EMBA Senior Operations Specialist

Position Details
University of Colorado | Denver
Official Title: Academic Services Senior Professional  
Working Title: EMBA Senior Operations Specialist
FTE: Full Time 1.0 (100%) FTE | Hybrid 
Salary Range: $53,000 - 65,000 
Position #00800667– Requisition #37509
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Job Description

* Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers *

The Executive MBA (EMBA) program at the University of Colorado was established in the early 1980s, becoming an independent degree in the CU Denver Business School in 2020. The EMBA team at CU Denver aims to become the regional leader in providing executive-level business education. We attract and educate highly motivated and accomplished students due to an innovative and flexible program – creating an exceptional experience and promoting excellence across the curriculum. Our purpose is to educate thoughtful leaders who enable change.

The EMBA Senior Operations Specialist serves as a critical member of the EMBA team, delivering seamless, high-touch administrative and operational support to senior business professionals enrolled in the program. This role requires a high level of professionalism, attention to detail, personal initiative, customer service, and cross-functional collaboration. Responsibilities include academic logistics, class and event support, purchasing and reconciliation, facilities management, and interfacing with a wide range of stakeholders (students, staff, faculty, alumni, and vendors). As the concierge-level point of contact for students, faculty, and staff, the Senior Operations Specialist is an active steward of the EMBA program, helping to deliver an exceptional educational experience from admission to graduation.

In all interactions and tasks, the Senior Operations Specialist should embody and model the EMBA program’s purpose, to educate thoughtful leaders who enable change. The ideal candidate is highly organized, ambitious, tech-savvy, service-oriented, anticipates and solves problems, and thrives in the dynamic, detail-intensive environment characteristic of a high-performing team.

This role will likely include some cross-functional duties for all EMBA programs and support of the developing EMBA in Aviation degree that will launch in 2026, such as course coordination and administrative support.
The Senior Operations Specialist reports to the Executive MBA Assistant Director of Operations. This position will require some evening and weekend work and includes the opportunity for professional development which may involve occasional out-of-state travel.

EMBA Senior Operations Specialist
What you will do:

Course & Curriculum Operations

• Lead the configuration and administration of Canvas cohort accounts for incoming students, including pre-program setup, Orientation modules, and ongoing term communications.