Executive Director, U.S. Degree Programs, Northeastern University

## Executive Director, U.S. Degree Programs, Northeastern University London Apply locations:
London, UKtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 3 Days Agojob requisition :
R140898
** About the Opportunity
** Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and a world leader in experiential learning. The same commitment to connecting with the world drives our use-inspired research enterprise. The university offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Our campuses across North America and in the UK are platforms for undergraduate and graduate learning and collaborative research.

Northeastern's signature cooperative education model integrates rigorous academic study with professional experience, producing graduates who are career-ready from day one.  
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* Summary:

** Reporting to the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Programs, the Executive Director of U.S. Degree Programs, Northeastern University Londonis a transformational senior leader charged with expanding Northeastern University London's academic offerings through the introduction of U.S. degree programs, complementing the campus's established UK degree provision. This is a significant leadership opportunity in Northeastern's global network: a chance to build a flagship international campus that draws on the full power of the university's experiential learning model, its global employer partnerships, and its NECHE accreditation to serve a new generation of students for whom London is not a study abroad destination, but a degree destination.  

The Executive Director will lead a strategic repositioning of NU London from its current profile toward a campus that primarily awards US-accredited undergraduate and graduate degrees — infused with the industry-integrated, co-op-based experiential learning that defines Northeastern's identity worldwide. The primary student body will consist of:
1) US students seeking a globally mobile, career-accelerating alternative to traditional domestic programs, and
2) international students drawn to a US-accredited degree in the world's leading financial and innovation hub. Degree offerings will include BS Business Administration, BS International Business, and combined majors with Computer Science, AI/Data Science, and Economics, with London concentrations in Finance & Fintech, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Marketing, Global Business & Strategy, and Tech & AI Leadership.  At the same time, the Executive Director will work in close partnership with the existing UK College Executive Principal to coordinate and optimize resources with the campus's UK-sanctioned academic portfolio — including degree apprenticeships, UK undergraduate programs serving a qualifying domestic student body, and doctoral programs — as required to meet Office for Students conditions of registration.

This collaborative responsibility demands a leader of rare sophistication: someone who can simultaneously build something boldly new while nurturing the institutional relationships and working closely with the valuable UK-founded enterprise.  The ideal candidate is a visionary academic leader with deep experience in American higher education, a genuine entrepreneurial instinct, and the presence and credibility to represent Northeastern at the highest levels of London's academic, business, and civic communities.

They understand what it takes to build institutional culture and academic identity from the ground up, and they are energized by the opportunity to create something that does not yet exist — a world-class American university experience, delivered in the heart of London.  
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* Qualifications:

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* Education & Experience:

*** Doctorate required, in business, higher education leadership, or a closely related field
* Significant senior academic leadership experience in a university setting, with demonstrated responsibility for institutional strategy, academic operations, faculty leadership, and budget oversight.
* Demonstrated experience building, launching, or significantly transforming academic programs or campuses, with a strong preference for…