Director of Learning Design, Subjects

About the role

As Director of Learning Design for New Subjects, you will set the pedagogical vision and execution strategy for Duolingo’s Math, Music, and Chess products — driving learning impact, curriculum quality, and innovation at global scale. You’ll lead a team of multi-disciplinary learning designers, and partner with product leadership to ship delightful, effective learning in the Duolingo style. This job is based in either Pittsburgh or New York.

• Ship effective learning at scale: partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to translate pedagogy into in‑app experiences that are fun and motivating
• Lead and develop a world‑class team of learning designers, leveling up their craft, velocity, and effectiveness
• Drive an experiment‑led practice: help design outcome‑focused A/B tests, align on success metrics, and assist with analyzing learning and engagement impact
• Establish content quality systems (guidelines, rubrics, review workflows) that ensure consistency and a high-quality bar across subjects
• Lead through example by using AI to improve your craft, and encouraging your team to do the same
• Explore the future of New Subjects: develop and validate roadmaps for new skills, modes, and curricula that extend Duolingo’s impact

• Depth in learning design
  : extensive experience (typically 10+ years) designing curricula or learning products, with proven impact at consumer scale
• People leadership
  : 5+ years leading multi‑disciplinary teams; experience managing managers and establishing high‑bar standards
• Product sense
  : an instinct for creating simple, delightful, and intuitive user experiences
• Operational rigor
  : proficiency in content operations, QA processes, and tooling to maintain quality at scale
• Outstanding communication
  : clear, kind, and persuasive across audiences, including executive and cross‑functional

• Graduate degree in Learning Science, Education, Cognitive Science, HCI, or a relevant subject field (e.g., Mathematics Education, Music Theory/Ed, Game‑based Learning)
• A track record of partnering with product, design, and engineering to ship lovable, effective features on mobile

We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles. This is not inclusive of the rest of our portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.

Salary Range: $189,600 — $284,400 USD

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