The Role

Shape the future of digital learning at a world‑leading business school

London Business School (LBS) is seeking an experienced and strategic leader to join us as Director, Digital Content & Educational Technology. This is a pivotal role with School‑wide responsibility for education technology platforms and digital content capability, supporting in‑person, blended and digital learning at scale.

As Director, Digital Content & Educational Technology, you will provide both strategic and operational leadership for the School’s education technology platforms and digital content capabilities.

You will be accountable for establishing DCET as a high‑performing, School‑wide centre of excellence, with clear ownership, governance and service standards. The role balances innovation with operational stability, ensuring platforms are robust, compliant and aligned with the School’s long‑term strategy

Business Operations & Services (BOS) provides cross‑School services that enable effective operations and sustainable growth. BOS brings together scale‑critical and risk‑bearing functions, ensuring consistent, reliable and high‑quality service delivery across the School.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide single product ownership for core learning platforms
• Lead the delivery of robust, scalable and compliant education technology services
• Enable high quality digital content development and reuse across programmes
• Define and deliver platform roadmaps aligned to School strategy and future learning models
• Integrate previously distributed capabilities into a cohesive, well governed function
• Embed transparent prioritisation, clear governance and consistent service standards
• Lead, develop and inspire a multidisciplinary team of approximately 12 staff, with oversight of freelance contractors
• Manage budgets, supplier contracts and platform licensing
• Act as a senior partner to academic and professional stakeholders across the School

Who we are looking for

• Significant senior leadership experience in education technology, digital learning or enterprise platform environments
• Demonstrable experience of product ownership, platform strategy and roadmap governance
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Experience leading change, building new functions and operating models
• Financial and commercial acumen, including budget and supplier management
• The ability to balance innovation with risk management and operational resilience

Why London Business School

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location.

What you can expect from us

• Generous annual leave of 27 days PLUS extra between Christmas and New Year!
• Generous pension package, 14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days paid emergency leave for staff who have caring responsibilities for a family member, dependent or friend who is ill. 

At London Business School, we support Smart Working - a hybrid approach designed to help you achieve a healthy work-life balance while delivering the best outcomes for your role and the needs of our customers. All roles require a minimum of two days on campus each week to foster a vibrant, collaborative community.

For this role specifically, you will be expected to be on campus 2 days per week.

We operate with ‘core hours’ – 10:00-15:00 – to maximise opportunities for connection and collaboration across teams during the working day. Outside of these hours, you may still be required for meetings or collaboration based on your role and customer needs. Additionally, we offer Protected Time - a flexible, one-hour slot, within the working week dedicated to your learning and development, wellbeing, or focused, quiet work

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging  

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large.  We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard.

Candidates needing sponsorship should assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by evaluating their circumstances against the relevant criteria before applying

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

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