1d ago
Director of Student Success
Kansas City, MO
$90k-$90k / year
full-timeleadeducation
🛠 Tech Stack
💼 About This Role
You'll lead the full student lifecycle at a premier aviation maintenance institute, aligning teams and strategies to drive retention, certification, graduation, and job placement. Your core impact will be ensuring students are supported from enrollment through meaningful employment. This role offers relocation assistance and a chance to shape the future of aviation maintenance education.
🎯 What You'll Do
- Design and lead campus-wide retention and persistence strategies
- Oversee FAA certification readiness and testing milestones
- Lead career readiness and employer relationship initiatives
- Directly supervise student and career services staff
📋 Requirements
- 5+ years in student services or related student-support field
- Proven success in a performance-driven environment with measurable outcomes
- Experience leading teams and managing performance
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
✨ Nice to Have
- Associate's or bachelor's degree preferred
- Experience in aviation or technical education
- Proficient with Microsoft Office
🎁 Benefits & Perks
- 💰 Tuition reimbursement for continued education
- 🎓 Paid parental leave
- 🏖️ Paid time off
- 🏥 Comprehensive health, dental, vision from day one
- 📈 401(k) with company match
📨 Hiring Process
Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate
- 1Phone Screen· 30 min
- 2Interview with Hiring Manager· 60 min
- 3Panel Interview· 60 min
- 4Offer· 1 day
🚩 Heads Up
- Role combines student services and career services which may spread focus
- Requires occasional Saturday work without additional compensation mentioned
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