Academic Portfolio Manager - Remote-Friendly Analytics

Post University; Waterbury (CT); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition benefits

Medical insurance (benefits)

Job summary

Post University is seeking an Academic Portfolio Manager to support evidence-informed academic portfolio decisions. This role unifies data from programs across degrees, certificates, and pathways, enabling leadership to evaluate opportunities, feasibility, and strategic fit.

You will collaborate with Academic Quality, Enrollment, Finance, and Career Development to produce decision-ready materials and reliable leadership reporting, while maintaining ongoing portfolio tracking and governance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, business, operations, research, analytics, project management, or related field.
• Strong analytical, project management, data-stewardship, documentation, organizational, and executive-reporting skills.
• Experience coordinating with multiple academic and administrative units without direct authority.
• Experience with portfolio or program management in higher education or similar environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a consolidated view of the university’s academic portfolio across degrees, certificates, and pathways.
• Analyze portfolio mix, performance, and opportunities for growth or sunset.
• Collaborate with Academic Quality and Assessment, Enrollment, Finance, and Career Development to bring relevant data into portfolio analysis.
• Prepare concise feasibility findings and decision-ready materials for leadership.
• Track portfolio status, milestones, and dependencies across initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Data stewardship

Documentation

Organizational skills

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in education, business, operations, research, analytics, project management, or related field

Tools

Excel

Smartsheet

Power BI

CRM systems

Project management tools

BI platforms

Job description

Post University is seeking an Academic Portfolio Manager to support evidence-informed academic portfolio decisions. This role unifies data from programs across degrees, certificates, and pathways, enabling leadership to evaluate opportunities, feasibility, and strategic fit.

You will collaborate with Academic Quality, Enrollment, Finance, and Career Development to produce decision-ready materials and reliable leadership reporting, while maintaining ongoing portfolio tracking and governance