Remote Senior VP, Online Academic Programs & Enterprise

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision plans

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Parental leave

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) seeks an Academic Associate Vice President (AAVP) for the Global Campus to provide strategic and operational leadership across academic programs, aligning with SNHU's mission to transform lives and expand learner access.

This executive role will drive portfolio strategy, governance, and organizational capability, building cross-functional teams to improve learner outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience developing policies and standard operating procedures
• Expertise in online education at large scale, multiple modalities
• Ability to translate strategy into measurable actions and outcomes
• Strong data-to-insight-to-action capabilities
• Proven change leadership and cross-functional collaboration

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and enterprise leadership for assigned academic portfolios, aligning with institutional objectives.
• Lead development and execution of portfolio strategy using health, learner, operational, market, and fiscal insights.
• Foster enterprise mindset across Academic Programs and partners to optimize outcomes for learners and the institution.
• Ensure academic integrity, quality, governance, and regulatory compliance across programs.
• Identify talent and capacity across portfolios, enabling flexible team structures and product-focused teams.
• Drive strategic initiatives and organizational transformation with aligned operating models and processes.
• Coach and develop Academic Deans and Executive Directors; build succession pipelines.
• Strengthen data-informed decision making and measurable outcomes across the organization.
• Promote process excellence by simplifying work, clarifying decision rights, and improving speed to value.
• Encourage responsible use of technology and AI with human-centered judgment.
• Build enterprise partnerships and align stakeholders without relying solely on authority.
• Create a culture of accountability, learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Manage resources to balance near-term needs with long-term priorities.
• Anticipate opportunities and challenges in higher education and technology trends.

Skills

Enterprise leadership

Change leadership

Strategy execution

Data literacy

Org design

AI fluency

Talent development

Systems thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

Doctoral degree

Job description

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) seeks an Academic Associate Vice President (AAVP) for the Global Campus to provide strategic and operational leadership across academic programs, aligning with SNHU's mission to transform lives and expand learner access.

This executive role will drive portfolio strategy, governance, and organizational capability, building cross-functional teams to improve learner outcomes.