[Hiring] Director of Virtual Programs @Fusion Academy

Role Description

The Director, Virtual Programs leads the strategy, development, and continuous improvement of Fusion’s specialty virtual programs, including Global Guided, Self-Directed, and future offerings. This role shapes innovative academic models and high-quality, personalized learning experiences that meet the evolving needs of students and families.

• Working across Curriculum & Analytics and with partners throughout FEG, the Director translates program strategy into scalable course experiences.
• Guides new virtual offerings from concept through design, development, launch, and ongoing refinement.
• Combines strategic ownership with direct execution, requiring someone comfortable setting direction and doing the work.
• Opportunity to shape the future of virtual learning at Fusion, expanding access to distinctive learning experiences while maintaining academic quality and personalization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in education, curriculum and instruction, instructional design, educational technology, business, product management, or a related field preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in education, virtual learning, product or program leadership, curriculum, educational innovation, or a related field.
• Experience shaping the strategy, roadmap, launch, and ongoing performance of an educational product, program, portfolio, or learning model.
• Demonstrated experience designing, launching, scaling, or substantially improving virtual or asynchronous learning experiences.
• Strong understanding of asynchronous learning and course design.
• Ability to translate program and instructional models into clear requirements, course structures, quality standards, priorities, and actionable implementation plans.
• Experience using a learning management system; significant Canvas experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to interpret learner data, program results, research, market insights, and qualitative feedback to guide decisions and continuous improvement.
• Strong strategic judgment, cross-functional leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills.

Requirements

• Build and maintain the strategy and roadmap for Global Guided, Self-Directed, and other assigned specialty virtual offerings.
• Develop and document each program’s target learners, purpose, level of support, pacing, delivery model, and differentiation from other Fusion options.
• Establish program-level direction and academic operating models while balancing student needs, academic quality, scalability, capacity, and organizational priorities.
• Recommend which programs to develop, pilot, scale, improve, reposition, or retire based on needs and evidence.
• Identify portfolio opportunities, risks, gaps, and dependencies, and clarify program-level decision rights with department managers and partner teams.
• Ensure specialty virtual programs are clearly differentiated from Fusion’s core 1:1 product.
• Define and improve each program’s academic model, student journey, and instructional support structure.
• Establish expectations for pacing, delivery, independent learning, assessment, feedback, accessibility, and course experience.
• Set standards for effective asynchronous learning.
• Create and refine course requirements, templates, quality standards, and development priorities.
• Collaborate with department managers to maintain subject-area standards, academic integrity, and curriculum quality.
• Prioritize virtual-course development, redesign, quality review, and maintenance.
• Serve as the Curriculum & Analytics lead for the integrated academic design, launch readiness, and ongoing performance of specialty virtual programs.
• Translate portfolio strategy into academic requirements, priorities, milestones, timelines, and clear cross-functional decisions.
• Drive the day-to-day academic work required for pilots, implementation, launch, adoption, and post-launch improvement.
• Define measures of success across student outcomes, experience, engagement, progress, completion, mastery, academic quality, and implementation.
• Conduct regular portfolio, program, and course reviews, analyzing performance data and identifying specific actions to address trends, risks, and gaps.
• Communicate performance, decisions, and recommendations to leaders and contributing teams.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Vacation time in accordance with company policy and state law.
• Accident and life insurance as well as short- and long-term disability.
• Sick time and paid holidays in accordance with company policy.
• 401(k) plan with company match, based on eligibility.
• Tax-advantaged commuter benefits.
• Employee assistance program.
• This position may also be eligible to receive a variable bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results.