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Lead Academic Program Manager – Supply Chain and Operations Management
| Company | WGU |
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| Location | Salt Lake City, UT, USA |
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| Salary | $119400 – $185100 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Master’s, PhD |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- Master’s degree in Operations, Business, or a related area from an accredited institution.
- 4+ years of related experience, including program P&L responsibility and the ability to effectively plan and operate degree-granting educational programs.
Responsibilities
- Manage the program-level P&L, ensuring profitability and alignment with market demands.
- Foster a culture of continuous experimentation, measurement, and learning to enhance program quality and delivery.
- Promote teamwork, decision-making, and problem-solving through clear and effective communication.
- Work cooperatively across the organization to achieve shared objectives and gain buy-in, trust, and support from others.
- Comfortably handle the uncertainty of change, make decisions without the total picture, and remain calm and productive.
- Persist in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles, with a strong outcomes-based orientation and a continuous improvement mindset.
- Form diverse teams, establish common objectives, and foster a sense of belonging and strong team morale.
- Quickly learn from new situations, experiment to find new solutions, and expand your knowledge base through ongoing curiosity.
Preferred Qualifications
- Doctorate degree in a relevant area from an accredited institution.
- Experience in higher education, developing online education programs, and scaling rapidly changing organizations/programs.
- Experience in developing curriculum and/or high-stakes assessments.
- Demonstrated success in change management and bringing order and structure to complex situations.
