Lead Skills & Curriculum Architect

Responsibilities

• Manage the development and maintenance of the WGU Skills Library and assigned skills collections
• Consult on the implementation of skills to develop relevant competencies, credentials, and educational pathways
• Collaborate with stakeholders to research and incorporate best practices for skills architecture across the student lifecycle
• Develop processes, workflows, and methodologies for the creation, review, and tracking of skills collections
• Communicate workforce and skill data to various organizational stakeholders
• Contribute to the acquisition and creation of tools to organize, tag, and visualize skills data

Requirements

• Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Education, Instructional Design, Learning Sciences, Workforce Development, Data Analytics, or Information Science)
• 3+ years of professional experience designing and evaluating curriculum initiatives, workforce programs, or learning systems
• Experience in front-end instructional design and learning needs analysis
• Experience defining learning outcomes, competencies, and assessment frameworks
• Experience with data management, including data cleanup, updates, and maintenance
• Experience conducting research and using data to support decision-making

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with labor market data (e.g., Lightcast, Burning Glass)
• Experience with skills-based learning design, competency frameworks, or taxonomy development
• Familiarity with data analytics tools or languages such as Python, SQL, or SPARQL
• Experience in competency-based education (CBE) or workforce training program development
• Background in applied research, learning analytics, or academic program evaluation

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, telehealth, and mental healthcare
• Health savings account (HSA) and flexible spending account (FSA)
• Retirement savings plan
• Flexible paid time off and flexible paid sick time
• 11 paid holidays and up to 12 weeks of parental leave
• Discounted WGU tuition

About the Company

Western Governors University (WGU) is a leading accredited online university dedicated to expanding access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs. Founded by a coalition of U.S. governors, WGU pioneers innovative ways to learn that align with 21st-century workforce needs.