Senior Competency-Based Education Designer

Western Governors University; Utah; On-site; USD 81,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Healthcare benefits

Tuition discounts

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Western Governors University is seeking a Senior Educational Program Designer to lead the design of competency-based higher education programs that emphasize learners’ ability to demonstrate skills over time. The role guides cross-functional teams to translate complex student and business needs into efficient and personalized learning pathways across the enterprise.

The position focuses on ensuring programs resonate with employers, learners, and policymakers, using best and innovative practices

Qualifications

• Three or more years’ experience within the fields of product, interaction, and visual design/development.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Background in online learning and/or development of educational products.
• Background in metrics-driven, evidence-based decision making.
• Portfolio or work samples showcasing product design prowess, creativity, and depth of thought, coupled with fluency in best practices for interaction design, visual design, and prototyping.
• Experience working effectively on cross-organizational teams.

Responsibilities

• Break down complex problems and design user-friendly tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams of program development, academic, operations, and stakeholders.
• Design programs that deliver competency-based education with efficiency, flexibility, and personalization.
• Design programs that promote social mobility and equity.
• Ensure designs maximize broad access, industry relevance, learning, and financial sustainability.
• Apply backward program design to CBE contexts and document decisions.
• Prototype options, weigh trade-offs, and document costs and effort.
• Set success metrics and align designs with employer and learner needs.

Skills

Product design thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Empathy

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Western Governors University is seeking a Senior Educational Program Designer to lead the design of competency-based higher education programs that emphasize learners’ ability to demonstrate skills over time. The role guides cross-functional teams to translate complex student and business needs into efficient and personalized learning pathways across the enterprise.

The position focuses on ensuring programs resonate with employers, learners, and policymakers, using best and innovative practices