[Remote] Director of AI-Powered Learning & Content Strategy

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Core Education is a Public Benefit Corporation that partners with colleges and universities to transform their business models for long-term sustainability and growth. They are seeking a Director of AI-Powered Learning and Content Strategy to lead the development of institution-level content strategies, AI-native courses, and innovative academic pathways across partner institutions. Responsibilities • Institutional Content Strategy and Academic Model Design • Build and operationalize content strategies for non-credit and pathway programs for Core partner institutions, aligned to academic goals, market needs, and institutional identity • Align for SIS/CRM configuration, financial aid implications, POS management, and non-credit to for-credit scaffolding • Define the content architecture (programs → courses → modules → micro-learning → assessments) institutions use to deliver AI-enabled learning • Lead content audits, program redesigns, and modernization initiatives across institutions • Create a unified, scalable content framework adoptable by faculty and academic teams • AI-Native Course Creation and Academic Content Development • Lead the development of AI-native courses using generative AI, multimodal platforms, and intelligent learning tools • Build institutional pipelines and workflows for AI-assisted content creation, ensuring academic rigor and quality • Transform existing institution courses into AI-enhanced, adaptive, high-engagement learning experiences • Produce multimodal academic content: simulations, scenarios, conversational AI tutoring, interactive pathways, and AI-generated assessments • Instructional Design and AI-Enabled Academic Delivery • Design and deploy AI-powered instructional delivery models across institutions, including: • Intelligent tutoring systems • AI-driven learning assistants • Adaptive sequencing engines • Automated formative and summative assessment • Multimodal instruction • Work with Provosts, Deans, faculty, and instructional teams to embed these models into academic operations • Lead LMS migration, workflow configuration, and course structure optimization to support AI-enabled instructional delivery and ensure alignment between academic operations and digital learning environments • Train and support institutional teams in adopting AI-native instructional design • Academic Pathway Innovation • Build innovative academic pathways for institutions, such as: • Stackable credentials • Skills- and competency-aligned pathways • Employer-aligned academic routes • Accelerated and modular learning tracks • Stop-out re-entry pathways enabled by AI audit tools • Ensure all academic pathways comply with multi-state regulations, including NC-SARA, licensure alignment, and program determinations • Use AI insights to personalize and adapt learning trajectories for diverse student populations • Align pathways to outcomes: retention, employability, completion, and cost efficiency • AI Learning Technology Partner Leadership • Identify, evaluate, and curate strategic partners in AI learning, adaptive engines, courseware technologies, multimodal platforms, and analytics • Lead partner selection frameworks, integration plans, and joint product pilots • Assist commercial partners in developing and prioritizing short and long-term AI Learning and Student Assistant product roadmaps to meet current and future market needs • GTM and Revenue Strategy for AI-Enabled Academic Delivery • Build and own GTM strategies for Core’s AI-powered academic offerings • Develop value propositions, packaging, pricing models, and commercialization pathways • Work with Revenue, Institutional Partnerships, and Marketing to drive adoption and scale • Generate revenue through institutional transformation projects and partner-enabled offerings • Serve as the primary solutions architect; demonstrating the products and communicating the best options for meeting customers immediate and planned future needs • Cross-Functional Leadership • Work across Digital Solutions, Academic Innovation, Revenue Solutions, and Institutional Partnerships to create a unified AI learning ecosystem • Develop and support workforce and specialized program offerings for affiliates, including niche certificates, WFD pathways, and early college models requiring tailored curriculum and operational coordination • Serve as a strategic advisor to Provosts, Deans, CIOs, CHROs, and faculty champions • Represent Core as a thought leader in AI-based academic delivery and the future of learning • Serve as a senior external face for Core with presidents, boards, and sector partners Skills • 10+ years in instructional design, learning strategy, academic innovation, or digital learning product development • Demonstrated experience designing academic content strategies for institutions or large-scale learning organizations • Deep experience with generative AI, adaptive learning technologies, and AI-powered content creation • Strong background in curriculum design, learning science, pedagogy, and institutional academic operations • Experience evaluating, selecting, and integrating learning technologies and platforms • Commercial mindset with experience contributing to GTM strategies, revenue models, or product launches • Experience in working with alliance partners to collaboratively develop products and joint GTM strategies • Executive presence with the ability to build trust and influence Provosts, Deans, CIOs, faculty, and institutional leadership • Preferred, but not required, experience in Sales, Product Demonstrations, Solution Architecting Company Overview • Core Education is an organization with the goal of assisting small and mid-sized institutions by providing creative shared services. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://core.edu. Apply Now Apply Now