About the role

  • IT Technical Director leading instructional technology efforts at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Overseeing LMS and courseware ecosystem to enhance teaching and learning.

Responsibilities

  • Lead instructional technology efforts under Wharton Computing's IDEA Courseware brand
  • Provide strategic leadership for Wharton’s LMS and courseware ecosystem
  • Oversee vendor relationships, budget coordination, and sustainable support models
  • Supervise and develop staff, ensuring effective service delivery
  • Advise school leadership on trends, best practices, strategic implementations
  • Demonstrate accountability in delivering and supporting large-scale services
  • Coordinate with colleagues on the Instructional Design team

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and 5 to 7 years of experience managing technology
  • Thorough understanding of technology-enhanced learning platforms and tools
  • Demonstrated supervisory and management skills
  • Experience providing authoritative guidance to organizational leaders and/or faculty members
  • Excellent presentation, writing and customer service skills
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, HTML/CSS
  • Availability to cover gaps in critical service/support responsibilities

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits
  • Flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars
  • Tuition assistance for employees, their spouse, and dependent children
  • Generous retirement plans allowing savings on a pre-tax or Roth basis
  • Substantial amount of time away from work during the year
  • Long-term care insurance
  • A wide variety of wellness programs and resources
  • Professional and personal development resources
  • Access to University resources, libraries, and athletic facilities
  • Discounts on goods and services

Job title

Technical Director – Instructional Technology & Content

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$120,000 - $155,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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