The salary range for this role 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 role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: Pay Range: $93,400.00 - $140,100.00

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. Job Profile Summary: The Program Portfolio Innovation, Program Director, is a key leadership role in the School of Education (SOE) that defines programs and offerings that create pathways to opportunity for rising talent at scale, achieving impactful target enrollments, closing the gap in equity and attainment, and providing significant ROI for student tuition investment. Leads innovation and strategy in three distinct areas: academic product development, research and insights, and partnership expansion. The SOE needs focused leadership on refining, repositioning, and innovating its current products, services, and strategic insights. This role requires strong entrepreneurial drive, flexibility, creativity, a high tolerance for ambiguity and change, and the ability to build excellent working relationships with leaders across multiple working groups and university practices. It also requires a unique blend of operational skills, academic credibility, and creativity.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: * Defines programs and offerings that create pathways to opportunity for rising talent at scale, achieving impactful target enrolments (i.e. 1,000 student/year enrolment); closing the gap in equity and attainment, and providing significant ROI for student tuition investment. * Constructs the business case for new program and product offerings, including defining the program requirements, market viability, priority, and student success outcomes that guides the drafting of the program concept and proposal. * Maintains strategic oversight of academic program roadmap. * Analyses the competitive landscape (including institutions, programs, credentials, cost, enrollment/market share, and positioning) for current and emerging competitors. * Conducts ongoing research and data analysis to anticipate and adapt current programs and portfolios to compete with current and future emerging academic trends. * Analyzes and reports on internal and external factors that impact portfolio and/or program scalability to align and drive marketplace appeal. * Provides ongoing market analysis for assigned programs and portfolios. * Conducts ongoing research and student outcomes data analysis to determine if a program should be launched, updated,... For full info follow application link.

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