Job Description
Req Id: 41522 Job Title: Chief Academic Officer and Senior Vice President City: REMOTE Job Description The Opportunity Purdue University Global is entering an exciting new phase in delivering student success, workforce alignment, and innovation at scale online. To meet this moment, Purdue Global seeks a visionary, collaborative, and execution-oriented leader to serve as its next Chief Academic Officer and Senior Vice President (CAO). Reporting directly to the CEO and serving as second-in-command in a collaborative leadership team, this role offers a rare combination of enterprise-wide influence and operational leadership. The CAO will lead the academic enterprise of a large, complex online university serving tens of thousands of working adult learners across the country and around the world. This is a role for a leader energized by building and evolving systems that deliver outcomes, not just access, at scale. The next CAO will help define what high-quality, workforce-aligned, technology-enabled education looks like for the modern adult learner. At its core, this opportunity sits at the intersection of: Scale and personalization - delivering individualized student success in a high-volume environment Innovation and rigor - advancing AI-enabled learning while maintaining academic quality and accreditation standards Strategy and execution - translating vision into measurable outcomes across a complex organization For the right leader, this is a chance to shape not only an institution, but the future of online higher education. Position Summary The Chief Academic Officer serves as the senior academic leader of Purdue University Global and a key member of the executive leadership team. In close partnership with the CEO, the CAO will: Provide strategic leadership across all academic