Executive VP, Academic Programs & Strategy

Southern New Hampshire University; West Virginia; Remote; USD 142,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High-quality medical insurance

Dental and vision plans

Paid time off (5 weeks)

Employer-funded retirement

Free tuition program

Parental leave

Mental health resources

Job summary

Southern New Hampshire University is seeking an Academic Associate Vice President for its online Global Campus. The role provides strategic and operational leadership for academic programs, ensuring high-quality, learner-focused experiences and coordinated efforts across academics and enterprise partners.

The AAVP leads multiple academic programs teams, drives portfolio strategy, governance, and talent development, and steers data-informed decisions to improve learner outcomes and institutional

Qualifications

• 10+ years of higher education leadership experience.
• Doctoral degree or equivalent terminal degree.
• Experience with online education at scale.
• Ability to develop policies and SOPs.
• Systems thinking and complex problem solving.
• Strategic prioritization and execution.
• Data literacy and evidence-based decision making.
• Talent development and leadership succession.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic and enterprise leadership for assigned academic portfolios.
• Leads portfolio strategy development using insights to identify priorities and actions.
• Promotes an enterprise One University mindset across Academic Programs.
• Provides governance for academic integrity, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Advances organizational agility and talent fluidity across portfolios and teams.
• Leads strategic initiatives and organizational transformation.
• Builds leadership capabilities and succession pipelines.
• Strengthens data-to-insight-to-action with measurable outcomes.

Skills

Enterprise leadership

Strategic execution

Change leadership

Data-to-insight-to-action

Systems thinking

Digital AI fluency

Talent development

Online education leadership

Education

Doctoral degree

Job description

Southern New Hampshire University is seeking an Academic Associate Vice President for its online Global Campus. The role provides strategic and operational leadership for academic programs, ensuring high-quality, learner-focused experiences and coordinated efforts across academics and enterprise partners.

The AAVP leads multiple academic programs teams, drives portfolio strategy, governance, and talent development, and steers data-informed decisions to improve learner outcomes and institutional