Role & responsibilities

1. Enterprise Learning Strategy & Solution Design

- Lead the design of executive education programs for corporate learning engagements.
- Partner with Enterprise Sales teams to understand client capability requirements and business objectives.
- Design leadership development, digital transformation, AI, strategy, innovation, and functional capability-building programs.
- Develop learning journeys, curriculum frameworks, assessment methodologies, and program architectures.
- Ensure learning solutions align with XED's academic standards and business objectives.

2. B2C Portfolio Strategy & Development

- Define and drive the roadmap for executive education portfolios across global university partnerships.
- Identify emerging market opportunities and launch recent programs aligned with executive learning trends.
- Review portfolio performance and recommend program enhancements, repositioning, or sunset decisions.
- Ensure programs remain competitive, differentiated, and commercially viable.

3. Program Design & Learning Excellence

- Establish best practices for executive education design and adult learning methodologies.
- Create learning journeys integrating faculty-led learning, simulations, projects, coaching, assessments, and immersive experiences.
- Drive learner-centric program innovation and measurable learning outcomes.
- Ensure consistency and quality across all learning interventions.

4. Learning Effectiveness & Evaluation

- Evaluate and implement emerging learning technologies and AI-enabled learning experiences.
- Drive innovation in simulations, assessments, coaching, adaptive learning, and experiential learning.




- Partner with Product and Technology teams to develop scalable learning solutions.
- Build organizational capability around future-focused learning methodologies.

5. Faculty & University Collaboration

- Work closely with faculty, subject matter experts, and university partners to develop and enhance programs.
- Facilitate content alignment between client requirements and academic standards.
- Manage faculty engagement for strategic and high-impact programs.

6. Cross-Functional Leadership

- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Program Delivery, Product, and Partnerships teams.
- Ensure smooth transition from solution design to program execution.
- Establish governance, quality standards, and review mechanisms for program development.

7. Team Leadership

- Build and lead a high-performing Program Design team.
- Mentor instructional designers, learning consultants, and program architects.
- Drive capability building and knowledge sharing across the function.

Preferred candidate profile

- Relevant certifications in Learning Design, Executive Education, Design Thinking, AI in Learning, or Project Management will be an added advantage.
- 15-25 years of experience in Executive Education, Learning & Development, Program Design, Learning Consulting or a related field.
- Proven experience in executive education, enterprise learning solutioning and curriculum design.
- Strong exposure to portfolio strategy, faculty engagement and academic partnerships.
- Demonstrated success in leading high-performing teams and driving strategic business outcomes.
- Experience in executive education, higher education, consulting or corporate learning organizations will be preferred.

📌 Head of Program Design & Strategy (Mumbai)
🏢 XED Institute Of Management
📍 Mumbai