VP, Operations (Degreed Programs)

The role

You will lead the Strategy and Operations Function for all Degree programs, including Nursing, Imaging, and Respiratory. You will own the operating model, budget, and organizational design to scale programs while maintaining quality and compliance.

What you will do

• Lead and evolve Stepful College’s operating model
• Set the strategy to deliver degree programs at scale
• Build the operating cadence for School Leads
• Own the department's budget and resource allocation
• Design the department organization and leadership layers
• Lead Operations and Clinical Leaders through coaching and performance expectations
• Partner with Learning, Product, Legal, Growth, and Workforce Solutions
• Push AI adoption across schools

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of experience
• 5+ years leading multi-layered organizations (managers of managers) in operations or program leadership
• Track record of owning a department or business unit, including strategy, budget, and org design
• Experience leading regulated, licensure-track education programs
• Direct work with state boards and accreditors
• Ability to drive workflows across multiple domains
• Ability to build operating systems for independent leaders
• Executive communication skills
• Highly analytical, data-driven approach
• Comfort leading in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment
• Willingness to get into the details
• Curiosity about AI and a habit of experimenting with it

Nice to have

• Worked at a high-growth startup or in a venture-backed healthcare or EdTech company
• Clinical background (e.g., RN or registered radiologic technologist)
• Run multi-state or multi-campus operations, or launched new campuses or integrated acquired schools
• Hold an advanced degree (e.g., MBA, MSN, EdD)

Benefits

• Meaningful Equity Stake
• Subsidized Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plan options
• 401(k)
• FSA, HSA and commuter benefits
• Learning stipend
• Open vacation policy
• Guidance of 15 days PTO annually
• Stepful closed the last week of December
• 15 work-from-anywhere days
• 10 public holidays observed for 2026

Before you apply

• Introductory call with Talent Acquisition team member
• Interview with Hiring Manager
• Take-Home Assignment
• Virtual Panel Interview
• On-Site Panel Interview

About the company

Stepful is a workforce platform redefining how America's largest health systems build, train, and retain their talent. Since its founding in 2021, Stepful has trained over 32,000 practice-ready healthcare workers.