Academy Instructor - Business

About the role

At WGU, our mission is centered on helping students achieve life-changing educational and career outcomes. As an Academy Instructor for Business, you will combine subject-matter expertise, coaching, and virtual instruction to support adult learners as they develop competencies, complete coursework, and progress toward their academic and professional goals. This role will facilitate group-based instruction, targeted virtual learning experiences, study support, and scalable resources with additional one-to-one support when needed. This role is ideal for an educator who is passionate about student success, skilled in virtual engagement, and committed to providing personalized support that meets learners where they are.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive, relevant, timely, and effective one-to-many virtual instruction to students across assigned courses within the domain, with individualized support as needed.
• Develop instructional materials aligned to learning objectives and course competencies for student self-service and virtual group learning experiences.
• Develop and maintain expertise across related courses as the domain evolves.
• Facilitate engaging one-to-many virtual learning events that support student competency development.
• Monitor student progress and use learner data, behaviors, and interactions to identify opportunities for proactive support.
• Coach students to achieve personal, academic, and career goals through individualized guidance and encouragement.
• Facilitate online student communities that encourage collaboration, engagement, and meaningful faculty interaction.
• Collaborate with domain colleagues and program faculty to ensure continuity, quality, and consistency of student support across the domain, including when student needs or course demands shift.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in a related field
• 3 years of relevant professional experience including teaching, academic, or professional experience in Business or a closely related field.
• 1 year of experience teaching online.
• Demonstrated subject-matter expertise in one or more areas within Business, with the ability and willingness to develop expertise across related domain content.
• Ability to help students connect business competencies to career pathways and real-world business applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Terminal degree and all applicable domain-specific licenses or certifications.
• Strong experience with distance education and distance learning students.
• Experience supporting multiple disciplines or courses.
• Experience using student performance or assessment data to identify learning needs and develop targeted interventions.

Interview Process

• Introductory call
• Hiring manager interview
• Senior leader interview

Work Location

This is a full-time, remote role based in the United States.

Travel Requirements

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.

Pay

Grade: Faculty 506

Pay Range: $73,500.00 - $110,200.00

Benefits

• 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
• 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
• Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave

Schedule

Full-time, regular position classified for 40 standard weekly hours.