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Director, Competition

VancouverOn-sitePart-time

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The Director of Competition directs the end-to-end competitor experience, from rules through judging and finals execution. This portfolio is responsible for delivering SCMC’s challenge and ensuring a rigorous, professional competition that reflects real-world capital markets decision-making.

About this role

The Director of Competition directs the end-to-end competitor experience, from rules through judging and finals execution. This portfolio is responsible for delivering SCMC’s challenge and ensuring a rigorous, professional competition that reflects real-world capital markets decision-making. SCMC is a student-run, CUS-funded finance case competition built around corporate deal strategy and execution.

Time Commitment

10 hours/week (more during peak deadlines and competition weeks)

Term of Employment

June 2026 – March 2027

Main Responsibilities

  • Manage registration workflows and competitor operations (team verification, submissions, Q&A, integrity checks)

  • Coordinate judging logistics: judge recruiting support, scheduling, calibration, scoring consolidation, and feedback

  • Build and run finals weekend logistics in partnership with Conference and External teams

  • Benchmark against top finance competitions to keep SCMC credible and competitive

Qualifications

  • Strong understanding of capital markets / IB concepts (valuation, transaction rationale, strategy)

  • Detail-oriented operator who can run structured processes under pressure

  • Excellent written communication (rules, competitor memos, judge instructions)

  • Comfortable leading a team and enforcing timelines and quality control

  • Experience with case competitions, finance recruiting, or case writing is an asset

Anticipated Learning Outcomes

  • Direct experience leading a national/global finance case competition operation

  • Stronger technical + strategic thinking through case design and evaluation

  • Stakeholder management with judges, sponsors, and competitors

  • High-trust leadership and execution under deadlines

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