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University of Maryland Global Campus · 3 weeks ago

Vice President, Learning Product Development

(North America) ICC - Adelphi, MD

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$235K/yr - $255K/yr

10+ years exp

The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is seeking a Vice President for Learning Product Development to lead the vision and execution of innovative learning products. This role entails reimagining instructional models and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance learner experiences and outcomes in an AI-powered educational environment.

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Responsibilities

Define and lead the enterprise learning product experience strategy aligned to UMGC’s learner experience vision

Establish a multi-year learning product roadmap balancing learner needs, faculty experience, workforce relevance, scalability, and cost-to-serve

Translate the Future Learning Experience (FLEX) vision into modular, skills-aligned, stackable, and personalized learning strategies

Set experience principles and standards across modalities, programs, and learner segments

Anchor learning products in explicit workforce skill frameworks reflecting modern work realities

Own the full lifecycle of learning products from concept through continuous improvement

Balance the operational excellence required to deliver and sustain UMGC’s core learning products with the intentional incubation and testing of innovative learning, assessment, and resource models that can be scaled across programs and modalities

Lead cross-functional teams responsible for curriculum design, instructional design, learning architecture, and operations

Implement a product-oriented delivery model to improve speed, quality, and accountability

Ensure learning products meet quality, accessibility, and readiness standards prior to launch

Reimagine assessment models emphasizing authentic, applied, skills-based, and performance-oriented approaches

Design simulations and assessments that mirror real-world, AI-enabled work environments

Pilot and scale validated learning innovations

Engage external AI and learning communities to inform UMGC’s product strategy

Serve as a core contributor to UMGC's Product Health framework, owning and influencing functional and tactical KPIs related to learning design, delivery, and the learning experience (ex: course quality, learning friction, usability, accessibility, persistence signals)

Partner closely with Portfolio Directors, who act as stewards of overall product health, to interpret product health insights and translate them into learning product actions

Collaborate within the matrixed Product Team model, contributing learning product expertise while retaining accountability for execution within the Learning Products organization

Use Product Health dashboards to inform decisions about redesign, investment, experimentation, or sunsetting of learning products

Own the continuous improvement loop for learning products, integrating performance data, learner feedback, and operational signals

Partner with Institutional Effectiveness, Analytics, and Project Doppler / Voice of Student teams to ensure learner sentiment, behavior, and outcomes inform product decisions in near real time

Leverage insights from Sherpa and other AI-enabled tools to improve guidance, personalization, and learner support within learning products

Qualification

Learning product strategyInstructional designAI integrationCurriculum developmentData-informed decisionsPortfolio managementContinuous improvementCollaborationLeadershipCommunication

Required

A demonstrated track record of achieving results and getting things done

An earned Master's degree from an accredited institution in education, educational technology, learning sciences, instructional design, or a related field

At least ten years in the large-scale digital learning or learning product development space including at least five (5) years serving in senior leadership

Success owning learning products across the full life-cycle

Proven ability to partner across academic affairs, student affairs, analytics, and technology organizations

Preferred

An earned doctorate in a related field

Proven track record of implementing product health or portfolio management frameworks

Success in delivering skills-aligned, flexible, and personalized learning models

Benefits

Generous Time Off: Enjoy 22 days of paid vacation, 15 days of sick leave, 3 personal days, and 15 paid holidays (16 during general election years). For part-time employees, time off rates will be prorated based on the number of hours worked.

Comprehensive Health Coverage: Access to health care, medical with vision, dental, and prescription plans for both individuals and families, effective from the 1st of the month following your hire date.

Insurance Options: Term Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, and Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance. Part-time employees working less than 0.5 FTE are not eligible for LTD.

Flexible Spending Accounts: Available for medical and dependent care expenses.

Retirement Plans: Choose between the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) or the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (MSRPS).

Supplemental Retirement Plans: include 401(k), 403(b), 457(b), and various Roth options. The university does not provide matching funds.

Tuition Remission: Immediate availability for Regular Exempt Staff. Spouses and dependent children are eligible for undergraduate tuition remission after two years of service. NOTE: For part-time employees (at least 50 percent of the time), tuition remission benefits are prorated.

Company

University of Maryland Global Campus

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The University of Maryland Global Campus is a public university focused on online education and headquartered in Adelphi, Maryland.

Founded in 1947

Hyattsville, Maryland, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.umgc.edu/index.cfm

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