Director of AI‑Driven Curriculum Design

Pearson; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program

Job summary

Pearson seeks a Director of Learning Design to transform curriculum development for virtual learning. You will lead AI-enabled orchestration of content teams, set quality standards, and partner with product leadership to meet state standards and accessibility requirements.

You will drive organizational design, manage through large changes, and influence buy-vs-build decisions while overseeing a portfolio of proprietary and licensed courses.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in curriculum, instructional design, or content development leadership in K-12 or virtual education.
• Hands-on experience with generative AI tools for content creation and agent orchestration.
• Proven ability to lead managers through large operating-model changes.
• Knowledge of state standards, accessibility, and rights-clearance in K-12 content.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of high-quality, engaging virtual curriculum for student outcomes.
• Drive improvement of curriculum processes using efficacy and outcome data.
• Transform team roles to learning designers and design managers; partner with HR.
• Define standards for human-AI collaboration in curriculum production and QA.
• Redesign structure, establish repeatable AI orchestration workflows, and track costs.

Skills

Curriculum leadership

Generative AI tools

Managing managers

K-12 education knowledge

Tools

Agent orchestration platforms

Job description

Pearson seeks a Director of Learning Design to transform curriculum development for virtual learning. You will lead AI-enabled orchestration of content teams, set quality standards, and partner with product leadership to meet state standards and accessibility requirements.

You will drive organizational design, manage through large changes, and influence buy-vs-build decisions while overseeing a portfolio of proprietary and licensed courses.