Academic Programs AVP: Enterprise Strategy & Growth

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

Benefits offered by this job

Free tuition program

Medical insurance

Dental and vision plans

Paid time off

Employer-funded retirement

Parental leave

Mental health resources

Job summary

Southern New Hampshire University’s Global Campus seeks an Academic Associate Vice President (AAVP) to provide strategic, operational, and cultural leadership for online academic programs. The role ensures high-quality programs, learner-focused support, and strong faculty engagement, aligning strategy with institutional goals and portfolio performance.

The AAVP will lead multiple academic program teams, collaborate across units, and drive transformational initiatives to improve learner outcomes

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree or equivalent terminal degree.
• 10+ years of progressive higher education leadership experience.
• Experience with online education at large scale, including modalities, faculty and course design models.
• Experience with development of policies and standard operating procedures.
• Systems intelligence and outcomes-based design.
• Enterprise leadership and strategic prioritization.
• Change leadership and implementation sequencing.
• Data-to-insight-to-action and evidence-based decisions.
• Process design and operating model simplification.
• Enterprise partnership and cross-department collaboration.
• Digital & AI fluency and responsible adoption.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and enterprise leadership for assigned academic portfolios, ensuring portfolio strategy and performance align with institutional objectives.
• Lead the development and execution of portfolio strategy using health, learner, and market insights.
• Promote an enterprise mindset across Academic Programs and partners.
• Provide enterprise leadership for academic integrity, quality, and governance.
• Advance organizational agility and talent fluidity across portfolios and teams.
• Lead strategic initiatives and organizational transformation across operating models, tech, and processes.
• Build leadership and organizational capability through coaching Academic Deans and Executives.
• Strengthen data-to-insight-to-action flows and evidence-informed decision making.
• Champion operational and process excellence and simplify work where possible.
• Promote responsible technology and AI enablement with human oversight.

Skills

Higher education leadership

Enterprise leadership

Cross-divisional initiatives

Education

Doctoral degree or equivalent

Job description

Southern New Hampshire University’s Global Campus seeks an Academic Associate Vice President (AAVP) to provide strategic, operational, and cultural leadership for online academic programs. The role ensures high-quality programs, learner-focused support, and strong faculty engagement, aligning strategy with institutional goals and portfolio performance.

The AAVP will lead multiple academic program teams, collaborate across units, and drive transformational initiatives to improve learner outcomes