Regional Dean of Academic Affairs — Multi-Campus

Excelon Associates Recruitment; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Paid holidays and PTO

Educational assistance and development

Job summary

Excelon Associates Recruitment seeks a Regional Dean of Academic Affairs for Orlando, FL. The role coordinates enterprise academic strategy with campus execution, supporting Campus Deans in academic operations, faculty management, curriculum integrity, retention, and student outcomes.

The position drives regional accountability for retention, program completion, licensure performance, and KPI targets, while coordinating with CIS, LMS, SIS, and CRM platforms to ensure consistent, high-quality

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Higher Education Administration, Academic Affairs, Education, or closely related field.
• Five to seven+ years of progressive leadership experience in academic affairs within higher education operations or dean/director roles.
• Experience across multiple campuses or modalities with academic operations.
• Experience implementing retention frameworks, SAP compliance, early-alert systems, and student intervention programs.

Responsibilities

• Outcomes accountability for regional academic outcomes across campuses.
• Provide central academic operations support and escalation resolution for Campus Deans.
• Implement enterprise retention framework and early-alert workflows within SLAs.
• Lead faculty recruitment, evaluation, and development across U.S. campuses.
• Ensure compliance with accreditation, licensure, and programmatic standards.
• Champion use of LMS, SIS, CRM, and retention data dashboards.

Skills

Leadership

Academic operations

Data-driven decisions

Education

Master's degree in Higher Education Administration

Tools

Canvas LMS

Anthology SIS

Colleague SIS

Salesforce CRM

CIS retention platform

Job description

Excelon Associates Recruitment seeks a Regional Dean of Academic Affairs for Orlando, FL. The role coordinates enterprise academic strategy with campus execution, supporting Campus Deans in academic operations, faculty management, curriculum integrity, retention, and student outcomes.

The position drives regional accountability for retention, program completion, licensure performance, and KPI targets, while coordinating with CIS, LMS, SIS, and CRM platforms to ensure consistent, high-quality