Sr Learning Manager

Massachusetts, USA United States Full time

R2026-1335

We believe in the power and joy of learning At Cengage, our employees have a direct impact in helping learners around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose – driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education. The Cengage Work Editorial and Learning Team develops a content and program investment strategy specific to the Healthcare and Trades portfolio. This strategy sets the global standard for relevancy, comprehensiveness, and pedagogical design supported by research. Their work involves forming hypotheses, reviewing data, studying audience needs, and examining market, competitive, and industry trends. They test ideas and decide on content design using insights and evidence. Learning Managers Cengage empowers users to build rewarding careers with tailored learning experiences that link existing skills to vital skills. Learning Managers (LMs) demonstrate their knowledge and experience in student and instructor needs, learning science, and curriculum development to enable the content strategy for their focus areas. Using an agile and strategic approach, market-based insights, and instructional design methodologies, LMs recommend and implement improvements to higher-education course materials and career-training curricula. LMs collaborate with a wide range of team members including editorial managers, editorial & learning associates, content project managers, researchers, product marketing managers, authors/content creators, external vendors, and more. Our LMs are curious, tenacious, dedicated to sharing ideas, and committed to questioning the status quo in learning. What you'll do here You will spend your time sharing information, assessing, planning, designing, and reviewing higher education materials. You will also support new authors to ensure our content and learning experiences align with customers' needs and Cengage's strategic vision. You will: Inform and/or update author content and pedagogy with universal and portfolio-specific perspective based in learning theory, currency, and career readiness. Serve as the student journey and discipline-level learning design expert, collaborating with colleagues in editorial, product, business strategy, marketing, authoring and content creation, and production. Review new and existing content and update plans against the editorial team strategy, Cengage's quality learning standards, research-based insights, and established protocols. Ensure alignment, consistency, and appropriateness across the field. Design digital content to fill gaps and seize opportunities for improving learning, based on insights into platform functionalities, user experience and satisfaction, and content usage statistics. Design and advocate for improvements in accessibility, equity, and inclusivity in all aspects of content and authoring. Collaborate with authors/subject matter experts/industry partners and team members throughout the curriculum development process, seeking out varied perspectives and expertise. Establish and maintain field tools and guidelines for field content creation/creators. Support freelance and vendor content creators as vital to ensure content quality and timely delivery. Develop new authoring talent for the field and learning needs and understanding of digital product and use of authoring tools. Apply emerging learning trends and discipline-specific guidelines to continuously innovate and improve learning designs. Stay current with EdTech and subject area trends, key competitive developments, learning science research, and content design standards. Skills you will need here Cultivate innovation and quality in assigned rigors and course areas, identifying chances to improve the lives of our learners through quality learning design. Apply learning science and digital learning methodologies to assigned fields. Communicate optimally, through strong verbal and written skills, including audience-centric analysis, persuasion, influence, and documentation. Collaborate with peers using interpersonal savvy in problem-solving, making trade-offs, and building rapport. Develop authoring talent/content creators to meet current and future organizational goals. Handle complex, long-range projects with multiple partners in a dynamic remote-work environment. Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Word, Excel, and file-sharing tools; experience with applied AI. 3-5 years of full-time work experience, preferably with experience in a corporate environment. Proven dedication to continuous professional improvement, learning, and a growth mindset . Preferred skills and experience Educational or professional background in instructional design, learning design, or related field. Experience in designing inclusive content for diverse audiences. Teaching experience in higher education or career/technical education settings. Experience in career program course areas like Medical Assisting, HVAC, Automotive, Medical Coding, etc. Cengage is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of any classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws. Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io . About Cengage Cengage, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education. Compensation At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here ( to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy. The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range. In this position, you will be eligible to participate in the company’s discretionary incentive bonus program. This position's bonus target amount, which is not guaranteed and is dependent on individual performance and overall company results among other factors, is provided below. 10% Annual: Individual Target

$77,100.00 - $100,200.00 USD

Cengage, a global edtech company, supports learners, educators and institutions across more than 100 countries. With products serving nearly 16 million digital users across the Higher Education, School, Work and English Language Learning markets, we’ve built a learning ecosystem that connects education to employment. We combine trusted content, AI-powered insights and scalable digital platforms to power learning for every future and drive meaningful outcomes at every stage of the learning journey. #J-18808-Ljbffr Cengage Group