Director of Campus Operations

Director of Campus Operations

Location: Texas | Travel: Approximately 70%

The College of Health Care Professions (CHCP) is seeking a Director of Campus Operations to serve as a strategic extension of the Senior Executive Vice President (SEVP) of Ground Campuses & Admissions. This high-impact role partners closely with Campus Presidents to strengthen leadership, improve campus performance, and ensure key organizational priorities are executed consistently across CHCP's ground campuses.

This is an opportunity for a results-driven leader who can influence without direct authority, coach senior leaders, lead enterprise initiatives, and create lasting operational improvements.

What You'll Do
Lead Strategic Initiatives

• Lead enterprise-wide initiatives from planning and implementation through adoption and long-term sustainability.
• Develop project plans, timelines, milestones, accountability measures, and success criteria.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, remove barriers, manage risks, and keep senior leadership informed of progress.
• Support major organizational initiatives, including transitions, acquisitions, and new campus openings.

Drive Campus Performance

• Partner with Campus Presidents to improve operational execution, consistency, and overall campus performance.
• Analyze KPIs and campus data to identify trends, root causes, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop and monitor action plans with clear owners, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
• Address performance gaps, recommend solutions, and escalate unresolved concerns when necessary.
• Develop executive dashboards and use data to recommend operational improvements.
• Identify and share best practices across campuses.

Develop Future-Focused Leaders

One of the most important aspects of this role is developing Campus Presidents into confident, proactive, and accountable leaders.

You will:

• Coach Campus Presidents in critical thinking, decision-making, executive judgment, and problem-solving.
• Help leaders anticipate challenges before they impact campus performance.
• Support Campus Presidents in building strong, engaged, and accountable leadership teams.
• Partner with the SEVP, Human Resources, and Organizational Development on onboarding, succession planning, and leadership development.

Collaborate Across the Organization

Work closely with leaders across:

• Admissions
• Education
• Career Services
• Compliance
• Marketing
• Finance
• Human Resources
• IT
• Facilities
• Organizational Development

You'll help resolve cross-functional challenges, present recommendations to senior leadership, and use business data-including enrollment, staffing, productivity, and budget performance-to support informed decisions.

What We're Looking For
Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Higher Education, Organizational Leadership, or a related field required.
• Master's degree preferred.

Experience

• 8+ years of progressive leadership experience in higher education, multi-campus operations, organizational leadership, or a comparable complex environment.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise initiatives and organizational change.
• Experience coaching senior leaders and improving operational performance.
• Strong ability to influence and drive results without direct authority.
• Experience analyzing business results and using data to make strategic decisions.

Technology

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Experience with dashboards/business intelligence tools, project-management platforms, and HR or operational systems preferred.
• Ability to analyze data and create executive-level reports and presentations.
• Comfortable learning new technology and systems quickly.

Leadership Skills That Will Make You Successful

We're looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Strategic Thinking - Sees the big picture while knowing how to execute the details.
• Influence - Builds relationships and drives accountability without relying on direct authority.
• Business Acumen - Uses data, sound judgment, and critical thinking to make decisions.
• Results Orientation - Takes ownership, follows through, and gets things done.
• Change Leadership - Helps people navigate change while keeping initiatives moving forward.
• Executive Communication - Communicates clearly, confidently, and effectively with senior leaders.
• Coaching & Development - Builds stronger leaders and creates a culture of accountability.
• Collaboration - Brings teams together to solve problems and achieve common goals.

Travel

This position requires approximately 70% travel throughout Texas, including overnight travel as business needs require.

What Success Looks Like

In this role, you'll make an impact by:

• Successfully implementing and sustaining enterprise initiatives.
• Improving campus KPIs, operational consistency, and action-plan execution.
• Developing Campus Presidents into strategic, proactive, and accountable leaders.
• Strengthening leadership pipelines and succession readiness.
• Building engaged and high-performing campus leadership teams.
• Ensuring executive priorities are consistently executed.
• Removing operational barriers and helping campuses achieve stronger results.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you're a strategic, people-focused leader who thrives on developing others, solving problems, driving accountability, and turning strategy into action, we'd love to hear from you.

Join CHCP and help shape the future of healthcare education-one campus, one leader, and one initiative at a time.