Executive AAVP, Academic Programs & Strategy

Southern New Hampshire University; Ohio; Remote; USD 157,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision plans

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Southern New Hampshire University is seeking an Academic Associate Vice President (AAVP) for its Global Campus to provide strategic leadership across online academic programs and cross-functional teams. You will align portfolio priorities with institutional goals, drive operational efficiency, and foster collaboration to improve learner outcomes and program quality.

You will oversee Academic Deans and Executive Directors, champion data-informed decision making, and lead initiatives that scale

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive higher education leadership with enterprise impact.
• Experience in online education at large scale with varied modalities.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and develop leaders.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic and enterprise leadership for assigned academic portfolios.
• Leads development and execution of portfolio strategy using insights.
• Promotes enterprise mindset across Academic Programs and partners.
• Ensures academic integrity, quality, governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Advances organizational agility and talent fluidity across portfolios.
• Leads strategic initiatives and organizational transformation.
• Builds leadership and organizational capability through coaching.
• Strengthens data-to-insight-to-action workflows.
• Champions operational excellence and process simplification.
• Promotes responsible technology and AI enablement.

Skills

Systems thinking

Change leadership

Strategic execution

Data literacy

Enterprise leadership

Digital & AI fluency

Talent development

Education

Doctoral degree or equivalent terminal degree

Job description

Southern New Hampshire University is seeking an Academic Associate Vice President (AAVP) for its Global Campus to provide strategic leadership across online academic programs and cross-functional teams. You will align portfolio priorities with institutional goals, drive operational efficiency, and foster collaboration to improve learner outcomes and program quality.

You will oversee Academic Deans and Executive Directors, champion data-informed decision making, and lead initiatives that scale