Overview

The Director of Capital Management leads the strategy and execution of the organization’s annual capital portfolio, ensuring disciplined investment in alignment with the Division’s growth objectives, including the launching of new campuses and new programs each year. This role drives both strategic planning and day‑to‑day oversight of capital spending while partnering closely with senior leaders across Construction, Real Estate, IT, Marketing, Procurement, and Launch to optimize capital deployment for growth, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, setting, and execution of annual capex budgets, ensuring alignment within the Division’s growth objectives
• Collaborate with Construction, Real Estate, IT, Marketing, Procurement and Launch senior leaders to support capital planning for new campus and program launches
• Work closely with the accounting team to ensure construction spending is accurately categorized between capital and operating expenses, and that all related month‑end and quarter‑end accruals are properly recorded
• Identify and drive cost reduction and optimization opportunities across all capital projects
• Monitor, analyze, and report on month-to-date, quarter-to-date and year-to-date actual capex spend and remaining budget, providing actionable insights to executive leadership
• Develop and maintain forecasting models and tools to accurately estimate spend and support strategic decision-making
• Influence the capital roadmap by balancing long-term investment priorities with short-term tactical needs
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and external regulatory requirements related to capital spending
• Prepare and present clear, concise analyses and recommendations to senior management

 

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (required); MBA or relevant advanced degree (preferred)
• Ten (10) years of progressive finance experience, with at five (5) years in a Senior FP&A or capital management role (required)
• Knowledge base and experience should include managing large capital budgets ($50M+), ideally in multi-site expansion environments
• Experience in Construction, Real Estate, or Launch-related finance role (preferred)
• Broad knowledge of designing or enhancing capital governance frameworks, approval workflows, or portfolio management processes
• Experience with Workday Project Management (preferred)
• Strong system orientation with ERP/project accounting tools

 

• Independently manage complex tasks and projects
• Coach and mentor junior team members
• Analyze problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions
• Present ideas in a compelling and structured format to diverse audiences
• Demonstrate refined listening skills and emotional intelligence
• Facilitate training sessions and cross-functional meetings
• Drive consistent results in a fast-paced environment
• Leverage enterprise-level tools and systems to streamline processes
• Create new and better ways for the organization to succeed
• Develop people to achieve their goals and support organizational success
• Navigate complex policies, processes, and organizational dynamics with ease
• Work independently, escalating complex or high-impact issues
• Drive innovation to improve organizational success
• Develop others to achieve individual and organizational goals
• Navigate complex organizational dynamics with confidence
• Perform effectively amid uncertainty and ambiguity

 

• Able and willing to:
  • Communicate, think, learn, and reason
  • Use computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to process transactions, store documents, enter data, or perform assigned tasks
  • Safely ambulate and/or maneuver when on-site at Company locations
  • Demonstrate and utilize active listening, inductive reasoning, information ordering and category flexibility
• Ability to use good judgment, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information with discretion
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where deadlines are essential and multiple projects are worked simultaneously
• Ability to gain, understand and apply information and data as it relates essential functions of the position
• Ability to foster long-term relationships with stakeholders

 

• Ability to travel to worksite locations
• Occasionally (up t0 15% of workday)
  • Use fine and large motor skills to operate a motor vehicle
  • Use hearing and sight (both near and far vision) to operate a motor vehicle

 

• Work is performed indoors in a climate-controlled environment when on site at assigned company location. Employees must be able to safely ambulate when on company premises
• This position is designated as Remote. Employees must meet minimum technical standards for eligibility and participation.
• Overnight and/or Local travel required (up to 25%)