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Senior Manager, Enterprise Partnerships - Institution Strategy & Ventures

WGU Labs · Remote (US) · Remote

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About WGU Labs

WGU Labs seeks an education ecosystem that provides universal access to meaningful learning experiences that enrich individuals economically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially.

About the role

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.

What they're looking for

  • Solid understanding of workforce trends, and the interplay between education, technology, and labor markets
  • Familiarity and experience working solution providers in the talent economy: education and learning, workforce management, GenAI
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to see connections across entities and initiatives and translate them into actionable partnership
  • •Exceptional relationship-building and communication skills, capable of engaging diverse audiences—from executives to external stakeholders
  • Strong negotiation, contract structuring, and project management skills
  • Highly data-driven, organized, and comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
More about this role

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.

Pay Range: $130,600.00 - $235,100.00

  • Build proactive plans for co-development, joint initiatives, and first-of-its-kind collaborations for products, technologies, or market-shaping programs that advance enterprise priorities and deliver measurable impact.
  • Coordinate across internal stakeholders—academic and business unit leaders, WGU Labs, Enterprise Tech, Marketing, Legal, and Operations—to ensure alignment, risk management, and delivery...

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