Director of the Learning Exchange

Paycom - ATS; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana Tech is recruiting a strategic, entrepreneurial Director of the Learning Exchange to provide operational and business leadership for workforce learning, executive and leadership education, professional development, and academic pathways.

Reporting to the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Director will lead the Learning Exchange Operations, establish pricing and revenue frameworks, and drive performance across non‑credit offerings and corporate training contracts, while cultivating

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead Learning Exchange operations and set strategic direction for the portfolio.
• Establish pricing, revenue allocation, and manage non‑credit offerings and corporate training contracts.
• Oversee grant administration, budgeting, milestone tracking, and funder reporting.
• Develop employer partnerships and negotiate training, subscriptions, or licensing agreements.
• Coordinate cross‑functional teams across Academic Affairs, IT, Finance, Marketing, Enrollment, and Institutional Effectiveness.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial management

Relationship management

Grant administration

Negotiation

Executive presentation

Education

Master's degree in higher education administration

Master's degree in business

Doctoral degree preferred

Tools

CRM systems

Online learning platforms

Digital credentialing

Learner records

Enterprise learning services

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Fort Wayne Campus - Fort Wayne, IN 46803, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: Doctorate Degree Preferred, Job Category: Artificial Intelligence, 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 also lead NIAIC Connect, a five-institution regional initiative supported by the Lilly Endowment-funded AI in Higher Education grant.

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.

As principal administrator for NIAIC Connect, the Director will oversee grant administration, budget management, milestone tracking, funder reporting, and coordination among the consortium’s partner institutions. The Director will guide the initiative’s institution storefronts, faculty training, connection and project platform, guided mentoring and evaluation, and employer portal. This role will also cultivate regional employer partnerships, staff the NIAIC Advisory Board, lead the NIAIC Connect Operations team, collaborate with the initiative’s independent evaluator, and develop a sustainable operating model that extends beyond the grant period.

The Director will play an important role in connecting credit and non-credit learning experiences across the Learning Exchange and NIAIC Connect. 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, 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.

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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.