Academic Manager, AC Online

Academic Manager, AC OnlineAlgonquin College of Applied Arts and TechnologyPay RangeThis range is provided by Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.Base pay range$104,333.00/yr - $139,110.00/yrPosition DetailsDepartment: AC OnlinePosition Type: Full-Time AdministrativeSalary Range: $104,333.00-$139,110.00 (Annual)Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36.25Anticipated Start Date: January 01, 2026Posting Closing Date: December 29, 2025Job DescriptionThe Academic Manager is accountable for providing academic leadership in the design and development, planning, evaluation, quality assurance, and continuous improvement of courses, programs, products, and services developed and/or offered by AC Online. The Academic Manager must ensure that these offerings are responsive and relevant to the needs of the learners, clients, partners, and the community at large in accordance with the College’s Strategic Plan.The Academic Manager must establish and build effective and productive working relationships with the academic departments and schools to ensure that the programs promote learner success, are up-to-date and relevant with industry, are in alignment with other offerings at the College, and are optimized for the mode of delivery and target audience. The incumbent must also ensure that all courses hosted or shared on partner platforms (e.g., Ontario Learn) continue to adhere to the quality standards set out by the Ministry and the College.As a key member of the AC Online leadership team, the Academic Manager actively contributes to the creation and execution of the annual ACO business plan and provides input on the vision and strategic plan. The incumbent interfaces with a variety of academic and college-wide units to ensure that all activities related to the delivery of online programs/courses support the success of learners.The incumbent is an advocate for continuous improvement, as well as innovative and entrepreneurial initiatives by forging and leveraging relationships within the College (e.g., Business Development, International Education Centre, etc.), with external groups/organizations (e.g., professional associations, government officials, other educational institutions, etc.), advisory committees, industry partners, and related community groups to identify opportunities to grow and evolve the College’s products and services.Required QualificationsFour (4) year University Degree – preferably in education, instructional design, or a related field of study;Minimum of seven (7) years of related experience in increasingly responsible roles.Minimum of five (5) years of direct management experience in post-secondary education or corporate training milieu. Experience within a large unionized environment is an asset.Proven business acumen, financial planning and management skills, and demonstrated entrepreneurial experience.Knowledge and experience in the complete online program development process including leveraging labour market data, building a business case, identifying vocational learning outcomes and course learning requirements, developing curriculum, and implementing and evaluating the learning products.Demonstrated experience with project management, including managing time, establishing priorities, distributing responsibilities, identifying and mitigating risks, and meeting milestones and deliverables.Experience with managing the design and development of learning experiences optimized for adult learners, either in a post-secondary setting and/or as professional training.Led or participated on comprehensive requests for proposals or requests for funding.Experienced in negotiating with clients, vendors, contractors, peer College representatives, and others.Demonstrated experience communicating with all levels of the client community including learners, academics, senior executives, and administrative staff.Demonstrated commitment to student success, teaching excellence, quality education, and continuous improvement, particularly in online learning environments.Proven experience providing leadership and administration of online learning delivery and continuing education (e.g., part-time studies, contract training, etc.) environments.Experience dealing with clients, faculty/facilitators/trainers and administrators in a post-secondary institution or in a corporate setting.Excellent skills with document, spreadsheet, and presentation software. Other related software skills (e.g., project management, communication, etc.) are an asset.Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills including in negotiation, conflict resolution and collaboration building.Strong organizational, planning, and financial management skills.Working familiarity with various eLearning technologies and current instructional design approaches in online learning.Comprehensive knowledge of business principles and techniques of administration, organization, and management, including an in-depth understanding of the key business issues that exist in online and adult education.Knowledge of strategic and operational planning as well as personnel administration.Information security and freedom of information laws and relevance to the College.Ability to understand the College’s business goals and to translate them into technical/space solutions including establishing appropriate trade-offs between costs (design, development, operations, maintenance, evaluation, and replacement) and requirements.Ability to facilitate discussions, and where needed, to mediate disagreements between staff and to manage dissatisfied clients in the context of improving the digital learning experience.Ability to synthesize data and reports into appropriate information to inform opportunities to advance business practices and processes.Excellent analytical and problem-solving skillsAdditional Information*This position is paid at Payband 12*Vacancy is for P02200This position is eligible for hybrid work in conjunction with the College's Flexible Work Arrangement: https://www.algonquincollege.com/policies/hr26/ (subject to change). #J-18808-Ljbffr