Learning Designer

Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. Coursera partners with leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, and degrees. Coursera’s platform innovations — including AI-powered personalized guide and features, like Role Play and Course Builder, and role-based solutions like Skills Tracks — enable instructors, partners, and companies to deliver scalable, personalized, and verified learning. Institutions worldwide rely on Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, students, and citizens in high-demand fields such as GenAI, data science, technology, and business, while learners globally turn to Coursera to master the skills they need to advance their careers. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp. Coursera recently combined with Udemy to create one of the world’s most comprehensive skills development platforms.

Coursera’s Content & Credentials org empowers learners, partners, and enterprise customers to achieve their goals. We improve the learning experience through innovative systems, scalable solutions, and close collaboration with partners and vendors to deliver high-quality content. As champions of the Coursera community, we align cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement across the platform.

Within the Content & Credentials org, the Teaching & Learning team brings together learning design experts and researchers who provide best practices, training, and consulting for content development. We work closely with partners and content creators to design transformational learning experiences, using research, experimentation, and data insights to improve learner satisfaction, engagement, and outcomes.

The Learning Designer is a full-time, India-based role responsible for the design and development of Coursera-produced content and for supporting Coursera’s APAC partners. This role focuses on learning design, prototyping, experimenting, and ensuring high-quality vendor production through clear standards and constructive review. You will play a key role in designing, prototyping, producing, and measuring the impact of  innovative, scalable learning experiences. 

To achieve this, you’ll partner with subject-matter experts (SMEs), APAC partners, and production vendors to develop asynchronous, skill-aligned, online learning content. You will produce vendor-ready design deliverables and will also collaborate with cross-functional internal teams, including Teaching & Learning, Learning Analytics, Content Production Management, and Content Maintenance & Optimization, to ensure strong alignment of design practices, share findings, and continuously improve upon our designs. 

• →Lead learning design for scaled Coursera-produced learning experiences (short- and long-form) with emphasis on modular, skill-aligned design and robust assessment design.
• →Translate SME expertise into vendor-ready design deliverables, including learning outcomes, program outlines, sequenced learning journeys, storyboards, and/or assessment specifications.
• →Leverage replicable design systems, templates, and acceptance criteria to accelerate consistent production across vendors.
• →Collaborate on repackaging efforts: recombine modules and learning assets into new long-form offerings or program structures that align to skill outcomes.
• →Adhere to design standards; provide detailed, actionable feedback and Quality Assurance checks to production vendors and Coursera partners.
• →Contribute to pedagogical R&D and tooling: help develop AI-assisted design/production tools, templates, and prompts to increase efficiency while maintaining quality.

• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Learning Sciences, Education, or a related field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in instructional/learning design, curriculum development, or learning product design.
• Experience working with SMEs and external production vendors to translate designs into production deliverables.
• Demonstrated experience with modular, skill-aligned course design and assessment design.
• Demonstrated experience using GenAI tools for learning design, content production, or workflow management.

• Master’s degree in Education, Learning Sciences, Instructional Design, or a related field
• Familiarity with Coursera’s platform, learning analytics, and data-driven optimization practices
• Familiarity with authoring and design tools such as Figma, Articulate Storyline, or similar
• Basic data fluency and familiarity with learning analytics tools (Looker/Tableau); comfort with experimental design or SQL is a plus
• Experience communicating with external partners (e.g., clients, universities, or enterprise stakeholders) to gather requirements, set expectations, and influence design decisions