Leads the strategic planning for the Industry Relations area and center-wide industry engagement. Manages a vision and creates goals for employer-focused programming, the employer experience, and recruitment services initiatives. Responsible for leading and implementing the Center’s strategic plan for each industry engagement, recruitment services, and employer branding. Works collaboratively with all aspects of the Center to ensure proper implementation of industry engagement initiatives including career events and the student experience of career services. Assists in analyzing the effectiveness of and establishes future direction for functional policies and programs. Ensures all programs and activities comply with university, state, and federal regulations. Establishes performance goals and measures to evaluate success of employer outreach and participation in recruitment activities.

Fosters relationships with internal and external constituents for the benefit of students’ career development to increase engagement and employer connections for UF candidates. Initiates meetings, delivers presentations, strategizes and implements collaborative programming and structures. Also serves as a Recruitment Coach to a portfolio of employer accounts.

Oversees the day-to-day operations of assigned area including supervision of the Industry Relations team. Provides guidance and direction to staff involved in department services and programs conducting outreach and recruitment services to new, inactive, and active employers for the purposes of advancing recruitment at the University of Florida.

Oversees assessments, analysis of data, and reporting related to activities for functional experience and recruitment area(s). Maintains up-to-date knowledge of employment and career services via benchmarking, professional associations, labor data, and stakeholder engagement to inform strategic planning efforts and education to Center staff and stakeholders. Participates in the development of budget requests and maintains a budget pertinent to assigned programs.