Senior Manager, Nursing Campus Programs

ABOUT VEG In 2014, VEG was born with a mission to help people and their pets when they need it most by challenging norms and fixing the ER experience. Since then, we've expanded rapidly, with hospitals nationwide open 24/7/365, and created an ER experience that focuses on what our pets and pet parents really need. We've done the same for our people (VEGgies), finding a way to say YES so they are empowered to achieve great things, grow in unexpected ways, and find a place where they truly belong. We're rethinking emergency care from every angle—from how we run our hospitals to how we support the people working inside them. That's where our headquarters team comes in. Whether building technology to make our hospitals more efficient, recruiting and growing incredible VEGgies, or bringing our brand to life through marketing, our VQ (VEG Headquarters) team makes it all possible—ensuring our hospitals and people have everything they need to help pets and their families. VEG is a 2025 and 2026 certified Great Place to Work®. THE JOB At VEG, we find a way to say YES to empower our teams to thrive. This role exists to lead and grow VEG's nursing campus ecosystem with clarity, care, and purpose—and to build nursing externships into one of VEG's strongest levers for early career hiring. It is responsible for building meaningful connections across campuses and hospitals, owning the nursing externship strategy end-to-end, and ensuring our campus and externship efforts are organized, scalable, and impactful. In this role, you'll lead and evolve our nursing campus ecosystem—including CLOVERs, Campus Partners, Ambassadors, partnerships, and events—while also owning the design, build, and scaling of a nursing externship program that connects student engagement to future VEG hiring. You'll serve as the face of VEG for thousands of future veterinary nurses, strengthening our presence across campuses, enabling frontline teams to represent VEG with confidence and consistency, and partnering closely with Talent Acquisition, Nursing Operations, Operations, Field Leadership, Talent Learning & Development, and Marketing to bring the externship strategy to life. This is meaningful, high-impact work. The role shapes the next generation of veterinary nurses while helping build and scale programs that reflect a company deeply committed to elevating credentialed veterinary technicians and investing in the future of the profession. WHAT YOU'LL DO Own and scale VEG's nursing campus ecosystem —CLOVERs, Campus Partners, Campus Ambassadors, and events—building programs that are effective today and built to grow. Own the nursing externship strategy end-to-end , building a scalable program model and a clear student journey from school engagement to externship participation to future VEG hiring consideration. Design and execute campus marketing and outreach strategies that attract students to VEG's training programs, externships, and career opportunities. Enable and train frontline nursing teams and hospital leaders to confidently represent VEG on campus and to deliver a consistent, high-quality extern experience, modeling best practices and providing clear tools, training, and support. Partner cross-functionally with Talent Acquisition, Nursing Operations, Operations, Field Leadership, Talent Learning & Development, Marketing, and hospital teams to align the externship strategy with broader hiring and business goals Establish program success metrics, reporting, and feedback loops that connect externship and campus activity to measurable hiring outcomes, using data to continuously improve how VEG shows up for students and educators. Drive program excellence through operational ownership , managing budgets, troubleshooting challenges, tracking trends, and building the tools, processes, and standards hospitals need to execute consistently. WHAT YOU NEED 3+ years of experience working within the veterinary space preferred, including experience building or scaling a…