- Salary
- $75k – $113k
- Location
- Salt Lake City Office, United States of America
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Senior
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Master
- Visa
- Not sponsored
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career.
Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.
The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
Job Description
Responsible for the design, development, and continuous improvement of a complex portfolio of learning products and assists in the mentorship and development of learning product owners and associate learning product owners. Operates with a high degree of strategic ownership at the intersection of learning science, product thinking, and instructional technology to create scalable, high-impact learning experiences. Combines strategic and creative thinking with efficient, time-sensitive execution to drive portfolio-level outcomes while identifying areas for systemic improvement.
Learning Product Owner
Impact
What You'll Do
- Lead the design and continuous improvement of complex learning experiences aligned to learner needs, business priorities, and market demand.
- Own a portfolio of strategic learning products, guiding product strategy, roadmap development, launch, and ongoing optimization.
- Partner with assessment, development, and research teams to ensure alignment between competencies, assessments, instructional strategies, and product outcomes.
- Use data, experimentation, and learner insights to drive product enhancements and improve engagement, persistence, and completion metrics.
- Lead the adoption of emerging technologies and AI-enabled tools to accelerate design, content creation, analysis, and workflow efficiency.
- Collaborate with project managers and cross-functional stakeholders to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in an agile environment.
- Identify risks, automate processes, and apply systems-thinking approaches to improve product quality, scalability, and long-term portfolio performance.
What You'll Bring
- Advanced expertise in learning science, instructional design, and adult learning theory.
- Expert proficiency in designing end-to-end learning experiences from concept through evaluation.
- Ability to interpret complex data and translate insights into strategic product improvements.
- Deep experience working with instructional technologies and digital learning platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects and priorities concurrently.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity with strong ownership, accountability, and independent judgment.
- Expert experience working in agile or iterative development environments.
- Proficiency with AI tools and their application in content creation, analysis, and workflow optimization.
- Strong collaboration, communication, and stakeholder management skills across all organizational levels.
What's Required
- Master's degree in Instructional Design, Education, Learning Experience Design, or related field.
- 5 years of experience designing and developing digital learning products or experiences, with demonstrated growth in scope and complexity.
- Experience working on cross-functional teams delivering complex projects.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor or develop others.
Bonus Points
- Experience in competency-based education or online higher education.
- Experience using data and structured experimentation to drive product or learning design decisions.
- Demonstrated experience leading portfolio-level strategy or product roadmaps.
- Experience leveraging AI in design or development workflows.
Experience in Lieu of Education
What to Expect
- Introductory call
- Hiring manager interview
- Sr Manager interview
Work Location
Visa Sponsorship
Travel Requirement
Position & Application Details
Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.
Additional Information
Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive.
Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].
Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.
