[Hiring] Senior Manager of Learning Experience Designer & Curriculum Development @Manara
Mar 19, 2025 - Manara is hiring a remote Senior Manager of Learning Experience Designer & Curriculum Development. đź’¸ Salary: unspecified. đź“ŤLocation: Egypt.
Role Description
We are looking for a Senior Manager of Learning Experience Designer & Curriculum Development to craft engaging, effective, and structured educational content for our learners to consume on our innovative online edtech platform. This role sits at the intersection of curriculum design, instructional strategy, content development, and learner experience — ensuring that our courses are deeply valuable for our audience.
- Recruit and manage subject matter experts and multimedia specialists to design and develop courses that empower learners with real-world skills.
- Run the curriculum development machine at Manara.
Key Responsibilities
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Curriculum / Content Development:
- Drive the strategy and roadmap for Manara's curriculum/content development.
- Design structured, engaging learning paths and curricula for technical (software engineering) and professional (soft skills) courses.
- Align course objectives with industry needs and learner goals.
- Create scaffolding strategies to ensure progressive learning experiences.
- Establish and manage standards for developing Manara's lessons, exercises, and assessments.
- Write instructional content for soft skills, ensuring clarity, conciseness, and engagement.
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Instructional Design:
- Apply best practices in instructional design, cognitive science, and adult learning principles.
- Develop interactive, engaging, and effective online learning experiences using multimedia, case studies, projects, and assessments.
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Learning Experience Design (LXD):
- Optimize learner engagement through interactive experiences, gamification, and social learning strategies.
- Design adaptive learning solutions and personalized learning paths based on data insights.
- Collaborate closely with a Product Manager and Data Analyst to influence product experiences.
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Management and cross-functional collaboration:
- Establish processes for curriculum/content creation to produce content efficiently.
- Recruit and manage subject matter experts (SMEs) to translate complex topics into digestible materials.
- Manage a freelance/part-time project manager.
- Manage the launch process for new content, ensuring effective communication with engineering and leveraging marketing opportunities.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of work experience.
- 2+ years of experience in curriculum development, instructional design, content creation, or LXD.
- Experience establishing & managing processes.
- Experience at a startup.
- Optional but beneficial: Experience in online education or edtech companies.
- Experience managing people.
- Understanding or exposure to technical/software engineering/computer science topics.
Soft Skills
- Strong storytelling and writing skills in English for educational content.
- Past experience running cross-functional collaboration (e.g., with SMEs, designers, product, and engineering teams).
- Analytical mindset to measure learning effectiveness and optimize content.
- Remote Work Savvy: Experience working with distributed teams across multiple time zones.
Location
We are a hybrid remote company with colleagues based internationally in the US, Europe, and MENA, and a team based in Cairo. This role is remote but based in Cairo. Our remote global team travels regularly to Cairo and we do 1-2 annual, company-wide meetups for everyone to get together, socialize, and co-work.
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Salary
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unspecified
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Remote
Location
Egypt
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Job Type
full-time
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Posted
Mar 19, 2025
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| đź“Ť | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: Egypt |
| ‼ | Beware of scams! When applying for jobs, you should NEVER have to pay anything. Learn more. |
