Principal Technology Strategist
 Western Governors University | |
life insurance, flexible benefit account, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, sick time
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 United States, Utah, Salt Lake City | |
| 3949 South 700 East (Show on map) | |
 May 23, 2026 | |
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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: Technical 411 Pay Range: $157,000.00 - $243,400.00Job Description The Principal Technology Strategist is an expert in higher education technology systems and processes, with deep expertise in higher-ed technology ecosystems and the higher-ed processes that are use them. This individual understands how complex higher-ed platforms, including learning management systems (LMS), student information systems (SIS), customer relationship management (CRM) systems, and other higher-ed systems are used by students and staff across the higher education technology landscape. The role is responsible for identifying and understanding issues across WGU higher-ed systems that currently prevent or limit the scalability, flexibility, and innovation that WGU leadership need to innovate and serve students better. This individual works directly for the VP of University Technology and partners with architecture, engineering, product management, business process leaders, and university leadership to design flexible, scalable, secure, and future-state solutions. This is a highly influential role requiring deep higher-ed tech fluency as well as strong domain expertise in higher education operations and online learning ecosystems.Primary Responsibilities Enterprise & Systems Architecture
Higher Education Technology Domain Expertise
Cross-Functional Leadership
Modernization & Innovation
This job description includes a general representation of job requirements rather than a comprehensive inventory of all required responsibilities or work activities. The contents of this document or related job requirements may change at any time with or without notice. Qualifications Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Education
Experience
Preferred Qualifications
Physical Requirements:
Working Condition: This position requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements. Position & Application Details 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. Additional Information 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. | |