# Vice President and Dean of the School of Business

**Company**: Western Governors University (WGU)
**Location**: Salt Lake City, UT
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Education
**Industry**: Education

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## Description

The Vice President and Dean of the School of Business is an academic and operational leader dedicated to enhancing educational outcomes and student success across a diverse, competency-based portfolio.

In collaboration with WGU's cross-functional teams, this role holds end-to-end responsibility for the creation, expansion, and ownership of market-relevant programs, cultivating industry partnerships, and implementing strategies that drive student progress, retention, completion, and career success.

**Responsibilities:**

- P&L Ownership: Manage budget and financial performance, ensuring program growth and efficiency.

- Student Success & Retention: Maintain a strong outcomes orientation, using data-driven insights to improve program quality and enhance student engagement.

- Program Development & Market Relevance: Lead the creation of competency-based programs that respond to industry demands and maximize student career outcomes.

- Strategic Partnerships: Develop and sustain partnerships with employers and industry leaders to enhance program visibility and connect students with career opportunities.

- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Drive collaboration with WGU's shared service teams to support program goals and leverage diverse expertise.

- Adaptability & Problem-Solving: Thrive in dynamic, matrixed environments, using strategic thinking to address challenges and optimize program impact.

- Organizational Learning: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, using data and experimentation to refine program delivery and outcomes.

**Requirements:**

- Master's degree in a relevant field from an accredited institution.

- Ten (10) years of relevant experience, with five (5) years in senior leadership roles involving program design, team management, and scaling educational initiatives.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Doctorate in a relevant field.

- Extensive experience in higher education, online program development, or rapidly evolving organizational contexts.

- Proven success in leading change and structuring complex, dynamic programs.

**Benefits:**

- Medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare

- Health savings account and flexible spending account

- Basic and voluntary life insurance

- Disability coverage

- Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages

- Legal and identity theft coverage

- Retirement savings plan

- Wellbeing program

- Discounted WGU tuition

- Flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual

- Flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual

- 11 paid holidays

- Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave

## Skills

### Required
- Student-Centered Approach
- Industry Leadership
- Strategic Influence & Collaboration
- Change Leadership
- Data-Driven Decision-Making
- Executive Communication

### Nice to have
- Doctorate in a relevant field
- Extensive experience in higher education
- Proven success in leading change

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