Vice President, Enrollment Management

Position Summary

The Vice President for Enrollment Management (VPEM) serves as the University’s chief architect of student enrollment strategy and is responsible for building and sustaining an integrated, analytically informed, and collaborative approach to enrollment across the institution. Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President and Provost, the VPEM provides visionary leadership to all enrollment functions and ensures alignment with institutional goals for student access, academic quality, retention, and net tuition revenue.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Enrollment Leadership

• Establish and maintain a comprehensive, research-informed enrollment management strategy.
• Analyze enrollment trends to guide integrated enrollment efforts across all student populations.
• Ensure enrollment goals support academic priorities, student success objectives and financial sustainability with a focus on net tuition revenue.
• Maintain appropriate student headcount distribution across all enrollment areas.
• Strategically align organizational structures, staffing levels and processes to promote coordination across colleges and administrative units.

Financial Aid Strategy

• Provide vision and guidance for the development of innovative financial aid packaging strategies, optimization of merit scholarship programs, and creating affordability initiatives to maximize enrollment effectiveness while ensuring fiscal responsibility.
• Oversee strategic financial aid modeling with higher education consulting partners.

Pipeline and Market Development

• Provide strategic direction for domestic, international, and online markets, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and capacity.
• Identify opportunities and oversee the development of new markets that advance enrollment growth.
• Collaborate with academic leadership and Online Learning Services to support enrollment strategies for online and hybrid programs.

International Programs and Global Engagement

• Provide strategic oversight of the current international office and recruitment efforts, ensuring alignment with enrollment objectives and academic priorities.
• Provide vision and leadership with regard to growth and development in the areas of global education, international recruitment and partnerships and study abroad.

Collaboration and Institutional Integration

• Partner with University Brand Office to maximize marketing impact.
• Collaborate with Student Success to improve retention and persistence.
• Strengthening service excellence in communication and support for students and families.
• Collaborate with leadership within various divisions such as Planning, Strategies, and Insights as well as IT to gain the necessary data to develop evidence-informed strategies to support enrollment growth and revenue optimization.

Departments Reporting to the VPEM

Admissions

• Undergraduate and Graduate Recruitment and admissions operations, including enrollment strategy, outreach, communications and application processing.

University Registrar

• Academic records, registration, degree audit, compliance.

Student Financial Aid and Scholarships

• Administration of aid, scholarship strategy implementation, underwriting, and leveraging
• Financial aid modeling aligned with enrollment goals.

International Center

• International recruitment, processing, visiting scholars, faculty international travel.

Additional Position Information:

Qualifications

Required

• Master's degree.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible leadership experience in enrollment management.
• Expertise in strategic planning, analytics, and financial aid.
• Experience leading complex organizations and collaborative initiatives.
• Knowledge of enrollment trends, CRM systems, and compliance.

Preferred

• Doctorate strongly preferred.
• Experience in a public research university.
• Background in international recruitment and global programs.
• Experience with CRM Slate or similar enterprise enrollment systems.
• Commitment to service excellence and cross‑functional leadership.

Application instructions : Please submit an online application and include your curriculum vitae, cover letter, and three professional references.

Application deadline : For best consideration, apply by April 12, 2026. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

FLSA Status (exempt/nonexempt):

United States of America (Exempt)

Union Affiliation (if applicable):

For assistance with your application or attachments, please contact the Human Resources representative listed:

Danyelle Conner

Email:

[email protected]

Background Check Statement

The University of Akron is committed to providing a safe environment for all students and employees. The University endeavors to protect the health, welfare and safety of all students, employees and visitors on our campus. As such, all offers of employment with The University of Akron are contingent upon verification of credentials, and satisfactory completion of a criminal background check. Some positions may require additional credit investigation and a pre-employment driving record search.

Non-Discrimination Statement

The University of Akron is an Equal Education and Employment Institution. View our

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State of Residence Statement

It is the expectation of the University of Akron that all work performed as an employee of the University will be performed in Ohio.

All About UA

The University of Akron empowers our people to flourish by delivering an applied and community-connected educational experience and cultivating research excellence. Leveraging our passion and expertise, we create innovative academic opportunities, support the well-being of our students and employees, and prioritize community embeddedness and engagement to impact lives through transformative experience. Through this focus, UA aspires to be the leader in community-focused higher education.

The University of Akron is a lifelong learning partner, recognizing and valuing diverse learning experiences and combining traditional classroom experiences with innovative and robust approaches.

As Zips, we prioritize the well-being of our students and employees, cultivate a culture and community where all can flourish, and act as responsible stewards of our resources and infrastructure by leveraging data to differentiate our processes and systems.

We leverage our urban campus as a responsive and reliable partner to identify and meet the needs of the region. We intentionally contribute to economic and workforce development and civic life through research, innovation and engagement to provide community-embedded experiential learning opportunities that will enhance the UA experience for all students.

We welcome candidates who are passionate about shaping and inspiring the next generation of thinkers, experts, artists and leaders.

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Benefits

The University of Akron offers a competitive total compensation package comprised of a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits for eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, and paid leave of absences including time off for illness, vacation, and maternity or paternity leave. In addition, eligible employees and their dependents are provided tuition remission. All staff and eligible non-bargaining unit faculty have the option to request a Flexible Work Arrangement (FWA). The University of Akron participates in state retirement systems and offers alternative retirement options with competitive employer contributions. Optional investment opportunities are available including deferred compensation programs (403(b) and 457(b)). Please visit our

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