Director, Learning Technology

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Learning Technology Director advancing custom learning platforms for the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. Leading technical strategy, product delivery and a team supporting mental health education programs.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead platform strategy, architecture and the technical roadmap for the National Council’s learning delivery ecosystem
  • Partner with product and program teams to connect business goals and user needs with system improvements
  • Develop understanding of how National Council programs deliver learning through assessments, recommendations, competencies, outcomes, audience needs and program or grant requirements
  • Shape functional specifications, platform requirements, workflows, user stories and acceptance criteria
  • Make build, buy, configure and integrate decisions
  • Use learner feedback, platform data and operational insight to identify improvements
  • Develop measures to understand how platform enhancements support learning and business outcomes
  • Lead continued development and day-to-day operation of the platform
  • Partner on solution design, APIs and integrations, identity and access, data and analytics, security, accessibility, scalability, reliability and performance
  • Guide technical approaches and review solution designs
  • Maintain functional and technical documentation
  • Lead enhancements and releases through testing, change management and operational readiness
  • Develop intake and delivery planning practices with product and other partners
  • Translate between product, learning, program and technical teams
  • Manage external technology and development partners
  • Anticipate platform risks and dependencies and provide practical recommendations
  • Lead and develop a team of three, setting goals, coaching team members and building accountability

Requirements:

  • Significant experience owning, implementing or evolving learning technology products or platforms
  • Experience serving as a product owner, product manager, learning technology leader, systems lead or comparable role
  • Strong technical fluency with modern web applications and integrated platforms
  • Comfort discussing application architecture, APIs, integrations, data flows, SSO/IAM, environments, testing, security and release decisions
  • Working knowledge of LMS/LXP platforms, SCORM and/or xAPI, learning content, assessments, catalogs, credentials, reporting and learning analytics
  • Experience guiding developers, implementation partners or technology vendors
  • Experience managing a technical roadmap and leading enhancements or releases from discovery through measurement
  • Ability to understand complex workflows, simplify ambiguity and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • People leadership experience, including coaching, setting expectations and building accountability
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
  • Experience with custom or highly configured learning platforms
  • Experience with Ruby on Rails or another modern web application framework
  • Hands-on ability to configure platforms, prototype solutions, work with APIs or make targeted application changes
  • Experience with AWS or another major cloud environment
  • Experience with LearnUpon or other commercial LMS/LXP platforms and integrating them with custom learning experiences
  • Experience in a nonprofit, association, education, public health or other mission-driven environment
  • Experience supporting learning programs shaped by grant, contractual, credentialing or reporting requirements
  • Comfort using AI-assisted development tools is a plus

Benefits:

  • Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
  • 403(b) retirement plan with employer contributions after 1 year of service
  • Paid time off, including vacation, sick, personal, floating holiday, bereavement and observed federal holidays
  • Parental support benefits, including adoption, fertility and surrogacy reimbursement and two weeks paid parental leave
  • Free unlimited Relias professional development courses
  • Annual professional development and tuition reimbursement funds
  • Calm Premium access