Executive AAVP, Academic Programs

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Southern New Hampshire University is seeking an Academic Associate Vice President for its online Global Campus. The role leads strategic and operational programs, aligning academic priorities with learner outcomes and institutional goals.

You will guide portfolio strategy, oversee deans and executive directors, and drive enterprise-wide transformation with a focus on continuous improvement, data-informed decisions, and scalable academic programs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive higher education leadership experience
• Experience with online education at scale, diverse modalities and faculty management
• Experience developing policies and SOPs and leading enterprise-level programs
• Systems thinking and outcomes-based design applied to portfolio strategy and execution

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic and enterprise leadership for assigned academic portfolios, ensuring strategy, priorities, resources, and performance align with objectives
• Leads development and execution of portfolio strategy using health, learner, operational, market, and fiscal insights
• Promotes an enterprise mindset and alignment across Academic Programs and institutional partners
• Oversees academic integrity, quality, governance, and compliance with policies and accreditation
• Drives organizational agility by mobilizing talent across portfolios and teams
• Leads strategic initiatives and organizational transformation toward measurable learner outcomes
• Coaches Academic Deans and Executive Directors to build leadership capability and succession pipelines
• Strengthens data-driven decision making and drives evidence-based actions
• Champions process excellence and simplification across functions
• Promotes responsible technology and AI enablement with human judgment
• Builds enterprise partnerships and aligns stakeholders around common outcomes

Skills

Enterprise leadership

Change leadership

Strategic execution

Data → insight → action

Systems thinking

Organizational design

Digital & AI fluency

Talent fluidity

Stakeholder management

Education

Doctoral degree or equivalent terminal degree

Job description

Southern New Hampshire University is seeking an Academic Associate Vice President for its online Global Campus. The role leads strategic and operational programs, aligning academic priorities with learner outcomes and institutional goals.

You will guide portfolio strategy, oversee deans and executive directors, and drive enterprise-wide transformation with a focus on continuous improvement, data-informed decisions, and scalable academic programs.