19d ago
$88,600.00 - $132,900.00/yr

Program Development Owner

United StatesUnited States·Salt Lake Citymid
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Key Responsibilities

Owns curriculum and assessment within assigned programs, including relevance, quality, technical accuracy, functionality, and assessment validity. Ensure timely delivery of quality programs.

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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:
 

Grade: Faculty 508

Pay Range: $88,600.00 - $132,900.00

Reporting to the respective school's Manager of Academic Product Management, the Program Development Owner (PDO) oversees the full product lifecycle for an assigned portfolio of educational products, ensuring alignment with accreditation and regularly standards. This individual manages curriculum design, learning resource curation, development, budget, timeline, and continuous improvement efforts for WGU’s online learning content. The PDO collaborates with critical stakeholders in academics, operations, evaluation, and others to provide input about potential changes to the curriculum, assessment, instructional models, and academic support services.

 

Responsibilities

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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.

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 recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job
Salt Lake City, United States
On-site at the office
Who can apply
US

About this job

Pay per year
$88,600–$132,900 a year
63% above the $67,995 median for Other jobs on Jobera (130,710 salaries).
Who can apply
United States
Posted
19 days ago
Employer
has 143 open jobs on Jobera.

Listing Details

Posted
October 13, 2026
First seen
October 17, 2026
Last seen
October 19, 2026

Posting Health

Days active
15
Repost count
0
Trust Level
31%
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November 2, 2026

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Program Development Owner$88,600.00 - $132,900.00