Academic Programs AAVP — Strategy & Transformation

Southern New Hampshire University; Wyoming (MI); Remote; USD 142,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) Online Global Campus seeks an Academic Associate Vice President to lead academic portfolios, align strategy with learner outcomes, and drive performance across programs. The role emphasizes enterprise integration across academics and wider SNHU, driving transformational initiatives for growth and learner success.

This senior leader builds talent, champions governance, and guides data-informed decisions while coordinating cross-unit efforts to improve

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive higher education leadership with enterprise impact.
• Doctoral or terminal degree required.
• Online education at scale with multiple modalities experience.
• Experience developing policies and standard operating procedures.
• Systems thinking and outcomes-based design.
• Enterprise leadership with shared accountability.
• Change leadership: strategy, sequencing and stakeholder mobilization.
• Strategy-to-action experience: portfolio leadership and execution.
• Data literacy and evidence-based decision making.
• Process design and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and enterprise leadership for assigned academic portfolios, ensuring portfolio strategy, priorities, resources, and performance align with institutional objectives.
• Lead the development and execution of portfolio strategy using health, learner, operational, and market insights to identify priorities and actions.
• Promote an enterprise mindset, building alignment across Academic Programs and partners.
• Oversee academic integrity, quality, governance, and accreditation compliance.
• Advance organizational agility by mobilizing talent across portfolios and teams.
• Drive strategic initiatives and organizational transformation across operating models and processes.
• Coach and develop Academic Deans and Executive Directors and strengthen succession pipelines.
• Foster data-informed decision making and measurable outcomes across portfolios.
• Simplify processes and improve capacity and speed to value across functions.

Skills

Enterprise leadership

Strategic thinking

Change management

Education

Doctoral degree or terminal degree

Experience in lieu of degree

Job description

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) Online Global Campus seeks an Academic Associate Vice President to lead academic portfolios, align strategy with learner outcomes, and drive performance across programs. The role emphasizes enterprise integration across academics and wider SNHU, driving transformational initiatives for growth and learner success.

This senior leader builds talent, champions governance, and guides data-informed decisions while coordinating cross-unit efforts to improve