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Deputy Provost (45497)
San Francisco - San Francisco, CA 94105
Overview
Salary Range
$225,000.00 - $275,000.00 Salary/year
Position Type
Full Time
Description
Position Title: Deputy Provost
Department Name: Office of the Provost
Position Reports To: Provost
FLSA STATUS : Salaried
Salary Range: $225,000 to $275,000
Benefits: The University's comprehensive benefits program
Days & Hours: Monday through Friday, 37.5 hours per week. Standard work schedule is 9:00 am to 5:30 PM, may be adjusted. Flexible schedule may require evening and weekend hours during peak periods.
Position Overview
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.
About Golden Gate University
Founded in 1901, Golden Gate University is a private, nonprofit university based in San Francisco with a long history of serving working adults and professional learners.
Today, GGU is undergoing an ambitious transformation. The university has expanded its global presence, launched innovative academic programs in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, developed international partnerships, created new hybrid and shared-campus models, and is building one of the world's first AI-native global universities.
The institution serves students across the United States and multiple countries through online and hybrid models.
Primary Responsibilities
The Deputy Provost will provide oversight of major academic and student-facing functions across the university, including:
Academic Leadership and Faculty Affairs
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
Enrollment and Student Success Operations
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
Academic Operations and Institutional Execution
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
Innovation and Institutional Transformation
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
Leadership Profile
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
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
Qualifications
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
For more information about GGU, including academic focus areas and recent accomplishments, please see:
The Opportunity
Golden Gate University is building a model of higher education - one designed for a global, technology-driven world. We seek a leader who understands how universities operate, but who also recognizes that higher education must evolve and wants to help build that future. This is an opportunity to play a leadership role in one of the most exciting university transformations in higher education today.
Supplemental Information
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Golden Gate University is an equal employment opportunity employer. We support inclusive excellence and are committed to creating a safe and welcoming community for all.
University policy prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion/creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, gender stereotyping, and gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, taking a protected leave (e.g., family medical or pregnancy leave), or on any other basis protected by applicable laws.
The University has a strong commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion, and to maintaining working and learning environments that reinforces these practices. The University welcomes and encourages applications from all demographics.
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