Associate Director, Learning Experience Design

$147,628 - $170,643/Yr

Stanford University - Stanford, CA

Full-time - Senior

Stanford, CA

10,001+ employees

Educational Services

About the position

The Associate Director of Learning Experience Design at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business is responsible for leading a team of learning experience designers to enhance teaching and learning through innovative design and technology. This role involves collaborating with faculty to develop engaging course content, managing team resources, and fostering a positive work environment that promotes collaboration and growth. The position requires a strong background in learning design, exceptional interpersonal skills, and a commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in education.

Responsibilities

• Manage, recruit, coach, and develop staff learning experience designers.
• Serve as an initial point of contact for pedagogy and instructional design-focused faculty help requests.
• Meet with faculty to understand their needs and offer resources as appropriate; prioritize, triage, and scope such requests.
• Expand team capacity by developing and overseeing models for working with contract and contingent staff designers.
• Develop, implement, and oversee team vision, goals, and budget in alignment with those of the department.
• Collaborate with the Associate Director of Academic Technology to align on departmental process and priorities.
• Partner with subject matter experts on learning projects from conception, through design and production, to completion.
• Evaluate pedagogy goals with technology tools, with emphasis on designing and using the appropriate technology for the situation.
• Oversee appropriateness, effectiveness, efficiency, scope, and success of departmental learning design projects.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute projects according to defined deadlines while maintaining consistency with strategy and goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and seven years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.
• Excellent management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop departmental budgets, timelines, goals, and schedules.
• Demonstrated ability to present new projects and goals to senior management; defend/advocate those projects as needed.
• Ability to provide thought leadership in learning design and development and in classroom, blended, and online teaching.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in consulting with subject matter experts to assess teaching and learning needs and recommend high-impact learning solutions.
• Demonstrated proficiency in explaining and applying instructional design theory, models, learning science, and best practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, learning team members, vendor partners, and program partners, at all levels.
• Experience working on cross-functional teams with media professionals, academic technologists, and software developers.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate the effectiveness of learning materials.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Higher education or online education experience.
• Master's degree or higher in education, curriculum and instruction, learning technologies, or related fields.
• Experience developing and overseeing models for working with contract and contingent staff designers.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement plan