# Manager, Design & Development **Company**: Western Governors University (WGU) **Location**: Salt Lake City, UT **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $87,600.00 - $144,700.00 **Category**: Education **Industry**: Education **Apply**: https://wgu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Salt-Lake-City-UT/Manager--Design---Development_JR-026562?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/manager-design-and-development-d3395be2-013/ ## Description We are seeking a Manager, Design & Development to lead the design and development of competency-based learning and assessment experiences for academic and professional programs. The successful candidate will lead a team of instructional designers, assessment developers, and instructional technologists to create high-quality learning content. **Primary Responsibilities:** - Lead and supervise teams of instructional designers, assessment developers, and educational technologists - Ensure overall design and development deliverables meet quality, consistency, and alignment expectations - Use data-driven insights to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities for improvement - Model and mentor best practices in leveraging AI in curriculum and assessment design - Manage the design and development process for assigned projects - Lead assessment design efforts, ensuring validity, relevance, technical accuracy, and alignment with program competencies and learning objectives - Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver solutions on time and within budget - Analyze stakeholder feedback and implement necessary improvements or changes - Coordinate the delivery of course designs, scope specifications, and other design and development deliverables - Build and maintain cross-functional partnerships to support the development and maintenance of high-quality learning experiences - Provide direct reports with measurable feedback, coaching, and professional development opportunities - Manage risks and remove barriers to keep projects on track and aligned with institutional goals **Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:** - Proven ability to lead, organize, and manage teams and their activities to achieve high-quality outcomes - Strong coaching and talent development skills, with experience managing direct reports - Experience delivering high-quality educational products in a fast-paced, dynamic environment - Ability to build relationships, collaborate effectively, and influence at all levels within a matrixed organization - Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail - Analytical mindset with experience using data to identify trends, drive decisions, and implement process improvements - Sound judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills in fast-paced and dynamic environments - Ability to foster innovation, continuous improvement, and best practices in curriculum and assessment design - Experienced using AI in product design and development - Excellent communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to various audiences and provide constructive feedback - Adaptability and resilience, with the ability to manage ambiguity and lead teams through change **Qualifications:** - Bachelor's degree - 5 years of relevant experience, including supervisory or team leadership experience - Broad management knowledge and understanding of instructional design and/or assessment development **Preferred Qualifications:** - Master's degree in Instructional Design, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Technology, Learning Sciences, or a related field - Experience creating innovative, mobile-first, social-by-design, gamified, or non-linear learning experiences at scale - Experience with UI/UX design principles, using AI in product design and development - Demonstrated experience with process development, implementation, and continuous improvement initiatives - Strong understanding of the higher education landscape and competency-based education models **Benefits:** - 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 For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Required - instructional design - curriculum development - assessment design - project management - team leadership - data analysis - AI in product design ### Nice to have - master's degree in instructional design - UI/UX design principles - process development - continuous improvement initiatives - competency-based education models --- Source: [Apply at wgu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://wgu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Salt-Lake-City-UT/Manager--Design---Development_JR-026562?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)