Program Manager

Program Manager

The Program Manager provides day-to-day administrative, strategic, and operational support for the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence programs, with particular focus on student support. Reporting to the Program Head, this role supports students and faculty, manages program resources, and coordinates cross-campus initiatives. The Program Manager serves as a point of contact for students, partners with faculty and staff, and contributes to advancing program goals, visibility, and efficient program operations in close partnership with administrative program staff. The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced academic environment and demonstrate the ability to adapt to changing priorities. They will be prepared to learn new tasks and software tools essential to the role, including enterprise systems such as Workday. This role requires a high level of independence, balanced with the ability to collaborate with colleagues within the program and across the university to address complex challenges as they arise.

Manage Student-Facing Programming and Events

• Serve as the administrative and advising contact for undergraduate and graduate students, providing support for enrollment, degree planning, room scheduling, space reservations, course scheduling and faculty coordination.
• Develop and coordinate student success, advising, peer mentoring, and wellness programming including community-building initiatives, professional development activities, and recruitment and retention strategies.
• Collaborate with student organizations such as the Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Graduate Student Council, the Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Undergraduate Student Council to support students.
• Plan and administer program events such as Datathons, REU, WiDS, orientations, open houses, wellness initiatives, and graduation activities, including logistics, communications and marketing.
• Manage student information systems (workday), admissions support (Slate), program resources and supplies, shared program spaces, and other daily operations for DS & AI academic programs.
• Maintain partnerships with diverse stakeholders and represent DS & AI programs during events, meetings, and industry or campus collaborations.

Provide Operational Support and Program Initiatives

Requirements

Compensation

Salary range : $58,000 $62,000 per year. Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity.

FLSA Status

United States of America (Exempt)

WPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability. It seeks individuals from all backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to a culture of creativity, collaboration, inclusion, problem solving, innovation, high performance, and change making. It is committed to maintaining a campus environment free of harassment and discrimination.