Assistant Vice President, Office of Non-Degree Programs

New York University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

New York University seeks an Assistant Vice President to establish and lead the Office of Non-Degree Programs, shaping strategy, structure, operating models, and partnerships to scale a university-wide portfolio of non-degree offerings.

The AVP will direct teams across program assessment, operations, and administration, ensuring alignment with NYU priorities and securing revenue and enrollment targets while building strong stakeholder relationships across campus and with external partners.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success building or scaling a new organizational unit or program portfolio.
• Experience leading revenue, budgets, and achieving enrollment and financial goals.
• Ability to lead senior stakeholders in a complex, decentralized organization.

Responsibilities

• Build strategy, operating model, and partnerships for NYU's non-degree offerings.
• Oversee program assessment, operations, and administration across programs.
• Align the office's mission with university priorities and communicate strategy.
• Drive portfolio growth, revenue, enrollment targets, and financial performance.
• Foster strategic partnerships and connect NYU with external audiences.

Education

Master's Degree

Doctoral Degree

Tools

Slate

Student Information Systems

Job description

Position Summary

The Assistant Vice President (AVP) for the Office of Non-Degree Programs will build and lead NYU’s newly established office, developing the strategy, organizational structure, operating model, systems, partnerships, and capabilities needed to grow a university-wide portfolio of non-degree offerings.

The AVP will oversee a team responsible for program assessment, support, operations, and administration across precollege and adult learning programs. The AVP will develop and communicate the office’s mission and strategic vision to internal and external constituents, ensuring alignment with University priorities and values.

Working closely with school leadership, the AVP will advance the portfolio’s growth, financial performance, and long-term stability. This includes regularly evaluating and refining the program mix to meet revenue and enrollment targets and support broader University priorities.

The AVP will also build strong connections between the NYU community and the audiences these programs serve, developing and sustaining strategic partnerships that expand programming.

The role sits within Global Enrollment Management & Student Success (GEMSS), which guides students from recruitment through graduation across NYU’s global campuses and sites, using data and a human-centered approach to enhance the student experience and advance University priorities.

Qualifications

Required Education:Master's Degree in business administration, student services, education or a combination of education and experience.Preferred Education:Doctoral DegreeRequired Experience:10+ years of progressively responsible leadership experience in non-degree education, enrollment management, continuing/professional education, education business development, or a related field, including significant experience leading growth-oriented programs or businesses.Preferred Experience:10+ years of progressively responsible admissions, business, high school guidance, or non-profit management experience. Experience educational and curriculum development.Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:Demonstrated success building or scaling a new organizational unit, program portfolio, or business line. Demonstrated responsibility for significant revenue and budgets and a record of achieving enrollment, revenue, and financial performance goals. Experience leading professional teams and influencing senior stakeholders in a complex, decentralized organization. Must have experience establishing operating models, organizational structures, performance metrics, and cross-functional partnerships. Demonstrated ability to leverage market research, competitive intelligence, benchmarking, enrollment data, and financial analysis to identify growth opportunities, develop business cases, and inform portfolio and investment decisions. Proven ability to translate insights into strategy and execution in partnership with marketing, enrollment, finance, academic, and other key stakeholders.Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:Knowledge of integrated student information systems and current technologies for recruitment and admissions; Prior experience with Slate is highly desirable; Skill in utilizing technology to improve processes; Skill in planning and implementing events and programs; Skill in effective communication, both verbal and written.

Additional Information

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $175,000.00 to USD $225,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items. NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.