Senior Director, Learning Experience Design (LXD) - Remote Eligible

Senior Director, Learning Experience Design (LXD)

For 30 years, Per Scholas has been on a mission to drive mobility and opportunity in the ever-advancing technology landscape by unlocking the untapped potential of individuals, uplifting communities, and meeting the needs of employers through rigorous tech training. By teaming up with dynamic employer partners, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to innovative startups, we're forging inclusive tech talent pipelines, fulfilling an ever-increasing need for skilled talent. With national remote training and campuses in 20+ cities and counting, Per Scholas offers no-cost training programs in the most sought-after tech skills, spanning Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data Engineering, IT Support, Software Engineering, and more. To date, 30,000+ individuals have been trained through Per Scholas, propelling their professional trajectories into high-growth tech careers with salaries three times higher than their pre-training earnings.

Per Scholas preferred hires reside within the following states: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MD, MA, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, WA

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.

This position sits within the Product Development & Operations team and provides strategic leadership that connects three key functions:

• Product Design: Partners with Product Owners to ensure course outlines are instructionally sound and development-ready.
• Instructional Design & Development: Provides standards, templates, and quality governance to the teams building our curriculum products.
• Product Delivery: Collaborates with the delivery team to ensure a high-quality, consistent learner experience within our Learning Management System (LMS).

The Senior Director, Learning Experience Design will directly manage a team of professionals responsible for product quality, EdTech enablement, and accessibility. This role is ideal for an experienced learning leader who excels at building systems, influencing across teams, and championing a vision for instructional excellence.

What You'll Do

• Learning Design Strategy & Governance
  • 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.
• Cross-Functional Partnership & Quality Assurance:
  • 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.
• People Leadership & Functional Management:
  • 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.
  • Strengthen cross-functional execution by clarifying roles, handoffs, and decision-making norms between teams
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement:
  • Stay current on instructional design trends, learning technologies, and workforce development best practices
  • Experiment with emerging modalities (AI-enabled learning, adaptive technologies, microlearning) and evaluate efficacy
  • Advocate for learner needs and bring the 'learner voice' into product development decisions

Decision Rights & Governance

The Senior Director, Learning Experience Design (LXD) is accountable for learning design quality, development readiness, and enabling standards across the curriculum product lifecycle. This role sets the enterprise learning experience bar through documented criteria, governance routines, and cross-functional decision pathways; partnering closely with Product Design, Instructional Design & Development, and Product Delivery to ensure products launch with intended outcomes, usability, and accessibility. This role sets standards and acceptance criteria; tactical execution remains with Product Design, ID&D, and Delivery teams.

What You'll Bring To Us

• 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

Compensation

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.