About AAW
American Apprenticeships Work (AAW) is a fast-growing workforce development company that helps employers train and retain the next generation of talent through high-quality apprenticeship programs. We partner with leading companies and industry associations to offer structured, scalable programs in fields like project management, digital media, and clean energy.
We’ve built a strong foundation: Clear client outcomes, repeatable systems, and significant market interest. Now we’re looking for a Director of Curriculum and Learning Experience to help us scale that momentum into a world-class enterprise.
About the Role
The Director of Curriculum and Learning Experience is a senior, hands-on role, reporting to one of our co-founders. We are looking for someone who brings experience, initiative, instinct, and curiosity. This is a great opportunity for someone who is at a senior level, and wants to lead as we scale the business. It’s also a great opportunity if you are an up-and-coming leader who is close to director level and wants to grow with the company.
AAW’s curriculum and learning experience are central to the success of our apprentices and their employers. The Director of Curriculum and Learning Experience will lead on design, deployment, and continuous improvement. This role owns the lifecycle of our learning products, from curriculum build and Canvas LMS deployment to quality assurance, partner engagement, and product innovation. The Director ensures apprentices and employers experience a high-quality, engaging, and scalable curriculum.
Initially you will have close oversight and support from the co-founders and team. Within the first six months, we expect to entrust you with much greater autonomy and ownership as systems and processes mature. This is a chance to step into a senior seat, build nationally recognized curriculum, and be at the forefront of solving one of the most critical workforce challenges of our time.
We are looking for you if you are:
- Mission-driven: You are motivated by solving the workforce challenges that define the future of work.
- Adaptive: You thrive in fast-changing industries and embrace learning in areas outside your expertise.
- Hands-on yet strategic: You are a pragmatic, sleeves-rolled-up do-er who also has the vision and skills to shape and deliver on a multi-year roadmap.
- Tech-minded: You are comfortable with learning systems, data, and automation, and are able to bridge the gap between pedagogy and platforms. You are proficient at utilizing AI in learning and learning management.
- Collaborative: You prioritize the needs of internal clients and our customers, and are skilled at drawing out insights from coaches, SMEs, and other partners to create structured, impactful learning experiences.
Key Responsibilities
Curriculum Development & Learning Design
- Drive end-to-end curriculum development: scope, design, build, launch, and iteration.
- Apply best practices in instructional and adult learning design.
- Define curriculum quality standards and ensure consistency across programs.
LMS and Platform Ownership
- Administer and optimize Canvas LMS (users, permissions, integrations, reporting).
- Deploy and update content, through both manual edits and by building/maintaining more automated processes.
- Stand up and manage a curriculum update pipeline with agreed internal SLAs, versioning, and release notes.
- Maintain learner dashboards (progress, completion, NPS).
Quality Control & Feedback
- Lead and own quality assurance for curriculum and Canvas updates.
- Value and utilize program feedback data as a key input to inform QA and iteration.
- Run service audits and publish quarterly notes on changes and plans.
- Ensure accessibility compliance (e.g, WCAG 2.1 AA).
Product Development & Innovation
- Identify opportunities for program enhancement; translate into initiatives and pilots.
- Maintain a roadmap of curriculum and platform improvements with budget forecasts.
- Work closely with internal clients to deliver effectively on their needs, anticipate and solve problems, and act on opportunities. For example, partner with the heads of ops/delivery and sales on optimizing capacity and timelines, and ensuring scope fidelity.
- Work with co-founders to scope and launch new products.
Partner Engagement
- Work with coaches, partners, and SMEs to gather the expert input needed for curriculum development. Translate expert insights into accessible, structured learning experiences.
- Manage relationships with curriculum vendors/platforms (e.g., Pluralsight, ETA, Udacity) to support program delivery.
- Design and deliver speaker programs and community of practice initiatives.
- Develop toolkits and micro-trainings for coaches, mentors, and staff.
Governance & Process
- Maintain a catalog of program configurations with lead times.
- Operate a change-request process, including impact analysis.
- Run quarterly SOP/capacity reviews with leadership.
Experience & Qualifications
Required
- 5–8+ years in learning operations, instructional design, or scaled training delivery.
- Hands-on experience with LMS administration (Canvas strongly preferred) and authoring tools.
- Proven success in curriculum design and applying learning design frameworks.
- Vendor/contractor management experience (budgets, SLAs, QA).
- Strong program management skills with async/remote teams.
- Ability to analyze learner data and translate into product improvements.
- Technical mindset with the ability to understand LMS back-end structures.
Preferred
- Workforce development, apprenticeship, or bootcamp sector experience.
- Familiarity with SCORM/xAPI, LTI/SAML, SQL/BI, and accessibility QA.
- Client-facing experience in training, coaching, or curriculum adoption.
- Proficiency with basic Python for batch LMS edits is a plus but not essential.
- Experience designing and running learning events or speaker programs.
Salary and benefits
Salary Range is $105,000 - $125,000. Generous benefits include company paid healthcare/vision/dental,6% 401(k) contribution, 20 days annual leave plus agreed federal holidays, remote working, two annual offsite team sessions, and $500 home office set up contribution plus monthly $50 wifi contribution.
