Educational Technology Lead

London Business School; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days

USS pension 14.5%

Onsite gym & pool

Professional development

Cycle to work

Wellbeing program

Job summary

London Business School is seeking an Education Technology Lead to head a small team and coordinate operations supporting teaching and learning across degree programmes.

You will oversee core learning platforms, including Canvas and SEAtS, and drive adoption of new technologies while ensuring reliable, effective services for students and faculty.

Qualifications

• Experience leading education technology teams in a university or similar environment.
• Experience with learning management systems (Canvas/SEAtS/Blackboard/Moodle) and data tooling.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Education Technology team operations to support teaching and learning.
• Oversee day-to-day support for learning platforms and business systems (Canvas, SEAtS).
• Help implement new technologies and improve systems, processes and data.
• Provide operational leadership, coaching and development for the team.
• Collaborate with Degree Education, faculty and Technology to align services with needs.

Skills

Education technology leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Higher education administration experience

Tools

Canvas

SEAtS

CSS

JavaScript

HTML

Job description

12 month Maternity Leave contract

Are you an experienced education technology professional who can lead teams, improve learning systems and help shape outstanding digital learning experiences?

The Role

London Business School is looking for an Education Technology Lead to lead and coordinate Education Technology team operations that support the delivery of teaching and learning across the School’s degree programmes.

This is a key operational and stakeholder-facing role within the Digital Content and Educational Technology team. You will oversee day-to-day support for core learning platforms and business systems, including Canvas and SEAtS, while helping to implement new technologies and improve the systems, processes and data that underpin a world-class student and faculty experience.

You will manage a team of three Education Technology Managers and work closely with colleagues across Degree Education, faculty, Subject Area staff and Technology to ensure education technology services are reliable, effective and aligned to the needs of the School.

Main Responsibilities

• Managing support for core education technology systems, including Canvas and SEAtS.

• Overseeing data management, analytics and documentation relating to current business processes.

• Supporting the implementation of new technologies and software systems for degree education.

• Ensuring platforms, tools and processes are reliable, effective and aligned with the needs of teaching, learning and programme delivery.

• Supporting user training and guidance for learning technology platforms.

• Providing operational leadership, coaching and support to a team of Education Technology Managers.

• Helping to develop the School’s wider education technology ecosystem through strong collaboration and stakeholder engagement.

Who We Are Looking For

• Proven experience of working in Higher Education administration, or a similar environment, and implementing education technologies.

• Proven experience with virtual learning environments or learning management systems, such as Canvas, Blackboard or Moodle.

• Technical skills including authoring tools, CSS, JavaScript and HTML would be desirable.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of audiences.

• Significant project or programme management experience, with advanced planning skills.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• The ability to manage multiple internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers and contractors.

• Experience managing, developing and motivating a team would be desirable.

Benefits You Can Enjoy

• Generous annual leave of 27 days plus extra days between Christmas and New Year
• USS pension, 14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health

At London Business School, we support Smart Working - a hybrid approach designed to help you achieve a healthy work-life balance while delivering the best outcomes for your role and the needs of our customers. All roles require a minimum of two days on campus each week to foster a vibrant, collaborative community.

For this role specifically, you will be expected to be on campus 2 days per week.

We operate with ‘core hours’ – 10:00-15:00 – to maximise opportunities for connection and collaboration across teams during the working day. Outside of these hours, you may still be required for meetings or collaboration based on your role and customer needs. Additionally, we offer Protected Time - a flexible, one-hour slot, within the working week dedicated to your learning and development, wellbeing, or focused, quiet work

Why London Business School?

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in three of the world’s most dynamic cities, London, Dubai and Riyadh. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location.

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large. We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard.

Candidates needing sponsorship should assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by evaluating their circumstances against the relevant criteria before applying.

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

Competitive Salary dependent upon experience

Closing date: 30th October 2026