Director, AI-Driven Learning Design

Pearson; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Director of Learning Design to drive AI-enabled curriculum transformation for a global virtual learning portfolio. You will orchestrate AI content generation, set quality standards, and align instructional design with state standards and accessibility requirements.

You will lead a team through a major operating-model shift, partnering with product, curriculum leadership, and HR to reskill staff and redefine roles, while prioritizing student outcomes and instructional quality.

Qualifications

• 8+ years leading curriculum or content development
• Hands-on with generative AI for content creation
• Experience leading managers through major operating-model change
• Knowledge of state standards, accessibility, copyright
• Ability to push back on low‑quality AI output

Responsibilities

• Lead learning design and curriculum development for virtual learning
• Transform team from content developers to learning designers and managers
• Define AI content standards and QA framework
• Partner with product and compliance on standards and rigor
• Track throughput and costs with a rigorous measurement framework

Skills

Curriculum leadership

GenAI hands-on

AI orchestration

K-12 compliance

Managing managers

Tools

Agent orchestration platforms

AI content tools

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Director of Learning Design to drive AI-enabled curriculum transformation for a global virtual learning portfolio. You will orchestrate AI content generation, set quality standards, and align instructional design with state standards and accessibility requirements.

You will lead a team through a major operating-model shift, partnering with product, curriculum leadership, and HR to reskill staff and redefine roles, while prioritizing student outcomes and instructional quality.