blackboardLouisville, KY
Senior Education Consultant
$95,600
Apply (opens in a new tab)Senior Education Consultant
Senior Education Consultant
blackboardLouisville, KY
yesterday
$95,600
Training and Development SpecialistsInstructional CoordinatorsEducational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Educational Support ServicesProfessional and Management Development TrainingOther Management Consulting Services
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Senior Educational ConsultantRemote - United States About the RoleWe are looking for a Senior Educational Consultant to join the Educational Consulting & Training team. The team supports customers in the effective implementation of Blackboard’s LMS to support online teaching and learning, ensure successful adoption of our products, and maximize the educational returns on the customer’s investment. We provide customers with consulting services which include defining requirements and business rules, facilitate application strategy sessions, draft specifications, identify implementation strategies and product use cases, provide product training, provide instructional design, and course design services and lead the process that delivers our customer systems to the production state. This position supports the delivery of Learning Technology Planning, product training, and Blackboard Academy professional development workshops. A successful candidate will have experience working with educational technologies in a higher education, business, or governmental capacity. The candidate will have experience working with learning management systems as an instructor, instructional designer, or system administrator. What You Will OwnAnalyzing customer needs and identifying Blackboard products and services that aligns to these needsIdentifying gaps in customer skills, processes, or infrastructureDeveloping customer-specific implementation project plans and timelinesDeveloping and presenting at meetings with prospects, which will include executive level customer sponsors and senior leadershipIdentifying customer risks, implementing risk mitigation plans, and communicating to senior leadershipPartnering with Sales, Marketing and Product Development to create customer solutionsIdentifying unique requirements for large and strategic accounts and coordinate with other Blackboard departments to ensure successful deliveryMonitoring, tracking, and reporting project status and performanceConducting meetings with customer sponsors and stakeholdersCreating and delivering implementation reportsManaging a portfolio of customers that includes strategic, consortia and complex customersDeliver onsite and remote product and best practices trainingDeliver e-learning consulting services for a broad range of customers around the topics of course development, course facilitation, faculty development, and implementationThis role requires approximately 50% travel
Required Skills and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree required in a related field (e.g. education, information technology, business) or equivalent experienceAt least 5 years’ consulting experience, with experience consulting to educational institutions, or experience in management or administration within an educational institutionProven experience successfully implementing software solutions in diverse client environmentsExperience with e-learning course management technology, preferably BlackboardDemonstrable knowledge of global higher education or public education marketsStrong project management skills, and a proven ability to handle multiple client engagements simultaneouslyDemonstrated ability to work in a geographically distributed virtual team environment and to build relationships with internal and external organizationsDynamic, creative problem-solving skillsStrong oral and written communication skillsSpeaks fluent Spanish and English
Preferred Skills and Experience:
Master’s degree in related field (e.g. education, information technology, business) Previous experience in the education industry and e-learning technologiesBackground in content/knowledge management, digital asset management, as well as with education related technologies A background in instructional design and/or online learning theoryAbility to deliver services in Portuguese About BlackboardBlackboard is a leading EdTech company and SaaS provider that delivers the digital environment for transformational teaching and learning. We serve thousands of institutions with the industry's most AI-advanced LMS, Blackboard Ally for accessibility, and institutional effectiveness solutions that put educators and learners at the center. We're an education company that builds technology. Learn. The expected salary for this position is $95,600. This reflects base salary only and does not include additional compensation such as company bonus or benefits. Placement within the pay range will depend on a variety of factors, such as experience, skills, internal parity, and location. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the role is based at the time of hire and must maintain that authorization for the duration of employment. The company does not provide visa sponsorship or immigration support for this position. This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time. Blackboard is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, protected military/veteran status, or any other legally protected factor.
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Level
Senior
Salary
$95,600
Location
Louisville, KY
Occupation
Training and Development Specialists
Industry
Educational Support Services
Posted
yesterday