
Program Director
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The Program Director leads recruitment and retention strategy for district partners, aligning outreach with institute goals and market opportunities. The role develops relationships with district leaders and external stakeholders, identifies growth and sustainability opportunities, and drives revenue through recruitment, renewals, and partnership models. It also oversees program implementation, staff supervision, external representation, and cross-functional collaboration.
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Full job description
Lead recruitment and retention strategy for district partners, including outreach planning aligned to institute goals and market opportunities.Build and maintain high-level relationships with district leaders and external stakeholders while developing tailored proposals and partner-facing materials.Identify growth, expansion, and sustainability opportunities, advising leadership on market conditions and district demand.Drive revenue generation through partner recruitment, renewals, and development of sustainable partnership models and structures.Monitor recruitment and renewal pipelines, providing strategic updates and supporting agreement development with internal and university partners.Oversee program strategy and implementation to ensure alignment with goals, partner expectations, and continuous improvement informed by feedback.Lead and supervise staff by clarifying roles, coaching performance, and ensuring effective execution across program functions.Represent the institute externally and collaborate cross-functionally to support strategic communications, planning, and organizational growth.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,042 open Program Director jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$145–150K/yr39 salary ranges
- US median$20–22/hr59 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 101 open Program Director jobs in Texas and 1,042 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (this employer)14 open
- Sevita8 open
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON5 open
- Experience
- Program Director postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 10 years (752 postings).
- Education
- 538 of the 1,042 open Program Director jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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