Stepful
VP, Operations (Degreed Programs)
New York City · Vp
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About the role
- This role reports to our SVP, Operations, and is hybrid in NYC (with regular travel to our campuses and clinical sites).
Responsibilities
- Lead and evolve Stepful College's operating model, currently organized by Schools (Nursing, Imaging, and Respiratory), each led by an Ops Director in partnership with Clinical and Academic Leaders and Faculty.
- Own the department's budget and resource allocation, making tradeoffs across schools and geographies.
- Design how the department is organized as it grows, including where to add leadership layers and which senior roles to hire next.
- Lead Operations and Clinical Leaders who own their programs end to end, coaching them and setting clear expectations for performance and accountability across every layer of the department
- A track record of owning a department or business unit, including its strategy, budget, and org design, and scaling it through significant growth
- Proven ability to drive workflows across multiple domains at once, and to build operating systems that let your leaders move independently
- Executive communication skills: clear, concise writing and the ability to align executives, regulators, faculty, and employer partners
Requirements
- Set the strategy to deliver our degree programs at the highest quality at scale.
- Build the operating cadence that lets each School Lead run their school independently while you manage the full portfolio of degree programs.
- 12+ years of experience, including 5+ years leading multi-layered organizations (managers of managers) in operations or program leadership
- As VP, Operations (Degree Programs), you'll lead our Strategy and Operations Function for all of our Degrees, including Nursing, Imaging, and Respiratory programs housed under Stepful College.
- Degree programs have more regulation, longer timelines, and higher clinical-site requirements than our certificate programs.
Skills
- A highly analytical, data-driven approach to diagnosing problems and making decisions
- Comfort leading in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment, and a willingness to get into the details when it counts
- Genuine curiosity about AI and a habit of experimenting with it to improve how your teams work
- You've worked at a high-growth startup or in a venture-backed healthcare or EdTech company
- You have a clinical background (e.g., RN or registered radiologic technologist)
- You've run multi-state or multi-campus operations, or launched new campuses or integrated acquired schools
- You hold an advanced degree (e.g., MBA, MSN, EdD)
- Introductory call with Talent Acquisition team member
- Interview with Hiring Manager
- Take-Home Assignment
- Virtual Panel Interview
- On-Site Panel Interview
Compensation
- The target base salary range for this opportunity is $230,000 - $260,000, and is part of a competitive total rewards package including equity and benefits.
- Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, internal pay equity and other relevant business considerations.
Benefits
- Stepful is a workforce platform redefining how America's largest health systems build, train, and retain their talent.
- Since our founding in 2021, Stepful's trained over 32,000 practice-ready healthcare workers.
- Layering onto our successful direct-to-consumer training, Stepful partners with leading healthcare institutions to address the growing national shortage of healthcare workers.
- We're improving access to quality healthcare for everyone, everywhere, and improving access to healthcare career ladders for those who need them most.
- We have partnerships with half of the top 10 health systems in the US and are in process with many more.
- Meaningful Equity Stake
- Subsidized Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plan options
- FSA, HSA and commuter benefits
- Learning stipend
- Open vacation policy, including:
- Guidance of 15 days PTO annually
- Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, internal pay equity and other relevant business considerations.
Company info
- Our values: We credit much of our success to our exceptional team.
- We're looking for mission-driven builders who thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, and embody our four core values:
- The target base salary range for this opportunity is $230,000 - $260,000, and is part of a competitive total rewards package including equity and benefits.
Equal opportunity
- Stepful is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
- equal opportunity employer.
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