Western Governors University · 8 hours ago
Senior Manager, Design & Development
SLC Metro Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$101K/yr - $182K/yr
3+ years expWestern Governors University is dedicated to expanding access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs. The Senior Manager, Design & Development will oversee the development and production of competency-based learning experiences, managing teams and vendors to ensure high-quality educational content that meets design specifications and enhances student success.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Ensure the alignment and quality of new and redeveloped curriculum and assessment products against program design and charter requirements
Source, develop, and manage assessment development and instructional design talent
Collaborate with program owners, development team supervisor, and project managers to resource and deliver new, redeveloped, and enhanced programs and courses
Ensure adequate and timely maintenance of courses
Participate in the definition of college curriculum and assessment approaches
Assign and manage teams or select and manage vendors to develop products to realize college roadmap while maximizing value to stakeholders
Collaboratively define, set up, manage, and document efficient and scalable development and production policies, methodologies, procedures, and development standards. Collaborate with colleagues to ensure consistency of operations across projects and colleges and continuously improve departmental efficiency
Hire project teams and vendors, maintain relationships, manage risk, and ensure successful outcomes. Interact daily with team members and vendors to mentor, provide feedback, and build teamwork
Responsibly manage budgets for development and production for multiple, multi-faceted, fast-paced projects with inflexible deadlines, effectively providing high-quality production values while achieving sustainability and educational affordability through scale
Manage development and production vendors and teams to ensure timely delivery of highly engaging, goal-oriented, beautiful learning objects, which may include videos, animations, interactives, project samples, cases, assessments and social experiences
Monitor project status and progress; identify and remove barriers to keep production on schedule and resolve production delays
Lead or supervise the upstream review team process to ensure accuracy and quality in content and curriculum material
Participate in the design of new instructional techniques and innovations
Other duties as assigned
To fulfill these responsibilities, the senior manager leads a team of high-performance assessment and curriculum design and development professionals who:
Oversee adherence to best practices in the development of reliable and valid competency-based assessments
Support multiple teams in the process of developing high-impact competency-based curricular solutions that focus relentlessly on helping students to be successful as both learners and ultimately as employees
Partner cross-functionally for the timely, efficient execution of high-quality new products, processes, and procedures that support college initiatives
Produce timely, consistent, and accurate reports for stakeholders and senior leadership
Are accountable for the health and quality of their college’s program and assessment portfolios, using established performance management processes
Qualification
Required
Master's degree or greater in relevant field
Minimum of 3 years of demonstrated relevant professional experience leading and managing multiple course development or production teams
Proven record of developing and producing quality assessment and learning experiences using established development and production processes and methodologies
Effective project management, course development, and evaluation skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
High energy, enthusiasm, and creativity
Must interact effectively on cross-organizational teams
Preferred
3+ years in leadership positions
Experience creating cross-contextual learning experiences that are born mobile, social-by-design, gamified, or non-linear with student-driven pathways
Demonstrated understanding of the higher education environment
Demonstrated experience with process development and implementation
Demonstrated success with change management, particularly stabilizing and structuring diffuse and ambiguous situations
Benefits
Eligible for bonuses
Medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
Health savings account and flexible spending account
Basic and voluntary life insurance
Disability coverage
Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
Legal and identity theft coverage
Retirement savings plan
Wellbeing program
Discounted WGU tuition
Flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
Flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
11 paid holidays
Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave
Company
Western Governors University
Western Governors University focuses on improving lives by creating pathways to opportunity for its students.
5001-10000 employees
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Kauffman Foundation
2025-05-08Grant
Leadership Team
Stephen Herzig
Vice President of Enterprise Solutions
Kacey Thorne
Senior Director, Academic Strategic Initiatives
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