Chief Learning Design & AI Innovation Leader

Duolingo; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 330,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Duolingo is seeking a Vice President of Learning Design to lead its 40+ person Learning Experience (LX) organization, shaping how millions learn with AI-powered approaches. Youll report to the VP of Learning Experience and build a strong leadership team across language, math, music, and chess, partnering with Product, Design, Engineering and Data.

This role is based in New York or Pittsburgh with a hybrid (4+1) schedule.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a large, multidisciplinary organization through directors and senior leaders.
• Proven track record of developing leaders and empowering teams.
• Grounding in learning design, learning science, or related discipline with coaching ability.
• Experience shaping consumer products with AI-enabled development or content generation.

Responsibilities

• Lead LX organization and leadership team, design orgs, hire, develop performance management.
• Ensure LX delivers on commitments by allocating resources and removing obstacles.
• Strengthen product capabilities across LX and coach teams in product decisions and roadmaps.
• Use AI to ship small experiments and influence product decisions across functions.
• Represent LX in cross-functional forums and build strong partnerships with Product, Design, Engineering, and Data.

Skills

Leadership excellence

Learning design

Product collaboration

Executive communication

AI in learning

Change management

Education

Learning science degree

Job description

Duolingo is seeking a Vice President of Learning Design to lead its 40+ person Learning Experience (LX) organization, shaping how millions learn with AI-powered approaches. Youll report to the VP of Learning Experience and build a strong leadership team across language, math, music, and chess, partnering with Product, Design, Engineering and Data.

This role is based in New York or Pittsburgh with a hybrid (4+1) schedule.