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Remote Business Unit Head jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first firms and distributed teams that need leaders who can run a full business unit without a physical office. Hiring is active in Staffing & Recruiting, Technology & Software, and Science & Research, and employers bringing on remote business unit heads right now include Pavago, boi, and Respiris. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Position Summary
The Executive Director, Head of Learning Strategy, Design & Learner Experience is a member of the Learning & Development Leadership Team responsible for shaping and executing the enterprise learning strategy and creating modern, high-impact learning experiences that build workforce capability and support business performance.
This leader oversees learning strategy, enterprise learning design, curriculum and content, learner experience, learning technology strategy, AI-enabled learning, analytics, and the Learning Design Center of Excellence. In close partnership with DDAT/HR Technology, the role translates L&D priorities and learner needs into the technology capabilities and digital experiences required to enable them.
The role sets enterprise standards and drives innovation across the learning ecosystem, improving quality, speed, scalability, accessibility, learner experience, and business impact while simplifying how learning is designed and delivered.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Learning Strategy & Governance
- Define and execute the enterprise learning strategy and multi-year roadmap aligned with business, talent, skills, and workforce priorities.
- Establish enterprise standards and governance for learning design, curriculum architecture, content, accessibility, learner experience, and measurement.
- Translate business and workforce capability needs into scalable learning strategies and solutions.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leaders on learning, skills, AI, and workforce capability trends.
Learning Design & Learner Experience
- Lead the Learning Design Center of Excellence and end-to-end design and development of enterprise learning experiences across digital, virtual, instructor-led, multimedia, performance support, immersive, and AI-enabled modalities.
- Establish modern learning design and learner experience principles grounded in learning science, accessibility, user experience, and measurable performance outcomes.
- Drive consistency, quality, reuse, modularity, and scalability across enterprise curricula and content.
- Lead the strategy and learner experience for Classroom of the Future, partnering with DDAT on enabling technology products and capabilities.
- Oversee learning demand, prioritization, capacity, and delivery to balance strategic initiatives with ongoing business and regulatory needs.
Learning Technology & Digital Enablement
- Serve as L&D's strategic partner to DDAT/HR Technology, translating learning and learner experience requirements into technology capabilities and roadmaps.
- Partner on the strategy, governance, selection, optimization, and evolution of the learning technology ecosystem, including LMS/LXP, skills platforms, authoring tools, AI, coaching, content, and analytics solutions.
- Represent L&D priorities in enterprise technology and talent ecosystem decisions.
- Drive adoption and continuous improvement of digital learning experiences while ensuring scalability, integration, security, and compliance.
AI, Innovation & Transformation
- Lead adoption of approved AI, automation, and emerging technologies to transform how learning is designed, developed, delivered, and experienced.
- Establish modern design and development practices that improve personalization, accessibility, speed, quality, and productivity.
- Create a culture of experimentation, rapid iteration, and data-driven continuous improvement.
- Evaluate emerging learning capabilities and partners and scale solutions that demonstrate measurable value.
Analytics & Business Impact
- Establish measurement frameworks and KPIs for learning effectiveness, learner experience, capability development, technology adoption, operational performance, and business impact.
- Use learner, skills, operational, and business data to guide investment, design decisions, and continuous improvement.
- Provide executive-level insights on the effectiveness and value of enterprise learning investments.
Enterprise & People Leadership
- Build strong partnerships across the business, HR, Talent, DDAT/HR Technology, Information Security, Procurement, and external partners.
- Lead and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary team across learning design, digital learning, content, technology, and learner experience.
- Build team capability in learning science, AI, analytics, experience design, and emerging technologies.
- Manage resources, vendors, budgets, and investments to deliver measurable business value and operational efficiency.
Leadership & Technical Capabilities
- Enterprise learning strategy and workforce capability development
- Learning science, instructional design, curriculum architecture, and learner experience design
- Learning technology ecosystems including LMS/LXP, content, skills, AI, and analytics platforms
- AI-enabled learning design, content development, and automation
- Learning analytics, measurement, and business-impact evaluation
- Accessibility, content governance, and digital learning standards
- Strategic thinking with strong execution and transformation leadership
- Executive influence, communication, and cross-functional leadership
- Data-driven decision making and financial acumen
- Ability to lead through ambiguity and translate strategy into measurable outcomes
Location
East Coast/Midwest (preferred); Remote (open)
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive experience in learning and development, talent/capability development, learning design, or learning technology, including significant enterprise leadership experience.
- Experience developing and executing enterprise learning strategies, operating models, and large-scale transformations.
- Experience leading learning design, curriculum, content development, learner experience, or Learning Design Center of Excellence functions.
- Experience partnering with technology/product organizations to shape enterprise learning platforms and digital experiences.
- experience applying AI, automation, analytics, and emerging technology to learning and development (preferred)
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing enterprise learning demand, resources, vendors, and delivery.
- Proven ability to influence senior executives and lead effectively across complex, cross-functional organizations. Travel - 1 week/month to and/or based on the needs of the business
Preferred Qualifications
Please replace this section with the Preferred Job Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree (required)
- Master's degree in Learning, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Education, Instructional Design, Business, Technology, or related field (preferred)
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$131,500.00 - $303,195.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 12/18/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Position Summary
The Executive Director, Head of Learning Strategy, Design & Learner Experience is a member of the Learning & Development Leadership Team responsible for shaping and executing the enterprise learning strategy and creating modern, high-impact learning experiences that build workforce capability and support business performance.
This leader oversees learning strategy, enterprise learning design, curriculum and content, learner experience, learning technology strategy, AI-enabled learning, analytics, and the Learning Design Center of Excellence. In close partnership with DDAT/HR Technology, the role translates L&D priorities and learner needs into the technology capabilities and digital experiences required to enable them.
The role sets enterprise standards and drives innovation across the learning ecosystem, improving quality, speed, scalability, accessibility, learner experience, and business impact while simplifying how learning is designed and delivered.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Learning Strategy & Governance
- Define and execute the enterprise learning strategy and multi-year roadmap aligned with business, talent, skills, and workforce priorities.
- Establish enterprise standards and governance for learning design, curriculum architecture, content, accessibility, learner experience, and measurement.
- Translate business and workforce capability needs into scalable learning strategies and solutions.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leaders on learning, skills, AI, and workforce capability trends.
Learning Design & Learner Experience
- Lead the Learning Design Center of Excellence and end-to-end design and development of enterprise learning experiences across digital, virtual, instructor-led, multimedia, performance support, immersive, and AI-enabled modalities.
- Establish modern learning design and learner experience principles grounded in learning science, accessibility, user experience, and measurable performance outcomes.
- Drive consistency, quality, reuse, modularity, and scalability across enterprise curricula and content.
- Lead the strategy and learner experience for Classroom of the Future, partnering with DDAT on enabling technology products and capabilities.
- Oversee learning demand, prioritization, capacity, and delivery to balance strategic initiatives with ongoing business and regulatory needs.
Learning Technology & Digital Enablement
- Serve as L&D's strategic partner to DDAT/HR Technology, translating learning and learner experience requirements into technology capabilities and roadmaps.
- Partner on the strategy, governance, selection, optimization, and evolution of the learning technology ecosystem, including LMS/LXP, skills platforms, authoring tools, AI, coaching, content, and analytics solutions.
- Represent L&D priorities in enterprise technology and talent ecosystem decisions.
- Drive adoption and continuous improvement of digital learning experiences while ensuring scalability, integration, security, and compliance.
AI, Innovation & Transformation
- Lead adoption of approved AI, automation, and emerging technologies to transform how learning is designed, developed, delivered, and experienced.
- Establish modern design and development practices that improve personalization, accessibility, speed, quality, and productivity.
- Create a culture of experimentation, rapid iteration, and data-driven continuous improvement.
- Evaluate emerging learning capabilities and partners and scale solutions that demonstrate measurable value.
Analytics & Business Impact
- Establish measurement frameworks and KPIs for learning effectiveness, learner experience, capability development, technology adoption, operational performance, and business impact.
- Use learner, skills, operational, and business data to guide investment, design decisions, and continuous improvement.
- Provide executive-level insights on the effectiveness and value of enterprise learning investments.
Enterprise & People Leadership
- Build strong partnerships across the business, HR, Talent, DDAT/HR Technology, Information Security, Procurement, and external partners.
- Lead and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary team across learning design, digital learning, content, technology, and learner experience.
- Build team capability in learning science, AI, analytics, experience design, and emerging technologies.
- Manage resources, vendors, budgets, and investments to deliver measurable business value and operational efficiency.
Leadership & Technical Capabilities
- Enterprise learning strategy and workforce capability development
- Learning science, instructional design, curriculum architecture, and learner experience design
- Learning technology ecosystems including LMS/LXP, content, skills, AI, and analytics platforms
- AI-enabled learning design, content development, and automation
- Learning analytics, measurement, and business-impact evaluation
- Accessibility, content governance, and digital learning standards
- Strategic thinking with strong execution and transformation leadership
- Executive influence, communication, and cross-functional leadership
- Data-driven decision making and financial acumen
- Ability to lead through ambiguity and translate strategy into measurable outcomes
Location
East Coast/Midwest (preferred); Remote (open)
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive experience in learning and development, talent/capability development, learning design, or learning technology, including significant enterprise leadership experience.
- Experience developing and executing enterprise learning strategies, operating models, and large-scale transformations.
- Experience leading learning design, curriculum, content development, learner experience, or Learning Design Center of Excellence functions.
- Experience partnering with technology/product organizations to shape enterprise learning platforms and digital experiences.
- experience applying AI, automation, analytics, and emerging technology to learning and development (preferred)
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing enterprise learning demand, resources, vendors, and delivery.
- Proven ability to influence senior executives and lead effectively across complex, cross-functional organizations. Travel - 1 week/month to and/or based on the needs of the business
Preferred Qualifications
Please replace this section with the Preferred Job Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree (required)
- Master's degree in Learning, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Education, Instructional Design, Business, Technology, or related field (preferred)
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$131,500.00 - $303,195.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 12/18/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Staffing & Recruiting
- Technology & Software
- Science & Research
- Agriculture & Farming
- Banking & Financial Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote business unit head jobs.
- 7-10 years of progressive leadership experience with full P&L ownership
- Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop cross-functional teams
- Strategic planning and business development experience in a defined market
- Strong financial acumen including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
- Experience managing stakeholder relationships at the executive or board level
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or a related field, MBA preferred
Tips for Your Remote Business Unit Head Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote business unit head openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sorting through listings that aren't actually remote.
Show async leadership in your application materials
Remote employers want proof you can lead without a conference room. Highlight written memos, documented decision frameworks, or Loom walkthroughs you have used to align distributed teams, because those signal remote-ready leadership instantly.
Target remote-first companies over hybrid postings
Remote-first organizations already have the infrastructure and culture for a business unit head to operate fully distributed. Hybrid postings often convert to in-office expectations, so filter your search to companies where the whole leadership team works remotely.
Prepare your P&L narrative for video interviews
Remote hiring panels can't observe you in a room, so your spoken articulation of business unit results carries extra weight. Practice walking through revenue owned, cost decisions made, and outcomes driven in under three minutes without relying on slides.
Remote Business Unit Head Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote business unit head job?
Target remote-first companies and distributed organizations where the whole leadership layer already works asynchronously, because those employers are most comfortable with a business unit head they never see in person. Remote hiring managers screen hard for written communication, self-directed decision-making, and the ability to hold a team accountable across time zones. A portfolio of P&L results, documented processes you built remotely, and comfort with async collaboration tools will give you a clear edge over candidates who can only point to in-office wins.
Which companies hire remote business unit heads?
Companies hiring remote business unit heads right now include Pavago, boi, and Respiris, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first software firms, distributed professional services companies, and venture-backed startups are among the most consistent hirers of business unit heads on a fully remote basis.
Can you get a remote business unit head job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level business unit head roles are harder to land because employers expect you to operate independently from day one with minimal oversight. Early-career candidates do best by targeting smaller remote-first startups that move fast and promote from within, then demonstrating ownership through freelance project leadership, documented side-business results, or a clear record of running a team function end to end. Showing that you communicate clearly in writing and manage your own priorities without prompting is what opens the door.
Do you need a degree for remote business unit head jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers weigh demonstrated P&L ownership, operational results, and leadership outcomes more heavily than a specific credential when hiring business unit heads. A degree helps in regulated industries or large enterprises with formal HR filters, but remote-first companies and growth-stage startups frequently hire business unit heads on the strength of a measurable business record, relevant functional expertise, and the communication skills needed to lead a distributed team.
Which industries hire the most remote business unit heads?
Remote business unit head roles concentrate in Staffing & Recruiting, Technology & Software, and Science & Research, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors rely on distributed teams and cross-functional unit structures that make remote business unit leadership both practical and common.
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