Learning Designer

About Coursera

Coursera was founded in 2012 by Stanford professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller to make world-class learning accessible to everyone, everywhere. Today, over 190 million learners and 375+ university and industry partners use our platform to gain skills in fields like AI, data science, technology, and business. As a Delaware public benefit corporation and Certified B Corp, we’re driven by the belief that learning can transform lives through learning.

Why Join Us

At Coursera, we’re looking for inventors, innovators, and lifelong learners ready to shape the future of education. You’ll help build global programs and tools that power online learning for millions turning bold ideas into real impact. People who thrive here are customer-first builders who move fast, simplify ruthlessly, and iterate relentlessly on the metrics that matter.

We’re a globally distributed team and let you choose the best way you work, whether it's from home, a Coursera hub, or a co-working space near you. Our virtual hiring and onboarding make it easy to join us and start making an impact from anywhere. If you’re ready to make a global impact, scale unique products exclusive to Coursera, and expand your career horizons, apply below.

About the Team:

Coursera’s Content & Credentials org empowers learners, partners, and enterprise customers to achieve their goals. We improve the learning experience through innovative systems, scalable solutions, and close collaboration with partners and vendors to deliver high-quality content. As champions of the Coursera community, we align cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement across the platform.

Within the Content & Credentials org, the Teaching & Learning team brings together learning design experts and researchers who provide best practices, training, and consulting for content development. We work closely with partners and content creators to design transformational learning experiences, using research, experimentation, and data insights to improve learner satisfaction, engagement, and outcomes.

About the Role:

The Learning Designer is a full-time, India-based role responsible for the design and development of Coursera-produced content and for supporting Coursera’s APAC partners. This role focuses on learning design, prototyping, experimenting, and ensuring high-quality vendor production through clear standards and constructive review. You will play a key role in designing, prototyping, producing, and measuring the impact of innovative, scalable learning experiences.

To achieve this, you’ll partner with subject-matter experts (SMEs), APAC partners, and production vendors to develop asynchronous, skill-aligned, online learning content. You will produce vendor-ready design deliverables and will also collaborate with cross-functional internal teams, including Teaching & Learning, Learning Analytics, Content Production Management, and Content Maintenance & Optimization, to ensure strong alignment of design practices, share findings, and continuously improve upon our designs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead learning design for scaled Coursera-produced learning experiences (short- and long-form) with emphasis on modular, skill-aligned design and robust assessment design.

• Translate SME expertise into vendor-ready design deliverables, including learning outcomes, program outlines, sequenced learning journeys, storyboards, and/or assessment specifications.

• Leverage replicable design systems, templates, and acceptance criteria to accelerate consistent production across vendors.

• Collaborate on repackaging efforts: recombine modules and learning assets into new long-form offerings or program structures that align to skill outcomes.

• Adhere to design standards; provide detailed, actionable feedback and Quality Assurance checks to production vendors and Coursera partners.

• Contribute to pedagogical R&D and tooling: prototype new learning designs and help develop AI-assisted design/production tools, templates, and prompts to increase efficiency while maintaining quality.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Learning Sciences, Education, or a related field.

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in instructional/learning design, curriculum development, or learning product design.

• Experience working with SMEs and external production vendors to translate designs into production deliverables.

• Demonstrated experience with modular, skill-aligned course design and assessment design.

• Demonstrated experience using GenAI tools for learning design, content production, or workflow management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Education, Learning Sciences, Instructional Design, or a related field

• Familiarity with Coursera’s platform, learning analytics, and data-driven optimization practices

• Familiarity with authoring and design tools such as Figma, Articulate Storyline, or similar

• Basic data fluency and familiarity with learning analytics tools (Looker/Tableau); comfort with experimental design or SQL is a plus

• Experience communicating with external partners (e.g., clients, universities, or enterprise stakeholders) to gather requirements, set expectations, and influence design decisions

Coursera is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a welcoming and inclusive workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request at [email protected]. Learn more in our CCPA Applicant Notice and GDPR Recruitment Notice.