Deputy Provost

Deputy Provost

Salary Range $ - $ Salary/year Position Type Full Time

Golden Gate University seeks an experienced academic leader to serve as Deputy Provost, a senior position responsible for overseeing core academic operations and helping lead the transformation of the university during a period of growth, innovation, and change.

Reporting to the Provost and serving as a key member of the senior leadership team, the Deputy Provost will provide leadership across major academic and student-facing functions, driving operational excellence and continuous improvement.

This role requires strong academic leadership, operational discipline, emotional intelligence, and the ability to work across a complex organization with diverse stakeholders. The successful candidate will be a skilled listener, able to build trust and consensus across faculty and administrative units, with the judgment and decisiveness to move priorities forward.

Golden Gate University is building a new model of higher education: AI-enabled, multilingual, global, and designed for the future of work. This leader will help operationalize that vision.

• Oversee faculty affairs across the university, including both full-time and adjunct faculty
• Support deans and academic leaders in faculty recruitment, evaluation, development, and performance management
• Ensure academic quality across all academic programs and instructional delivery models
• Help manage faculty policies, workload planning, academic governance, and academic standards
• Partner with faculty and academic leadership to maintain a culture of academic excellence and continuous improvement
• Provide executive oversight for admissions operations
• Oversee academic advising and student support to promote student success and retention
• Supervise student services and ensure student experience across all modalities
• Oversee registrar operations, academic records management, scheduling, and related functions
• Ensure alignment between academic operations, enrollment growth, and student persistence outcomes
• Oversee day-to-day academic operations across colleges, schools, and academic administrative units
• Ensure effective implementation of institutional priorities and cross-functional initiatives
• Improve systems, workflows, and processes across the academic enterprise
• Identify operational bottlenecks and implement scalable solutions as the university grows
• Lead projects requiring coordination across multiple academic and administrative units
• Support development of innovative degree models, new academic programs, and emerging delivery formats
• Help advance university-wide adoption of AI-enabled teaching, learning, and operational systems
• Build systems and processes to support a growing global student population
• Help ensure the university remains operationally agile in a changing higher education environment

• Strong listening skills and emotional intelligence
• The ability to work productively with a wide range of personalities and leadership styles
• Strong consensus-building and a collaborative approach
• Patience, maturity, and professionalism when managing interpersonal or organizational dynamics
• Excellent operational judgment and strong execution skills
• The ability to manage complex systems while maintaining attention to detail
• A practical, solutions-oriented approach to problem solving
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment
• A willingness to challenge assumptions and rethink conventional higher education models
• The ability to move initiatives forward while maintaining trust and alignment

Required:

• Terminal degree (PhD, EdD, JD, or equivalent)
• Significant senior academic leadership experience in higher education, such as dean, associate provost, vice provost, or comparable role
• Demonstrated experience overseeing faculty affairs, academic administration, enrollment management, and student-facing operations
• Strong understanding of accreditation, curriculum management, faculty governance, and academic policy
• Proven ability to manage complex organizations and lead institutional change initiatives

Preferred:

• Experience with online, hybrid, and nontraditional delivery models
• Experience leading academic operations at institutions serving adult and professional learners
• Experience with global education initiatives or international partnerships
• Familiarity with AI, emerging technologies, and future-of-work education
• Experience working in entrepreneurial environments undergoing significant transformation