Associate Athletic Director/Compliance and Strategy, Department of Athletics

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Summary This leadership position provides management and active engagement for all of the day-to-day operations in the athletic compliance office to ensure integrity and institutional control with all NCAA, ACC, College Sports Commission (CSC), and Wake Forest University (WFU) rules and regulations. The Associate AD will have direct oversight of compliance staff members and provide advanced expertise, strategic advice, and optimization of conducting all operations for compliance across all 18 teams. The Associate AD will provide innovation and strong connectivity with all WFU coaches and staff members while collaborating with numerous athletic units and campus partners across the university community to ensure integrity and success to support a World Class Student-Athlete Experience. * This position is not eligible for sponsorship of non-immigrant or immigrant visa status through Wake Forest University. All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply.

Essential Functions: Provides active leadership and ensures execution by the compliance team for all day-to-day compliance operations including athletic personnel, athletic and academic eligibility, recruiting, financial aid, awards and benefits, and playing and practice season rules. Mastery in providing proactive rules education, interpretations of NCAA rules, developing new policies and procedures, implementation of appropriate monitoring systems, and enforcement of rules and regulations.  Serves as the primary compliance sport liaison to one or more high profile programs and executes one or more core functions of the compliance office. Provides compliance education presentations at monthly departmental “all-staff” meetings and other athletic or university meetings, as needed. Responsible for ensuring collaboration, execution of tasks, education, and strong communication by the compliance office with campus partners in the WFU Registrar’s Office, Student Financial Aid Office, Admissions Office, and Student Financial Services Office. Coordinates closely with the Student-Athlete Services Office staff members for eligibility, admissions, transfer issues, international students, graduate students, and other related areas to ensure support for student-athletes and compliance with NCAA rules.  Works with the Senior Associate AD on management of the compliance staff “hybrid” organizational structure for core function area assignments and team liaison assignments. Provides game day support at home contests with the compliance team. Mentors, teaches, and develops compliance staff members and provides strategic support and guidance to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Faculty Athletic Representative. Assists the Senior Associate AD and athletic licensing office staff for name, image, likeness/settlement benefits interpretations and manages assigned tasks in the College Athlete Payment System (CAPS) by the appropriate deadlines.