About this Associate Learning Product Owner, Salt Lake City, UT role at Western Governors University
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.
The salary range for this position 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 position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
Job Description
While under the direction of learning product owners and leadership, supports the design, development, and continuous improvement of a portfolio of learning products. Applies learning science and product thinking principles to assist in creating scalable, high-impact learning experiences. Assists in identifying areas of opportunity to ensure effective, quality-driven learning products.
At WGU, we believe great learning experiences can transform lives. As an Associate Learning Product Owner, you will help design, develop, and improve engaging digital learning experiences that align with learner needs, business priorities, and market demand. This role is ideal for an early-career learning professional who enjoys combining instructional design, data-informed decision making, technology, and cross-functional collaboration to create meaningful learner outcomes.
What You'll Do
- Support the design and development of learning experiences aligned to learner needs, business priorities, and market demand.
- Apply learning science, user experience design, and accessibility best practices to learning experience development with guidance from senior team members.
- Assist in managing a portfolio of learning products from concept through launch while supporting cross-functional stakeholder partnerships.
- Partner with assessment and development teams to align competencies, assessments, and instructional strategies.
- Create supporting resources such as playbooks, documentation, and video walkthroughs for learning products.
- Monitor product performance using defined success metrics, including engagement, persistence, and completion, and share findings with stakeholders.
- Support agile delivery by coordinating with project managers and cross-functional teams, communicating project updates, identifying risks, and helping integrate emerging technologies and AI-enabled solutions into learning experiences.
What's Required
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Education, Learning Experience Design, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
- 1 year of experience supporting digital learning product design or development.
- Experience working in collaborative, cross-functional environments.
What You'll Bring
- Foundational knowledge of learning science, instructional design, and adult learning theory.
- Ability to support end-to-end learning experience design from concept through evaluation.
- Ability to interpret basic data and help translate insights into product improvements.
- Familiarity with instructional technologies and digital learning platforms.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work productively in ambiguous environments with guidance from leadership.
- Strong collaboration, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate design rationale and project status to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Bonus Points
- Master's degree in Instructional Design, Education, Learning Experience Design, or a related field.
- Experience in competency-based education or online higher education.
- Familiarity with UX/UI design principles and tools.
- Experience using AI tools in learning design, content creation, development workflows, or analysis activities.
- Exposure to agile or iterative product development environments.
What to Expect
At WGU, our mission drives everything we do, including how we hire. Our interview experience is designed to give qualified candidates the opportunity to show their best work through meaningful conversations and collaboration.
We thoughtfully review every application and invite forward the candidates whose experience and potential best align with the role and our mission.
Interview Steps
- Hiring manager interview
Work Location
This is a full-time, in-office position requiring five days per week in our Salt Lake City, Utah office, designed to foster the collaboration and connection that fuel our best work.
Visa Sponsorship
While we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, WGU is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role.
Travel Requirement
This position requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements.
Position & Application Details
Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.
Additional Information
Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive.
Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].
Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.
