Senior Director, Total Rewards
National University
Accelerator Design & Development Director
InStride
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $150,000 - $165,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Lead employer engagements during the design and development of custom and semi-custom Capability Accelerators—translating business needs into structured, outcome-driven learning blueprints.
- Design or oversee development of programs that integrate AI-enabled practice, simulation, and feedback to drive measurable skill growth.
- Collaborate with academic and industry partners to co-create programs that combine academic rigor with business relevance.
- Manage instructional designers and content developers (contract and, over time, full-time) to deliver engaging, high-quality learning experiences.
- Advance InStride’s ready-to-deploy Accelerators by refining and adapting core content for rapid customization and scale.
- Codify and continuously improve the Capability Accelerator model—developing repeatable design systems, templates, and playbooks.
- Partner with internal teams to ensure tight alignment between client objectives, academic partnerships, and delivery execution.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects with clear priorities, communication, and accountability.
- Review feedback and performance data to continuously strengthen content, models, and learner impact.
- Build for scale—help define the systems, tools, and workflows that enable InStride’s expanding Accelerator portfolio.
Requirements
- 10+ years in learning design, corporate education, or higher education
- Deep understanding of adult learning and instructional design principles
- Experience partnering with enterprise clients to co-design programs tied to business performance and capability development
- Proven success working with academic institutions or faculty to co-create programs that combine rigor with real-world relevance
- Familiarity with AI-enabled learning design, adaptive feedback, or simulation-based practice environments
- Experience managing instructional design teams or vendors to deliver high-quality, complex projects
- Skilled at building and improving learning systems, processes, and frameworks for scale and continuous improvement
- Strategic and organized—able to juggle multiple priorities while maintaining focus on quality and outcomes
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and adapting quickly as technology and client needs evolve
- Willingness to travel occasionally to collaborate with clients, academic partners, and internal teams.
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Flexible vacation policy
- Paid family leave
- Best-in-class health care benefits
- And more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
learning designinstructional designAI-enabled learning designadaptive feedbacksimulation-based practiceprogram developmentproject managementcontent developmentdesign systemscapability development
Soft skills
strategic thinkingorganizational skillscommunicationcollaborationadaptabilityproblem-solvingaccountabilityfocus on qualityjuggling prioritiesnavigating ambiguity
