[Hiring] Senior Director, Learning Experience Design @Per Scholas

Role Description

Per Scholas is seeking a strategic and collaborative Senior Director, Learning Experience Design (LXD) to establish and lead our learning design strategy. This pivotal role will ensure Per Scholas’ curriculum products are pedagogically rigorous, learner-centered, accessible, and scalable.

• Define and evolve the learning design strategy for Per Scholas’ curriculum portfolio, ensuring alignment with learner outcomes and workforce readiness.
• Establish and maintain a robust quality system, including learning design standards, templates, rubrics, and formal design review processes for all curriculum products.
• Champion a competency-based, skills-forward learning philosophy that emphasizes practice, performance, and job readiness.
• Partner with the Product Design team through a structured design review process to ensure course syllabi are instructionally coherent, development-ready, and aligned to learner profiles.
• Collaborate with the Instructional Design & Development team to ensure consistent application of design standards and best practices.
• Work with the Product Delivery team to define and verify in-platform quality standards, ensuring a seamless and accessible learner experience upon launch.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of direct reports in product quality, EdTech, and accessibility, setting clear goals and performance expectations.
• Establish an effective operating rhythm for your team to manage priorities, resources, and risks effectively.
• Stay current on instructional design trends, learning technologies, and workforce development best practices.
• Establish feedback loops using learner and instructor input, implementation data, and learner outcomes to drive iterative improvements to the curriculum.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional experience in instructional design, learning experience design, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a leadership role, including people management and/or leading cross-functional project teams.
• Master's degree in Instructional Design, Learning Sciences, Educational Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Deep expertise in instructional design models (ADDIE, SAM, Backward Design, etc.) and adult learning theory.
• Proven track record designing curriculum that achieves measurable learner outcomes (competency attainment, completion, learner satisfaction, employer validation).
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop other senior design and development professionals.
• Experience with competency-based education, project-based learning, and authentic assessment design.
• Familiarity with modern authoring tools and the ability to set standards for their use at scale.
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG, Section 508) and inclusive design practices.
• Excellent strategic thinking and project management skills with ability to manage multiple design initiatives simultaneously.

Requirements

• Experience in workforce development, adult education, or community college settings.
• Background designing technical training (IT, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Data, AI/ML).
• Familiarity with Learning Management Systems (Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard) and SCORM standards.
• Proficiency with e-learning authoring tools (Articulate Rise/Storyline, Adobe Captivate, or similar).
• Experience designing curriculum for underserved or underrepresented populations.
• Knowledge of labor market analytics and employer-validated skill frameworks.
• Certification in instructional design (ATD, eLearning Guild, or academic credentials).
• Experience with AI-enabled learning tools and adaptive learning technologies.
• Experience leading a Learning Design Center of Excellence (COE) or similar governance function.

Benefits

• For this role specifically, we are targeting a salary range of $100,000 - $105,000, where the difference in salary is typically determined by several factors, including the geography in which the selected candidate resides, and alignment with qualifications and experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.