Academic Program Manager - Online Education job at Bryant and Stratton College in Orchard Park, NY
Posted 2026-06-26Title: Academic Program Manager - Online Education
Location: Orchard Park United States
Academics
Full-Time
Requisition #: ACADE006481
Job Description:
Position Status: Exempt
Work Hours: Mon-Fri. Ability to work some evenings and Saturdays; Secondary holidays may be a scheduled work day.
Reports To: Dean of Instruction
Location: Orchard Park, NY. This position is hybrid, with travel to our Online Education Campus four times per year.
Summary:
Bryant & Stratton College Program Managers (PM) perform both administrative and instructional duties. As administrators, PMs support the College mission and vision by overseeing the day-to-day management of their program areas. They are responsible for coaching and mentoring instructors within their program area as related to classroom methodology and delivery. PMs are also responsible for providing guidance to subject-area instructors and for ensuring that all required record keeping and reporting are completed in a timely and accurate manner. This position is best suited to someone who prefers a fast-paced environment, adapts to change, and seeks to actively develop new skills.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Faculty Management & Development
Recruit, train, develop, evaluate, and terminate instructors under the direction of the DOI.
Schedule faculty leveraging data and per policy 035
Adhere to and consistently track faculty credentialing per policy 035, including currency of licensures and certifications
Coach faculty using the GROW model
Work with faculty to improve success rates
Work with faculty to improve best practices in teaching online
Evaluate faculty through formal and informal measures, including course audits each session, monitoring of weekly discussion report, formal classroom evaluations performed annually & host development discussions with faculty
Assists DOI in on-going faculty development to include planning and delivery.
Provide on-going faculty development opportunities
Supervise, coach, develop, & collaborate with Faculty Administrator (FA) and Faculty Coach (FC) on-going
Conduct regular meetings with FA/FC/adjuncts on curriculum changes, updates, and/or specific training per discipline.
Ensures faculty teaching portfolios are developed and maintained
Curriculum
Perform curriculum monitoring for consistent improvement and adherence to the college tenants and academic quality standards
Collaborate with Design team members in the course corrections, redesigns, and new build processes
Integrate and include instruction and assessment of each of the College's lifelong learning competencies
Conduct quality rigor audits on master courses to ensure college standards are being met and maintained.
Classroom Management
Required to teach 1 course as assigned by per semester adhering to the Seven Principles of Good Teaching and the Community of Inquiry Framework.
Meet formal classroom observation criteria
Class preparation
Review/verify content(links), ensure proper course set up
Creating & uploading quality BOT documents
Effective use of Retention center to identify at risk students
Proper use of course announcements in each class section
Provides 1 hour of Virtual Office Hours each week to support the classroom teaching and learning
Maintaining and adhering to grade book requirements
Administrative Responsibilities
Provide program and/or course retention and graduation analysis and recommendations for improvement strategies.
Adhere and uphold, and comply with all established operational policies and procedures
Ensures FA's, FC's, and faculty adhere to classroom responsibilities as outlined in the description
Reviews all BOT documentation each session for accuracy and quality as outlined in the Instructional Guide
Creates at minimum three action plans annually
Assists in scheduling process to include creating and monitoring the Online schedule, campus only section waitlist, and Professional Skills Center requests every session.
Ensures all course section final grades are posted on time
Professional Development
Lead training opportunities with faculty such as through faculty meetings and/or discipline specific meetings
Organize and facilitate on-site or asynchronous meetings under the guidance of the Dean.
Attend team professional development web calls/workshops, etc
Independent or Manager assigned professional development
Skill Port
CEUs for certifications
Conferences related to college's mission/vision
Stay current in field and ensure curriculum is contemporary
Research and share methodologies for student engagement in the Online environment
Document professional development and learning in an electronic portfolio
Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications:
Master's Degree that meets Bryant & Stratton College's credentialing policy, including a minimum of 12 credit hours in educational theory. If a new hire doesn't have teaching