Remote Associate Vice President, Academic Programs

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Tuition benefits

Parental leave

Mental health resources

Job summary

Southern New Hampshire University is a team of innovators driving learner success at scale. The Academic Associate Vice President (AAVP) will lead via enterprise strategy across the Global Campus, aligning academic quality, portfolio health, and talent capability to advance outcomes and growth.

The role requires building leadership, guiding cross-functional teams, and driving data-informed decisions to elevate learner experience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of higher education leadership with enterprise impact.
• Doctoral degree or equivalent terminal degree.
• Experience with online education at large scale and modalities.
• Experience developing policies and standard operating procedures.
• Systems thinking, change leadership, and strategic execution.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic and enterprise leadership for assigned academic portfolios.
• Leads portfolio strategy development using insights to identify priorities and actions.
• Promotes enterprise mindset across Academic Programs and institutional partners.
• Provides enterprise leadership for academic integrity, quality, and governance.
• Advances organizational agility and talent fluidity across portfolios and teams.
• Leads strategic initiatives and organizational transformation.
• Builds leadership by coaching Academic Deans and Executive Directors.
• Strengthens data-to-insight-to-action workflow and accountability.
• Champions operational excellence through process simplification and standardization.

Skills

Enterprise Leadership

Change Leadership

Strategic Execution

Data-to-Insight-to-Action

Organizational Process Design

Digital & AI Fluency

Talent Fluidity

Education

Doctoral degree

Equivalent experience in lieu of degree

Job description

Southern New Hampshire University is a team of innovators driving learner success at scale. The Academic Associate Vice President (AAVP) will lead via enterprise strategy across the Global Campus, aligning academic quality, portfolio health, and talent capability to advance outcomes and growth.

The role requires building leadership, guiding cross-functional teams, and driving data-informed decisions to elevate learner experience.