Assistant Director, Learner Experience, Innovation & Knowledge Management, Executive Education

Working at MIT

Working at MIT offers opportunities that just aren’t found anywhere else, including generous and unique benefits that help to ensure that MIT employees are healthy, supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work/life balance. Discover more about what it's like to work at MIT.

We welcome people from all walks of life to bring their talent, ideas, and experience to our community. We strongly encourage applications from individuals from all identities and backgrounds – like yours. If you want to be part of our exceptional, multicultural, collaborative, and inclusive community, then take a look at this opportunity.

MIT provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the Institute reasonably expects to pay for a full time position at the time of posting (if you are applying for a part time salaried job, you will need to prorate the posted pay range). The pay offered to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience and education/training, internal peer equity, and applicable legal requirements. This pay range represents base pay only and does not include any other benefits or compensation.

Posting Description

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, LEARNER EXPERIENCE, INNOVATION & KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, Sloan Executive Education, will manage a portfolio of initiatives that strengthen learner experience, program development, sales enablement, knowledge management, and continuous improvement; partner with program directors and cross-functional teams to develop resources, tools, and practices that enhance program quality, consistency, and operational effectiveness; analyze learner, program, market and operational data to develop insights, recommendations, and compelling narratives that support stakeholder engagement and decision-making; lead the governance and continuous improvement of knowledge management systems, shared resources, and digital collaboration environments; identify, evaluate, and support implementation of AI-enabled and emerging technologies that improve learner experience, team effectiveness, and organizational capability; manage projects from concept through implementation, coordinating stakeholders, driving adoption, and advancing process improvement efforts; and foster innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across Executive Education.

The full job description is available, here: https://web.mit.edu/sloan-hr/jobs/ExecEdAssistantDirectorLearnerExperience.pdf

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, instructional design, technology, organizational development, education, or a related field; a minimum of two years of academic administration experience required; relevant experience in project management, program development, learning experience design, knowledge management, sales enablement, technology implementation, organizational effectiveness, executive education, corporate learning, or a related role; demonstrated ability to manage projects and initiatives from concept to implementation, including defining deliverables, coordinating stakeholders, managing timelines, identifying risks, and driving follow-through. PREFERRED: Master’s degree; experience in executive education, corporate learning, client service, program management, or a program-based environment; experience supporting or leading product development, program design, learning experience design, instructional design, or learner/client experience initiatives.

10/14/2026

Equal Employment Opportunity

MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. We value diversity and strongly encourage applications from individuals from all identities and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive equitable consideration for employment based on their experience and qualifications, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, or national or ethnic origin. See MIT's full policy on nondiscrimination. Know your rights.

MIT considers equivalent combinations of experience and education for certain jobs. All candidates who believe they possess equivalent experience and education are encouraged to apply.

Employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check.