Academic Programs AAVP — Enterprise Leadership & Strategy

Southern New Hampshire University; Kansas; Remote; USD 142,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High-quality medical insurance

Dental and vision plans

5 weeks of paid time off

Employer-funded retirement

Free tuition program

Parental leave

Mental health resources

Job summary

Southern New Hampshire University is seeking an Academic Associate Vice President for its online Global Campus. The role provides strategic, operational, and cultural leadership for academic programs, ensuring high‑quality programs, learner‑centered support, engaged faculty, and strong teams aligned to institutional priorities.

The AAVP leads multiple academic programs, drives cross‑unit collaboration, and guides transformation to improve learner outcomes, governance, and performance while

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive higher education leadership experience successfully leading cross-divisional initiatives with enterprise impact.
• Doctoral degree or equivalent terminal degree.
• Experience with online education at large scale, including faculty management.
• Knowledge of policy development and standard operating procedures.
• Systems thinking and navigating complex environments.
• Enterprise leadership with strategic prioritization and shared accountability.
• Data literacy and evidence-based decision making.
• Process simplification and operating model design.
• Ability to build enterprise partnerships across departments.
• Digital and AI fluency and responsible adoption.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic and enterprise leadership for assigned academic portfolios.
• Leads development and execution of portfolio strategy using insights to identify priorities, risks, and actions.
• Promotes an enterprise and One University mindset across Academic Programs and partners.
• Provides enterprise leadership for academic integrity, quality, and governance.
• Advances organizational agility and talent fluidity across portfolios and teams.
• Leads strategic initiatives and organizational transformation.
• Builds leadership and organizational capability by coaching Deans and Directors.
• Strengthens the flow from data to insight to action with evidence-informed decisions.
• Champions operational and process excellence and simplifies workflows.
• Promotes responsible technology and AI enablement with human oversight.
• Builds trusted enterprise partnerships and influences across the organization.
• Creates a culture of accountability, learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Stewards resources and capacity strategically.
• Anticipates opportunities and challenges affecting Academic Programs.
• Measures and communicates portfolio performance and risk.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Enterprise Leadership

Change Leadership

Strategic Execution

Data Literacy

Organizational & Process Design

Digital & AI Fluency

Talent Fluidity & Capability Building

Systems Intelligence

Enterprise Partnership

Education

Doctoral degree or equivalent terminal degree

Experience-based equivalency acceptable

Job description

Southern New Hampshire University is seeking an Academic Associate Vice President for its online Global Campus. The role provides strategic, operational, and cultural leadership for academic programs, ensuring high‑quality programs, learner‑centered support, engaged faculty, and strong teams aligned to institutional priorities.

The AAVP leads multiple academic programs, drives cross‑unit collaboration, and guides transformation to improve learner outcomes, governance, and performance while