About California Miramar University

CalMU is a nationally accredited, for-profit university delivering career-focused programs in business and technology through online, hybrid, and on-ground formats. We serve working professionals, military-affiliated learners, and international students, with a strong emphasis on workforce alignment, quality, compliance, and measurable outcomes.

Role Summary

The Vice President of Academics is a hands-on academic leader responsible for personally leading program development, curriculum enhancement, faculty performance management, and institutional compliance. This role requires an execution-oriented operator who can design, implement, and continuously improve academic programs while ensuring accreditation readiness and workforce alignment in a growth-stage, for-profit university.

Key Responsibilities

Personally lead the design, development, and launch of new academic programs, beginning with Information Technology and expanding into healthcare and other strategic areas.
Direct and execute curriculum redesign and continuous improvement across existing programs, ensuring academic rigor, workforce relevance, and measurable student outcomes.
Integrate AI, data literacy, and applied technology skills into academic programs, translating emerging tools into practical, career-ready curriculum enhancements.
Own faculty performance management, including instructional standards, evaluation frameworks, professional development, accountability, and corrective action when needed.
Establish and enforce academic quality standards for course design, delivery, assessment, and learning outcomes across modalities.
Lead institutional accreditation and compliance efforts, serving as the primary academic owner for accreditation preparation, audits, regulatory reviews, and documentation.
Analyze academic performance, engagement, retention, and completion data to identify gaps and implement targeted, data-driven improvements.
Develop and monitor academic KPIs that support quality, compliance readiness, operational discipline, and institutional growth.
Partner with academic, operations, and enrollment leaders to ensure programs are aligned with student demand, employer needs, and institutional priorities.
Build scalable academic systems and processes that support growth while maintaining compliance and instructional excellence.

Required Qualifications

Master’s degree required in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Education, or a closely related field.
Minimum of 8–10 years of senior academic leadership experience in U.S. higher education with direct authority over curriculum, faculty, and academic outcomes.
Demonstrated hands-on experience personally leading academic program development, including program design, curriculum build, and launch.
Proven responsibility for curriculum enhancement and continuous improvement across undergraduate and graduate programs.
Direct experience owning faculty performance management, including instructional standards, evaluations, development planning, and performance accountability.
Substantive experience leading or directly supporting institutional accreditation and regulatory compliance, including audits, reporting, and documentation.
Strong background in IT and or business education, with the ability to align curriculum to workforce and employer needs.
Experience overseeing undergraduate and master’s-level programs at an appropriately accredited U.S. institution.
Demonstrated ability to analyze academic and student performance data and convert insights into executed improvements, not recommendations.

Preferred Experience

Doctorate in a relevant academic or professional discipline.
Experience in for-profit, career-focused, or growth-stage institutions with high compliance and accountability expectations.
Direct involvement in launching new programs in IT, technology, or healthcare.
Practical experience integrating AI, applied technology, or data-driven competencies into academic curricula.
Track record of improving student engagement, retention, completion, and or employment outcomes.
Experience building academic systems and processes that scale with institutional growth.

Core Attributes

Execution-oriented academic leader who takes personal ownership and follows through.
Comfortable making decisions, setting standards, and enforcing accountability.
Data-literate and process-driven.
Clear, direct, professional communicator.
Able to operate effectively in a lean, fast-moving environment without heavy administrative layers.

Ideal candidates will have served as an Academic Dean, Program Director, Director of Academics or Academic Programs, with direct, hands-on responsibility for program development, curriculum execution, faculty performance management, and accreditation; candidates with CAO or Provost titles must demonstrate equivalent, personally executed ownership of these functions.

First 6-Month Objectives

Conduct a comprehensive assessment of academic quality, operational effectiveness, and compliance readiness, and execute prioritized, data-driven improvements.
Design, build, and initiate launch of new academic programs, beginning with priority disciplines.
Implement faculty training, performance management, and governance-ready evaluation processes, ensuring instructional accountability and accreditation alignment.

Compensation: $140,000.00 - $185,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Vision insurance
Paid Time-off

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