Senior Educational Program Designer
Core
Lead the design of competency-based higher education programs that emphasize skill acquisition over time spent, optimizing value for learners, resources, engagement, and financial sustainability.
Role type
Senior Educational Program Designer (Competency-Based Education)
Builds
Competency-based degree programs and personalized learning pathways
Domain
Higher Education / EdTech
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Systems thinking, backward design, design thinking facilitation, industry standards research, stakeholder management, program lifecycle assessment, success metric definition, documentation of design decisions
Preferred skills
Experience with web/mobile product design, training/education model development, prototyping and trade-off analysis
Technologies
Microsoft Office suite, web conferencing tools, cloud-based collaboration tools
Responsibilities
Design programs that deliver on the promise of competency-based education; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate student and business needs into efficient learning pathways; Conduct industry research and align designs to external standards; Establish training models for faculty and counselors; Document program designs to guide development and maintain historical records; Set success metrics and assess program sustainability at scale.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC