Senior Learning Product Owner
About The Position
Responsible for the design, development, and continuous improvement of a complex portfolio of learning products and assists in the mentorship and development of learning product owners and associate learning product owners. Operates with a high degree of strategic ownership at the intersection of learning science, product thinking, and instructional technology to create scalable, high-impact learning experiences. Combines strategic and creative thinking with efficient, time-sensitive execution to drive portfolio-level outcomes while identifying areas for systemic improvement. At WGU, innovation and delivering results are at the heart of how we create meaningful learning experiences for students. We are seeking a strategic and data-driven Learning Product Owner to lead a portfolio of digital learning products, driving continuous improvement through learning science, emerging technologies, and cross-functional collaboration. As a Learning Product Owner, you will own a portfolio of complex learning products from concept through launch and ongoing iteration. You will partner across instructional design, assessment, research, analytics, development, and project management teams to create engaging, effective, and scalable learning experiences that align with learner needs and business priorities.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Instructional Design, Education, Learning Experience Design, or related field.
- 5 years of experience designing and developing digital learning products or experiences, with demonstrated growth in scope and complexity.
- Experience working on cross-functional teams delivering complex projects.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor or develop others.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in competency-based education or online higher education.
- Experience using data and structured experimentation to drive product or learning design decisions.
- Demonstrated experience leading portfolio-level strategy or product roadmaps.
- Experience leveraging AI in design or development workflows.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and continuous improvement of complex learning experiences aligned to learner needs, business priorities, and market demand.
- Own a portfolio of strategic learning products, guiding product strategy, roadmap development, launch, and ongoing optimization.
- Partner with assessment, development, and research teams to ensure alignment between competencies, assessments, instructional strategies, and product outcomes.
- Use data, experimentation, and learner insights to drive product enhancements and improve engagement, persistence, and completion metrics.
- Lead the adoption of emerging technologies and AI-enabled tools to accelerate design, content creation, analysis, and workflow efficiency.
- Collaborate with project managers and cross-functional stakeholders to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in an agile environment.
- Identify risks, automate processes, and apply systems-thinking approaches to improve product quality, scalability, and long-term portfolio performance.
Benefits
- bonuses
- medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
- health savings account and flexible spending account
- basic and voluntary life insurance
- disability coverage
- accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
- legal and identity theft coverage
- retirement savings plan
- wellbeing program
- discounted WGU tuition
- flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
- flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
- 11 paid holidays
- other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
