Program Director, Employer Relations

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Irvine, CA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $64K - $112K 💻 Human Resources 🗓️ March 10th, 2026

CRM

Edtech.com's Summary

University of California, Irvine is hiring a Program Director, Employer Relations. This role involves managing relationships with corporate partners to deliver customized career employment programs for business students, coordinating corporate relations activities such as career fairs and site visits, and providing market insights to support career coaching and employer outreach.

Highlights

Manage and strengthen relationships with corporate representatives to support employment programs for graduate and undergraduate business students.
Coordinate experiential opportunities, campus recruiting, resume referrals, career fairs, industry nights, and site visits.
Provide market trends and insights through ongoing employer and alumni outreach.
Manage employer relations customer relationship management (CRM) system.
Require extensive knowledge of university employment market and early career hiring in professional business services fields such as technology, consulting, healthcare, and CPG.
Must have strong event planning, communication, and interpersonal skills, and ability to work with diverse populations.
Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred, with a minimum of 5 years related experience.
Preferred experience includes at least 1 year in higher education and recruiting or experiential development.
Salary range: $63,800 to $111,600 annually.
Position is a one-year contract with potential for extension, requiring hybrid work with some evenings and weekends.