Vice President, Academic Programs & Strategy

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & vision

Paid time off

Tuition benefits

Parental leave

Mental health resources

Job summary

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) seeks an experienced Academic Programs leader to drive enterprise strategy, portfolio health, and learner outcomes within its Global Campus. The role oversees Academic Deans and Executive Directors, leading cross-functional teams across online programs and modalities.

The position emphasizes data-informed decision-making, governance, and continuous improvement, with a focus on scaling operations and improving learner success across remote and on-site

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive higher education leadership experience
• Doctoral degree or equivalent terminal degree
• Experience with online education at large scale, learner experience development, and faculty management
• Data literacy and sensemaking for evidence-based decisions

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and enterprise leadership for Academic Programs
• Lead development and execution of portfolio strategy with insights on health, learner outcomes, and finances
• Promote enterprise-wide alignment across Academic Programs and institutional partners
• Ensure academic integrity, quality, governance, and regulatory compliance
• Drive organizational agility and talent mobility across portfolios and teams
• Translate priorities into coordinated actions and guide teams through changes in operating models and processes
• Coach and develop Academic Deans and Executive Directors; build talent pipelines
• Establish data-to-insight-to-action processes to improve outcomes and accountability
• Foster process excellence and responsible use of technology and AI while balancing human judgment

Skills

Enterprise leadership

Change leadership

Strategic execution

Data-to-insight-to-action

Organizational design

Enterprise partnership

Digital & AI fluency

Talent development

Education

Doctoral degree or equivalent

Job description

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) seeks an experienced Academic Programs leader to drive enterprise strategy, portfolio health, and learner outcomes within its Global Campus. The role oversees Academic Deans and Executive Directors, leading cross-functional teams across online programs and modalities.

The position emphasizes data-informed decision-making, governance, and continuous improvement, with a focus on scaling operations and improving learner success across remote and on-site