Assistant Director of Financial Aid & Scholarships
Core
Supervises staff and provides operational leadership for financial aid and scholarship processes, including federal aid functions, compliance, and student service workflows.
Role type
Assistant Director of Financial Aid & Scholarships
Builds
Student financial aid packages, scholarship awards, and compliant federal/state aid processes
Domain
Higher Education / Student Financial Services
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Federal aid compliance, scholarship administration, staff supervision, regulatory interpretation, process improvement, audit readiness, Title IV calculations, FAFSA verification, student appeals management
Preferred skills
Business Management/Finance/Accounting degree, direct employee supervision experience
Technologies
Financial aid systems, data reporting tools
Responsibilities
Supervise assigned staff for financial aid operations, interpret federal/state/institutional requirements to resolve compliance matters, oversee federal aid processes (loans, FAFSA, Work-Study), manage student appeals and cost of attendance adjustments, collaborate with data staff on system testing and reporting, implement process improvements
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with supervisory duties