Curriculum Management Director

2U • Crystal City, TX

11d • $115,000 - $125,000 • Remote

About The Position

At 2U, we are all in on purpose. We are motivated by our mission – to make learning limitless– and connected by our shared passion to deliver world-class higher education at scale. As the parent company of edX, a leading online learning platform, 2U powers thousands of higher education offerings – from free courses to full degrees. Together with our college, university, and corporate partners, we are helping accelerate careers and transform lives.
What We’re Looking For:
The Curriculum Management Director is the primary Learning team liaison and relationship owner with external academic partner leadership for their assigned portfolio of curricula and learning products across 2U’s university and industry partners. The Curriculum Management Director is a main external point of contact for our content implementation vendor.
The Curriculum Management Director oversees a portfolio of programs/products through each stage of the life cycle, ensuring each curriculum and/or product is developed according to defined requirements. They lead curricular planning and investment management for each program/product, as well as data-driven evaluation and continuous improvement efforts, providing strategic direction and support for the partner, the program, and the curriculum/product, in alignment with 2U business priorities and target investment. They may also engage in leading early curricular planning with prospective partners during the pre-contract phase.
To do so successfully will require the ability to
Establish new and grow existing relationships with external academic partner leadership, Learning teams, 2U Program Leadership team, internal stakeholders, and our content vendors.
Impact and influence members of Learning Operations team to deliver high quality curriculum and products on budget, on time and meeting all program/program requirements
Understand budgets, financial data, forecasting; implementing financial management processes and tools, as needed
Thrive in an atmosphere of continuous change, while focusing on priorities, and constantly driving toward solutions
Demonstrate sound judgment and be comfortable with independent decision-making;
Manage multiple competing priorities
Manage and prioritize concurrent projects and tasks with conflicting deadlines and resource demands to ensure timely, high-quality completion across all responsibilities.
Collaborate effectively with other members of the Curriculum Management team as needed to achieve goals

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 8+ years demonstrated success in client-facing account management role in the education field.
• 1+ years experience in curriculum management or learning operations.
• Experience developing or leading online learning initiatives in a business and/or academic setting.
• Ability to drive performance and accountability without positional authority.
• Demonstrated excellence in driving solutions and managing competing priorities in a fast-paced, rapidly-evolving environment.
• Strong negotiator who can balance and prioritize partner requirements against budgetary and functional constraints.
• Familiarity with forecasting and budget management.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills with superior attention to detail and demonstrated problem-solving success.
• Excellence in spoken and written communications, especially customer-facing presentation skills.
• Technical competency in GSuite, demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and/or systems.
• Familiarity with OPM and online education markets, both business and academic settings.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree or related course work, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience working directly with academic administration and/or leadership (e.g. Deans or Provosts).
• Product management or development responsibility for digital products or services; defining, communicating, and driving fulfillment of product requirements.
• Familiarity with learning design, online learning platforms and technologies, and development of digital content.
• Experience in managing P&L and budgets.
• Experience in OPM and online education market, in either a business or academic setting, including international markets.

Responsibilities

• Curriculum Planning & Investment Management
• External and Internal Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Initiatives

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance, disability, and 401(k) employer match
• Free snacks and drinks in-office
• Generous paid holidays and leave policies, including unlimited PTO
• Additional time off benefits include: volunteer days, parental leave, and a company-wide winter break

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director