AVP, Academic Programs & Enterprise Strategy

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision plans

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Free tuition

Job summary

Southern New Hampshire University is seeking an Academic Associate Vice President (AAVP) for the Global Campus to provide strategic, operational, and cultural leadership for academic programs. The role aligns portfolio goals with institutional priorities, leads cross-functional teams, and drives continuous improvement for learner outcomes and program quality.

Remote-enabled position with responsibility for multiple portfolios, including governance, policy, and program portfolio performance.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree or equivalent terminal degree or equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
• Experience with online education at scale and learner-focused design.
• Policy development and SOP design experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic and enterprise leadership for assigned academic portfolios, ensuring alignment with institutional objectives and learner outcomes.
• Leads portfolio strategy development using health, learner, operational, and fiscal insights to enhance performance.
• Promotes enterprise mindset and One University alignment across Academic Programs and partners.
• Oversees academic integrity, quality, governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Advances organizational agility by mobilizing talent and enabling flexible teams.
• Drives strategic initiatives and organizational transformation with cross-functional coordination.
• Coaches Academic Deans and Executive Directors to build leadership capability.
• Strengthens data-to-insight-to-action and evidence-based decision making.
• Champions process excellence and simplification across functions.
• Encourages responsible technology and AI-enabled decision making with human oversight.
• Builds enterprise partnerships and aligns stakeholders around common outcomes.
• Fosters accountability, learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Manages resources strategically and anticipates changes in higher education landscape.

Skills

Enterprise leadership

Change leadership

Data-to-insight

Strategic execution

AI fluency

Talent fluidity

Systems thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

Doctoral degree

Job description

Southern New Hampshire University is seeking an Academic Associate Vice President (AAVP) for the Global Campus to provide strategic, operational, and cultural leadership for academic programs. The role aligns portfolio goals with institutional priorities, leads cross-functional teams, and drives continuous improvement for learner outcomes and program quality.

Remote-enabled position with responsibility for multiple portfolios, including governance, policy, and program portfolio performance.