational efficiency.

• Manage the transition from product launch to academic operations, ensuring faculty readiness, established procedures, performance metrics, and continuity of employer relationships.

• Drive academic and product initiatives for go-to-market execution across Academics, Product, Regulatory Affairs, Marketing, Enrollment, Finance, and other departments.

• Monitor milestones for program design, approval, readiness, and launch; identify dependencies, risks, and necessary decisions.

• Apply knowledge of advanced manufacturing, industrial operations, automation, technician competencies, laboratory practices, and credentialing to program design.

• Lead and oversee advanced manufacturing faculty after transitioning to Academics, including input on hiring, onboarding, evaluation, coaching, development, workload planning, and instructional accountability.

• Provide academic guidance for course delivery, faculty readiness, instructional consistency, assessment, and curriculum enhancement.

• Define faculty qualifications, staffing plans, lab supervision needs, and professional development priorities.

• Supervise program evaluations and improvement plans based on student learning, retention, completion rates, employer feedback, and graduate outcomes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in advanced manufacturing, industrial technology, automation, or a closely related technical discipline.

• Background in developing, launching, or significantly enhancing technical, career and technical education, or workforce-aligned academic programs.

• Capability to translate employer competency needs into curriculum and practical learning experiences.

• Familiarity with program approval processes, academic collaboration, and the operational aspects of hands-on technical education.

• Established ability to lead faculty or technical instructional teams, manage academic delivery, and drive measurable program quality and student outcomes.

• Experience in program-level resource planning, budget management, operational enhancement, and coordination of facilities or lab-based instruction.

• Proven track record of collaborating with employers and cross-functional stakeholders on multifaceted program initiatives.

• Strong project leadership, analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills; capable of advancing multiple initiatives across academic and business domains.

• Background with manufacturing employers, industry associations, and recognized technical competency frameworks.

• Experience in planning labs, equipment, faculty or instructor requirements, and hybrid or technology-enhanced technical instruction.

• Previous roles as program director, academic leadership, or similar positions in technical workforce program leadership.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Collaborative and innovative work environment.