Senior AVP, Academic Programs & Strategy

Southern New Hampshire University; Kansas City (MO); Remote; USD 142,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Tuition benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Parental leave

Mental health resources

Job summary

Southern New Hampshire University is seeking an accomplished Academic Associate Vice President (AAVP) to provide strategic and operational leadership for online academic programs. You will align portfolio strategy with learner outcomes, drive enterprise-wide initiatives, and develop leaders across Academic Deans and Executive Directors.

The role emphasizes governance, curriculum quality, and cross-functional collaboration to improve learner persistence, program health, and institutional

Qualifications

• Ten+ years of progressive higher education leadership with enterprise impact.
• Online education experience at large scale and across modalities.
• Experience developing policies and standard operating procedures.
• Systems thinking and outcomes-based design.
• Strong change leadership and portfolio governance capabilities.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into action and drive organizational impact.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic and enterprise leadership for assigned academic portfolios, ensuring portfolio strategy aligns with objectives and learner outcomes.
• Leads development and execution of portfolio strategy using insights to identify priorities, risks, and actions.
• Promotes enterprise mindset, aligning Academic Programs with institutional partners and optimizing outcomes.
• Drives governance for academic integrity, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Advances organizational agility by mobilizing talent across portfolios and teams.
• Leads strategic initiatives and transformation, guiding changes in operating models and processes.
• Coaches Academic Deans and Executive Directors to build leadership capability.
• Strengthens data-informed decision making and evidence-based actions.
• Champions operational excellence by simplifying processes and clarifying ownership.
• Promotes responsible technology and AI enablement with human-centered safeguards.
• Builds trusted enterprise partnerships and cross-functional collaboration.
• Fosters accountability, learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Manages resources strategically balancing near-term needs with long-term priorities.
• Monitors emerging opportunities in higher education and translates them into action.

Skills

Enterprise Leadership

Change Leadership

Data-to-Insight-to-Action

Strategic Execution

Organizational & Process Design

Digital & AI Fluency

Talent Fluidity & Capability Building

Education

Doctoral degree or equivalent terminal degree

Job description

Southern New Hampshire University is seeking an accomplished Academic Associate Vice President (AAVP) to provide strategic and operational leadership for online academic programs. You will align portfolio strategy with learner outcomes, drive enterprise-wide initiatives, and develop leaders across Academic Deans and Executive Directors.

The role emphasizes governance, curriculum quality, and cross-functional collaboration to improve learner persistence, program health, and institutional