Overview
Manager of UX & Digital Optimization leads strategy and execution across key digital experience initiatives within marketing, including personalization, conversion rate optimization (CRO), audience segmentation, digital asset management, and user experience design. This role ensures alignment across departments, champions a data-driven testing culture, and drives adoption of tools and practices that enhance the prospective student journey. The role collaborates with Analytics, Research, Ed Tech, Media, and Website Operations teams to ensure experiences are guided by insights, measurable, and optimized for engagement and performance.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Management
- Directly manage team members responsible for website personalization, CRO, segmentation audiences, digital asset management, and UX / UI design.
- Provide mentorship, prioritization, and strategic guidance to ensure alignment with departmental and organizational goals.
Personalization & Optimization Strategy
Define and advance the personalization strategy, ensuring alignment throughout marketing.Champion a culture of testing and experimentation, promoting data-driven decision-making to optimize website and marketing performance.Segmentation & Audience Management
Oversee development and use of segmented audiences, ensuring accurate capture of attributes and effective audience definition within the Customer Data Platform (CDP).Collaborate with cross-functional partners to leverage audience insights for personalization and campaign targeting.Digital Asset Management (DAM)
Support the expansion and adoption of the digital asset management system and dynamic templates, ensuring efficient organization, governance, and utilization of digital assets across the university.UX & Design Strategy
Lead strategy, prioritization, and execution of UX and design initiatives for marketing digital properties.Partner with research and analytics to ensure user-centered, accessible, and data-informed designs.Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with analytics to ensure accurate tracking of key performance metrics that measure the performance of personalization, CRO, and audience engagement.Partner with research teams to integrate user insights into design and personalization strategies.Collaborate with Website Operations to support maintenance, optimization, and overall site health.Develop and maintain user journey maps to inform strategic planning and decision-making.Work with Ed Tech and Enrollment Operations on critical initiatives that impact Marketing KPIs.Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Proven leadership abilities in managing multi-disciplinary teams in digital marketing, UX, or related fields.Strong expertise in personalization strategy, A / B testing / CRO, audience segmentation, and digital asset management.Deep understanding of user-centered design principles and digital experience best practices.Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally with analytics, research, Ed Tech, and operations teams.Proficiency in leveraging customer data platforms (CDPs), analytics tools, and testing platforms to drive decisions.Excellent communication and storytelling skills with the ability to advocate for the user while aligning with business goals.Strategic mindset with the ability to translate user insights and business objectives into actionable plans.Demonstrated ability to manage and deliver results across multiple simultaneous, often unrelated, initiatives.Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications :
Bachelor’s degreeUnderstanding of platforms critical web platforms (Content Management Systems, Forms, A / B Testing Solutions, Databases, Analytics, etc.)5 years of experience in web operations, user-centered design, or data analysisExperience leading teams or mentoring. May be substituted for experience leading cross-functional or cross-departmental large projects.Preferred Qualifications :
Master’s degreeExperience with AEM, Adobe Analytics, VWO, Figma, Tealium, and Canto is a plusExperience using AI or LLMs is a plusPosition & Application Details
Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours) : This is a full-time, regular position 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.
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