Sr. Learning Architect

Strayer University

75d • $82,800 - $124,200

About The Position

The Senior Learning Architect is critical to the implementation and ongoing success of our courses and programs. This individual will drive innovation, advise leadership, and champion improvements to the full lifecycle of online course design, development, and deployment into production using a blend of instructional design skills and deep technical expertise. The candidate will serve as both a thought leader and hands-on expert in continuously improving the design, learning environment, and user experience of our courses, working across functions and with teams including course development, innovation, academic leadership, and technology teams across Strayer. In addition, this role will identify, maintain, and support complex custom and third-party technologies in the Canvas course room.

Requirements

• Minimum of six years of experience working directly with an LMS (Blackboard/Canvas or similar) and instructional technologies.
• Minimum of six years of experience in instructional design and educational technology or related fields.
• Minimum of six years working in the higher education industry.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Deep technical expertise in LMS and course room/instructional technologies.
• Experience working with and applying AI in educational settings.
• Keen ability to assess situations, perform root cause analysis and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Ability to be proactive with a sense of urgency.
• Self-starter, a highly motivated person able to work in a fast-paced environment that is continually changing.
• Exhibits sound judgment in making decisions.

Responsibilities

• Advise leadership on emerging instructional technologies and andragogical approaches to support strategic initiatives.
• Create and implement standards to ensure the seamless and intuitive integration of native, custom, and third party technologies into course designs.
• Identify, evaluate, and integrate innovative learning technologies and third-party tools to meet instructional goals and enhance student experiences.
• Implement and support complex technologies in the course room.
• Conduct investigation and rapid mitigation of technical or instructional issues within the Canvas LMS and/or associated course room technologies.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives based on learner analytics, feedback, and industry best practices.
• Lead complex course projects using instructional design skills and technology expertise.
• Leverage instructional design skills to create use cases for tools and champion technological advancements in design.
• Lead change management strategies to ensure smooth adoption of new technologies and processes.
• Build and maintain courses within the LMS environment according to established style guides and best practices.
• Interface with Strayer IT department to ensure effective technical updates, implementations and solutions.
• Serve as a technical liaison between Course Development, Academic Operations, LMS Team, and IT.
• Train, mentor, and support instructional design and technology teams on technological advancements and integrations.
• Promote and maintain a high quality, professional, service-oriented atmosphere among peers.
• Serve as point of contact with third party vendors to keep Course Development updated about new functionality, tools, and releases.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans.
• Well-being incentives.
• Parental leave.
• Paid time off.
• Certain paid holidays.
• Tax saving accounts (FSA, HSA).
• 401(k) retirement benefit.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Tuition assistance.
• Entertainment and retail discounts.
• Overtime pay for non-exempt employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees