Jobs at Wake Forest University

Directs Wake Forest University’s compensation and classification functions, including compensation strategy, salary administration, job evaluation, pay structures, compliance, market analysis, and policy development. Leads compensation staff, advises campus leadership, supports reorganizations, collaborates with Payroll and HR, and ensures equitable, competitive, fiscally responsible compensation practices. The role also manages projects, process improvements, audits, and confidential HR information.

Leads Wake Forest University’s ADA and Section 504 accessibility efforts, overseeing disability and pregnancy accommodations for employees and non-academic student accommodations. Advises university offices, evaluates requests, resolves grievances, maintains confidential records, develops policies, monitors regulatory changes, coordinates assistive services, and trains faculty and supervisors. The role collaborates across academic, administrative, facilities, legal, and accessibility offices to remove barriers and promote an inclusive campus.

Provides high-level administrative and operational support to the Dean, managing complex calendars, travel, meetings, expenses, confidential information, communications, faculty governance records, events, and special projects. Supervises two staff members, coordinates with university stakeholders and donors, prepares briefing materials, supports faculty meetings, responds to inquiries, and improves office procedures.

Leads strategic communications for the Educating Character Initiative, including brand messaging, storytelling, newsletters, web content, social media, reports, grant communications, and digital media. Manages websites, community platforms, vendors, communications budgets, and event-related communications while collaborating with university marketing teams and external stakeholders. The role also supports conferences, online programming, annual reports, and may supervise team members.

Supports university budget and financial planning through budget availability reviews, variance and trend analysis, forecasting, financial reporting, and Adaptive planning cycles. The role validates Workday and Adaptive transactions, assists with financial projects, trains campus partners, prepares executive presentations, researches peer data, and provides administrative office support. Requires independent judgment, strong analytical skills, and effective communication across campus departments.

Leads finance and administration for the museum, overseeing accounting, budgeting, forecasting, audits, financial reporting, restricted funds, tax coordination, facilities, and security operations. Advises executive leadership and board committees on financial matters, supervises business office staff, supports grants and advancement forecasting, coordinates with University financial services and HR, and ensures effective controls, compliance, staff development, and operational performance.

Researches, writes, submits, and monitors corporate, foundation, and government grant proposals for Reynolda House and Reynolda Gardens. Manages pre- and post-award activities, budgets, grant reports, sponsorship stewardship, prospect research, and fundraising correspondence. Coordinates cross-departmental data collection, strategic initiatives, deadlines, and project timelines while supporting advancement operations and donor cultivation.

Coordinates weddings, corporate functions, and special events from sales and client contracting through setup and execution. Responsibilities include property tours, event planning, pricing and menu recommendations, contract preparation, vendor and décor coordination, departmental communication, revenue reporting, and conflict resolution. The role requires strong hospitality, sales, organizational, communication, and customer-service skills, along with flexibility to work evenings and weekends.

Processes and validates accounts payable, expense, invoice, and other financial transactions. Reviews documentation, tax treatment, purchase orders, and internal controls; researches discrepancies and exceptions; performs reconciliations and financial reporting support. Provides customer service and guidance to university departments, suppliers, and stakeholders, while supporting procurement and payment procedures. Identifies process improvements, assists with special projects, and ensures accurate, compliant, timely transaction processing.

Manages alumni volunteer networks, council project teams, reunion programming, recognition initiatives, and student-alumni connections for the School of Business. Coordinates regional alumni events, tracks engagement metrics, evaluates feedback, develops process improvements, and pilots initiatives to strengthen alumni participation and community affinity. The role requires relationship management, event coordination, stakeholder collaboration, data-informed program development, and periodic after-hours work and travel.

Supports financial aid systems operations, federal and institutional data exchanges, file processing, system monitoring, troubleshooting, testing, annual setup, documentation, and staff training. The role administers PowerFAIDS and Workday Student functionality, investigates processing errors and data discrepancies, maintains operational controls, collaborates with university technology and administrative teams, protects confidential information, and contributes to process improvements in a regulated environment.

Manages intake, confidential case records, communications, supportive measures, accommodations, referrals, hearings, and policy compliance for the Office of Institutional Equity. Coordinates outreach, training, reporting, vendor contracts, invoices, supplies, budgets, and annual reports. Collaborates with university offices and serves as a Maxient database operations team member. The role requires sensitive communication, accurate documentation, data analysis, independent work, and occasional evening or weekend availability.

Administer and configure enterprise applications (primarily Workday Student/HCM), manage security and business processes, troubleshoot integrations and escalated issues, support updates and tenants, collaborate with functional teams and developers, mentor staff, and leverage AI tools to improve productivity and automation.

Designs, develops, and maintains Workday integrations and enterprise application solutions; translates business requirements into technical designs; troubleshoots production issues; collaborates with stakeholders; ensures security and delivers solutions using Workday integration tools and web services.

Postdoctoral researcher will perform classical and quantum-computational simulations of quantum many-body systems, collaborate with the PI, mentor students, and publish results. Two-year appointment with possible third-year extension.

Oversee technical production for events in Brendle Recital Hall and Wait Chapel: coordinate crews, manage lighting/sound/AV/recording, troubleshoot, handle equipment movement and maintenance, and support event logistics and reporting.

Coordinate WFDD's podcast incubator and produce three audio products (community, news-focused, youth). Manage production from concept to launch, handle editorial standards, schedules, training, equipment logistics, and audience growth strategies while collaborating with newsroom, marketing, and community partners.