LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES MANAGER

Who We Are
The Office of Learning & Talent Development (LTD) provides hundreds of high-quality professional development and learning events to UW-Madison's workforce of over 22,000 employees. LTD's team of passionate, forward-thinking learning and development professionals promotes a healthy, inclusive, and engaging work environment where our staff and faculty can grow and thrive. We collaborate closely with campus departments to deliver engaging learning opportunities to a diverse workforce that spans most occupation areas and backgrounds.

What We Are Looking For
LTD is looking for a learning technology manager who will be responsible for the development and supervision of a portfolio of instructional design projects, as well as a staff of professional instructional designers; in this role, you will also provide support for technologies used to create learning modules for employees. You will work closely with subject matter experts and stakeholders across the institution and with the LTD team to deliver high-quality, meaningful learning that meets organizational needs. In addition to experience with learning technologies, we seek someone with project management experience capable of coordinating multiple projects and staff for on-time completion of learning programs that meet the needs of all our employees, who work onsite, remotely, and in a hybrid format. More importantly, we seek an individual who is eager to learn and innovate, particularly in exploring new and engaging ways to meet the dynamic needs of a modern workforce at a world-class university.

Provides management and oversight for instructional design, technology, and/or development functions for a unit, division, or institution. May provide instructional design, technology, and/or development services directly to faculty, staff, and other customers. May supervise staff and manage related budgets.

• 10% Develops and maintains knowledge of the specific and unique needs of the unit, division, or institution. Develops or assists with the development of strategic planning initiatives and objectives
• 25% Manages a portfolio of instructional design and/or technology services and support. May recommend, test, and audit selected learning technologies and/or methods
• 20% Provides effective project management and overall coordination of project teams to meet deadlines
• 25% Provides instructional design and/or technology services and support directly to faculty, staff, or other customers
• 10% Advises unit staff in the areas of learning theory, instructional design models, assessment, and instructional methods
• 10% May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

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Required
Bachelor's Degree

Required:
A. Experience with project management strategies and overall coordination of project teams to meet project goals and deadlines
B. Experience using eLearning design technologies (examples are, but not limited to, Articulate 360 or Adobe Captivate) to develop online courses and learning content guided by instructional design methodologies (e.g., ADDIE, etc.) and adult learning theories (Knowles, Kolb, Dewey, Kirkpatrick, etc.)
C. Experience providing instructional design and/or technology services and support directly to faculty, staff, or other customers

Preferred:
D. Master's degree in education, instructional technology, or related field
E. Knowledge of project coordination strategies with an emphasis on group facilitation, problem-solving and root cause analysis
F. Strong analytic and decision-making abilities
G. Strong problem-solving abilities
H. Skilled in collaborating with subject matter experts, stakeholders, and colleagues
I. Proficiency in presentation software and virtual facilitation tools (e.g., MS Office Suite, Zoom, WebEx, MS Teams)

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Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, on-site, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $75,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

To begin the application process, click the "apply now" button. Please submit a cover letter referring to your related work experience and a resume detailing your educational and professional background.

In your cover letter, you should address your:
1. Experience with project management and coordination of project teams
2. Experience managing a portfolio or array of instructional design projects and/or technology services and support
3. Experience with building and maintaining relationships with subject matter experts and other stakeholders involved in learning program development and delivery
4. Experience applying technology-driven instructional design methodologies and/or learning theories (Knowles, Kolb, Dewey, Kirkpatrick, etc.) in the creation of interactive, online learning modules or courses for adult populations with software such as, Articulate 360, Adobe Captivate, etc.

Austin Tamayo
austin.tamayo@wisc.edu
608-263-3729
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number

Teaching, Learning, & Tech Mgr(TL028)

A022050-GENERAL SERVICES/OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES/LTD

Academic Staff-Renewable

265819-AS

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