Manager, Academic Product Management

WGU Career Opportunity

If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career. Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families. The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is : Grade : Management_Executive 606 Pay Range : $85,100.00 - $140,500.00

Job Description Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Manages the program development process for multiple academic products through scale.
• Evaluates program and learning experience quality; assesses program, course, assessment, and learning resource performance against student achievement.
• Manages a team which includes hiring, training, developing, coaching, mentoring, and managing performance.
• Assists in defining curriculum and assessment approaches, including new instructional and assessment techniques and innovations.
• Monitors projects' status, budget, and resources; partners with project teams and provides input to ensure project and initiatives are aligned with budget and time requirements.
• Keeps academic leaders across WGU updated on academic program development requirements regarding budgets and timelines.
• Analyses program health and wellness data; prepares monthly and quarterly business reports inclusive of fiscal and success metrics; presents findings, trends, and recommendations to leadership teams.
• Ensures the strategies and development of curriculum and assessments align with academic program accreditation and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with colleagues to establish efficient, consistent operations across projects and colleges.
• Partners with academic leadership and project teams to ensure project estimates are accurate and in line with budget requirements.
• Gather stakeholder feedback on projects to define expectations and program needs; keeps stakeholders updated on project status and budget throughout the project and product lifecycle.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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