Regional Dean of Academic Affairs

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Hold direct responsibility for regional academic outcomes, including retention rates, term-over-term attrition, student experience quality, program completion, career placement rates, and certification and licensure pass rates across U.S. campuses
• Serve as the central academic resource for Campus Deans of Academic Affairs across all U.S. campuses, providing direct operational support, guidance, and escalation resolution
• Implement the enterprise retention framework consistently across assigned U.S. campuses, ensuring Campus Deans and program-level staff execute early-alert and intervention workflows within established SLAs
• Participate in faculty recruitment, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding across U.S. campuses, ensuring instructors meet institutional and accreditation credentialing standards
• Ensure program operations, personnel, facilities, and curriculum comply with applicable state regulations, accreditation bodies, and programmatic regulatory requirements
• Serve as the regional champion for CIS, LMS, SIS, and CRM platform utilization, ensuring campus academic staff use these systems consistently and accurately

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Higher Education Administration, Academic Affairs, Education, or a closely related field from an institution accredited by a regional or national accrediting body approved by the U.S. Department of Education; official transcripts required
• Five to seven or more years of progressive leadership experience in academic affairs within higher education operations, or in a dean or director-level academic role
• Demonstrated success supporting or leading academic operations across multiple campuses or modalities
• Proven experience implementing retention frameworks, SAP compliance, early-alert systems, and student intervention programs
• Experience managing faculty performance, conducting classroom observations, and leading faculty development programs
• Experience with program certifications, licensure exam oversight, and accreditation compliance
• Proficiency with LMS platforms (Canvas or equivalent), SIS systems (Anthology, Colleague, or equivalent), and CRM tools (Salesforce or equivalent), along with CIS retention workflow platforms, early-alert systems, and institutional data dashboards
• Strong data literacy, with the ability to interpret dashboard data, generate insights, and drive data-informed academic decisions
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and virtual collaboration tools such as Teams and Zoom