Hybrid Executive Vice President, Enterprise Ventures

at SNHU Careers

• Job title: Executive Vice President, Enterprise Ventures
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $1 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Manchester, United States

About the role

• Executive Vice President leading strategic investment and venture activities for SNHU. Responsible for M&A, partnerships, and enterprise-level leadership in higher education.

Responsibilities

• Lead the vision, strategy, and execution of the university’s investment, M&A, and strategic partnerships
• Identify organic and inorganic growth opportunities—including acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic combinations—that extend SNHU’s reach, capabilities, and impact
• Ensure the university venture strategy is tightly integrated with university-wide priorities, long-term financial sustainability, and mission alignment
• Oversee the full lifecycle of investments and acquisitions, including sourcing, valuation, structuring, negotiation, closing, governance, performance management, and exits
• Develop and execute M&A strategy in alignment with institutional goals, including market scanning, target identification, and strategic fit assessment
• Maintain accountability for portfolio performance across financial, strategic, operational, and impact dimensions
• Establish and enforce rigorous investment and M&A frameworks, including risk management, approval processes, and post-transaction oversight
• Lead comprehensive due diligence processes for investments, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships
• Coordinate cross-functional diligence teams involving finance, legal, academic leadership, technology, compliance, and external advisors
• Ensure findings are synthesized into clear recommendations for the President, Executive Council, and Board of Trustees Investment Committee
• Oversee transaction execution and post-close integration planning in partnership with internal stakeholders
• Partner closely with the Board of Trustees Investment Committee on investment and M&A strategy, approvals, portfolio oversight, and incubation management
• Prepare and present acquisition, investment, and partnership proposals, diligence findings, and performance updates
• Originate, structure, and manage complex partnerships, joint ventures, and affiliations with corporations, foundations, investors, nonprofits, and academic institutions
• Negotiate terms that balance strategic value, financial return, risk, and mission impact
• Serve as a senior external representative of SNHU, reinforcing its reputation as an innovative partner in the higher education space
• Lead the incubation, launch, acquisition, and scaling of new ventures and platforms aligned with SNHU’s mission
• Support experimentation and innovation while maintaining disciplined execution, governance, and accountability
• Build repeatable processes to move opportunities from concept through execution and sustainable operation
• Service as executive leader for SNHU creating partnerships across the university
• Build, lead, and mentor high-performing teams
• Foster a culture of collaboration, integrity, innovation, and impact
• Manage budgets, resources, and operational infrastructure for Enterprise Ventures

Requirements

• 15 years of progressive, related professional experience in venture capital, private equity, corporate development, M&A, impact investing, or complex partnership environments
• Demonstrated senior executive leadership experience with responsibility for strategy, investment decision-making, and enterprise-scale outcomes
• Proven success leading M&A transactions, including strategy development, due diligence, deal execution, governance, and post-transaction integration
• Experience managing investment portfolios and/or venture platforms with board-level accountability
• Demonstrated experience working with governing boards or investment committees, preferably in higher education or other mission-driven organizations
• Strong financial, legal, and strategic acumen, including investment analysis, valuation, risk management, and performance reporting
• Exceptional negotiation, synthesis, and executive communication skills, with the ability to translate complex transactions into clear recommendations
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.

Benefits

• High-quality, low-deductible medical insurance
• Low to no-cost dental and vision plans
• 5 weeks of paid time off (plus almost a dozen paid holidays)
• Employer-funded retirement
• Free tuition program
• Parental leave
• Mental health and wellbeing resources