Director of the Learning Exchange

Indiana Institute of Technology; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana Tech is seeking a strategic, entrepreneurial leader to serve as Director of the Learning Exchange. This role reports to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and provides operational and business leadership for workforce learning, executive education, and academic readiness.

The Director will set the portfolio's strategic direction, balance revenue and mission outcomes, and lead pricing, portfolio management, and contracts development while coordinating with Academic Affairs, IT,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in higher education administration, business, educational technology, or related field.
• At least seven years of progressively responsible leadership experience in higher education, workforce development, or continuing education.
• Experience supervising professional staff and building/scaling a workforce-learning enterprise.
• Experience administering large, grant-funded multi-institution initiatives including budget oversight and funder reporting.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic direction for the Learning Exchange portfolio, balancing revenue, enrollment, and mission outcomes.
• Lead the Learning Exchange Operations team and establish pricing and revenue-allocation frameworks for non-credit offerings.
• Manage portfolio financial performance and develop corporate training contracts and learning subscriptions.
• Convene a cross-functional steering committee across Academic Affairs, IT, Finance, Marketing and Enrollment.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Financial management

Relationship management

Executive communication

Education

Master’s degree (Higher Education Admin / Business / Ed Tech)

Doctoral degree preferred

Tools

CRM systems

Online learning platforms

Digital credentialing

Job description

Indiana Tech is a thriving, independent, teaching-oriented university that delivers career-oriented programming in a wide variety of disciplines that includes business, engineering, computer sciences, criminal justice, cybersecurity, marketing, health sciences, communication and helping professions.

Indiana Tech enrolls nearly 1,500 students in its traditional undergraduate programs on its picturesque main campus, and nearly 5,000 students in its adult and online program. We offer degrees at the associate, bachelor’s, master's, and doctoral levels and undergraduate and graduate certificates.

Over 41% of our students are either globally or domestically diverse; this contributes to our unique vibrant and inclusive campus community. All academic programs are designed to provide students with relevant and practical experiences, including an emphasis on internships. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Indiana Tech is committed to fostering a welcoming and respectful environment for all. We actively support the recruitment, engagement, and retention of students, faculty, and staff from a wide range of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. We believe that creating a sense of connection and support across our campus community plays an essential role in preparing students to succeed and contribute in a global society.

Indiana Tech has big plans for its future. Learn more at Indiana Tech Strategic Plan or strategicplan.indianatech.edu.

Indiana Tech is seeking a strategic, entrepreneurial, and collaborative leader to serve as its Director of the Learning Exchange. Reporting to the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Director will provide operational and business leadership for the Learning Exchange, Indiana Tech’s coordinated enterprise for workforce learning, executive and leadership education, professional development, academic readiness, student success, and academic pathways.

The Director will set the strategic direction for the Learning Exchange portfolio, balancing revenue, enrollment, and mission-focused outcomes. This position will lead the Learning Exchange Operations team, establish pricing and revenue-allocation frameworks for non-credit offerings, manage the portfolio’s financial performance, and develop corporate training contracts and learning subscriptions. The Director will convene a cross-functional steering committee involving Academic Affairs, Information Technology, Finance, Marketing and Enrollment, and Institutional Effectiveness to establish priorities and address issues that span university departments.

The Director will play an important role in connecting credit and non-credit learning experiences across the Learning Exchange. This includes helping build a unified learner identity and record, along with shared services supporting registration, payment, credentialing, and analytics. The Director will also support the hiring, onboarding, and performance management of staff and contribute to the mission, vision, and strategic plan of Indiana Tech.

Required Skills And Experience

The successful candidate will possess a master’s degree in higher education administration, business, educational technology, or a related field, along with at least seven years of progressively responsible leadership experience in higher education, workforce development, or continuing or professional education. Experience must include the supervision of professional staff and demonstrated success building or scaling a workforce-learning, professional development, or continuing-education enterprise, including responsibility for business-model development and portfolio management.

Candidates must have experience administering large, grant-funded, multi-institution initiatives, including budget oversight, milestone management, compliance, and funder reporting. The position also requires experience developing employer or industry partnerships and negotiating corporate training, subscription, or licensing agreements. A strong understanding of consortium coordination and employer-facing partnership development is essential.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent strategic, financial, organizational, and relationship-management skills, with the ability to lead complex initiatives involving academic leaders, university departments, external partners, employers, and multiple institutions. Outstanding written, verbal, and executive presentation skills are required, as is the ability to build consensus and move work forward among stakeholders with differing priorities.

Preferred Skills And Experience

A doctoral degree in higher education administration, business, educational technology, or a related field is preferred. Additional preferred experience includes working with online learning platforms, customer relationship management systems, digital credentialing, learner records, enterprise learning services, and multi-institution consortium or governance structures.

Preference will be given to candidates who have demonstrated success developing sustainable revenue models for education or workforce-learning programs; leading cross-functional teams; building regional employer partnerships; and using enrollment, revenue, learner-outcome, and employer-engagement data to guide decisions. Experience supporting artificial intelligence education, applied-learning initiatives, digital transformation, or regional workforce-development partnerships would further strengthen a candidate’s qualifications.

Opportunity and Impact

This is an opportunity for an innovative leader to shape a university-wide and regionally connected learning enterprise. The Director will help expand access to workforce learning and professional education, strengthen pathways between non-credit and credit-bearing learning, cultivate meaningful employer partnerships, and build sustainable systems that serve learners, faculty, employers, and consortium institutions.

Why Indiana Tech?

Indiana Tech is a private, nonprofit university committed to career-focused education, innovation, collaboration, and student success. The Director will join a mission-focused academic leadership team and have the opportunity to build programs and partnerships that respond directly to evolving learner, employer, and regional workforce needs.

Ready to help shape the future of workforce learning, professional education, and regional collaboration?

• Application materials must include Vita and unofficial transcripts. Applicants must be prepared to provide a written response to Tech's mission and vision. The position remains open until filled; a review of candidates will commence as application materials are received.