Senior AAVP, Academic Programs (Remote)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is seeking an Academic Associate Vice President (AAVP) for its Global Campus to lead strategic, operational, and cultural initiatives across academic programs. This role aligns portfolio health, learner outcomes, and organizational effectiveness to drive growth and innovation.

The AAVP supervises Academic Deans and Executive Directors, fostering cross-unit collaboration, disciplined change, and data-informed decision making to improve learner persistence

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree or equivalent terminal degree required.
• 10+ years of progressive higher education leadership experience.
• Experience with online education at large scale and learner-focused programs.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic, enterprise leadership for assigned academic portfolios.
• Leads development and execution of portfolio strategy with insights.
• Promotes enterprise mindset across Academic Programs and partners.
• Ensures academic integrity, quality and governance.
• Advances organizational agility and talent fluidity.
• Leads strategic initiatives and organizational transformation.
• Builds leadership capability and succession planning.
• Strengthens data-to-insight-to-action and evidence-based decisions.
• Champions operational excellence and responsible tech adoption.

Skills

Enterprise leadership

Change leadership

Strategic execution

Data literacy

Organizational design

AI fluency

Talent development

Stakeholder management

Education

Doctoral degree

Equivalent degree

Job description

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is seeking an Academic Associate Vice President (AAVP) for its Global Campus to lead strategic, operational, and cultural initiatives across academic programs. This role aligns portfolio health, learner outcomes, and organizational effectiveness to drive growth and innovation.

The AAVP supervises Academic Deans and Executive Directors, fostering cross-unit collaboration, disciplined change, and data-informed decision making to improve learner persistence