Senior AVP, Academic Programs & Strategy

Southern New Hampshire University; Eagle (ID); Remote; USD 157,000 - 212,000; 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 (AAVP) for the Global Campus to provide strategic, operational, and cultural leadership of academic programs and ensure high-quality learner experiences across online platforms.

The role leads multiple academic program teams, fosters cross-unit collaboration, and aligns portfolio health with institutional priorities. A doctoral degree and 10+ years of higher education leadership are required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive higher education leadership experience successfully leading cross-divisional initiatives with enterprise impact.
• Doctoral degree or equivalent terminal degree.
• Knowledge within online education at large scale, including modalities, faculty and course design models; learner experience development, and faculty management.
• Experience with development of policies and standard operating procedures.
• Systems intelligence: systems thinking, complexity navigation, outcomes-based design.
• Enterprise leadership: enterprise perspective, strategic prioritization, shared accountability.
• Change leadership: change strategy & sequencing, stakeholder mobilization, change adoption.
• Strategic execution: strategy-to-action translation, portfolio leadership, execution discipline.
• Data-to-insight-to-action: data literacy, sensemaking, evidence-based decisions.
• Organizational & process design: process simplification, operating model-design, continuous improvement.
• Enterprise partnership: influence across departments, build relationships, constructive conflict resolution.
• Digital & AI fluency: AI opportunity identification, human/technology work redesign, responsible adoption.
• Talent fluidity & capability building: talent/skills assessment, dynamic resource deployment, leader development.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic and enterprise leadership for assigned academic portfolios, ensuring portfolio strategy, priorities, resources, and performance align with institutional objectives, market needs, and learner outcomes.
• Leads the development and execution of portfolio strategy, using health, learner, operational, market, fiscal, and other insights to identify priorities, opportunities, risks, and actions.
• Promotes an enterprise and One University mindset, building alignment across Academic Programs and institutional partners, and optimizing outcomes for learners.
• Provides enterprise leadership for academic integrity, quality, and governance, ensuring policies support standards, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.
• Advances organizational agility and talent fluidity by mobilizing expertise and enabling flexible team structures.
• Leads strategic initiatives and organizational transformation, translating priorities into coordinated action and guiding teams through changes.
• Builds leadership and organizational capability by coaching Academic Deans and Executives, cultivating talent.
• Strengthens data-to-insight-to-action, establishing evidence-informed decision-making and measurable outcomes.
• Champions operational and process excellence by reducing complexity and clarifying decision rights.
• Promotes responsible technology and AI enablement to augment work with human judgment.
• Builds trusted enterprise partnerships and influences across the organization.
• Creates a culture of accountability, learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Stewards resources strategically, balancing near-term needs with long-term priorities.
• Anticipates opportunities and challenges affecting Academic Programs and translates developments into action.
• Measures and communicates portfolio performance with meaningful indicators and risk visibility.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Change leadership

Data-driven decisions

Education

Doctoral degree or equivalent terminal degree

Job description

Southern New Hampshire University is seeking an Academic Associate Vice President (AAVP) for the Global Campus to provide strategic, operational, and cultural leadership of academic programs and ensure high-quality learner experiences across online platforms.

The role leads multiple academic program teams, fosters cross-unit collaboration, and aligns portfolio health with institutional priorities. A doctoral degree and 10+ years of higher education leadership are required.