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