AMY FLAUAUS
United States
Summary
Learning strategist and architect with 17+ years building programs that work at scale, across higher education, professional credentialing, and workforce development. I operate at the program and strategy level: defining frameworks, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring learning investments connect to real business outcomes. Increasingly focused on international and emerging markets where workforce transformation is a national priority and the work operates at real scale.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Learning Architect
Strategic Education Inc.
02.2020 - 07.2026
- Advised leadership on process improvements, design standards, and workflow optimization to drive efficiency and learning quality across the course lifecycle
- Led special projects focused on cross-functional collaboration, strategic planning, and stakeholder alignment to elevate the student and faculty experience
- Managed complex course development initiatives at scale, balancing timelines, dependencies, and competing priorities across academic and technical teams
- Designed and developed large-scale online courses in Canvas, managing full production lifecycles from concept through build, QA, and launch
- Partnered with academic teams and SMEs on continuous improvement of existing courses, applying research-based design principles and usability standards
- Integrated and evaluated external vendor tools and content, troubleshooting interoperability issues and optimizing functionality across systems
- Leveraged AI tools daily to accelerate content development while maintaining instructional rigor and quality standards
- Remote
Learning Strategy Consultant
EvolvEd Global
03.2020 - 09.2024
- Partnered with Salesforce to design and implement a role- and level-based skills and competency framework supporting sales enablement and field readiness at scale
- Conducted structured interviews with senior leaders and subject matter experts to surface tacit knowledge and translate organizational expertise into scalable competency standards
- Defined and validated skills taxonomies, proficiency levels, and behavior-based indicators that operationalized competencies into assessable, enablement-ready standards for global sales and go-to-market teams
- Remote
Learning Product Strategist (Contract)
McGraw-Hill Education
New York
10.2008 - 02.2021
- Led strategy and development of digital learning products across Humanities and Social Sciences portfolios, building commercially deployed courseware at scale for university markets
- Conducted competitive analysis of digital learning platforms across higher education publishers, identifying competitor weaknesses, market gaps, and differentiation opportunities for the Connect platform
- Developed and presented market development recommendations to stakeholders, identifying subject area opportunities where McGraw-Hill could expand its footprint and gain competitive advantage
- Partnered with product analysts, digital content directors, and brand managers to incorporate user feedback, ensure product cohesion, and drive continuous improvement
- Recruited, trained, and managed subject matter experts to produce high-quality instructional content aligned to product and learning objectives
- Developed learning objectives and assessments for the Connect platform — McGraw-Hill's flagship digital courseware and assessment system for higher education
- Remote
Assessment Developer
Western Governors University
07.2015 - 02.2020
- Designed and continuously improved large-scale assessments aligned to program competencies and credential requirements
- Applied psychometric and learning analytics to evaluate assessment effectiveness at the item, exam, and program level, driving measurable quality improvements
- Identified and mitigated risks affecting learning quality, scalability, and delivery, implementing practical solutions to maintain consistency and rigor
- Partnered with curriculum leaders, instructors, psychometricians, and external vendors to ensure assessment designs aligned with academic standards and learner outcomes
- Designed and facilitated workshops to support assessment development, review, and quality assurance practices
- Managed vendors and internal instructors across multiple concurrent learning initiatives during a period of rapid organizational growth
- Remote
Product Manager
Morgan Stanley
New York
03.2005 - 07.2007
- Drove strategy and positioning of mutual fund products through market research, performance analysis, and competitive intelligence
- Conducted structured interviews with proprietary Van Kampen and Morgan Stanley portfolio managers to develop deep subject matter expertise and translate complex investment strategy into clear, client-facing narratives
- Conducted competitive analysis to identify product differentiation opportunities and inform strategic positioning
- Collaborated with sales and marketing to develop strategic product campaigns and produced quarterly performance reporting for internal and external stakeholders
Mutual Fund Research Analyst
Bank of America
St. Louis
09.2002 - 02.2005
- Conducted research and analysis on mutual funds to support financial advisors in the Private Client/Wealth Management division in making informed client recommendations
- Interviewed portfolio managers to gather fund intelligence including investment strategy, asset allocation approach, risk profile, and performance metrics
- Translated complex investment information into clear, accessible guidance for advisor use
Education
B.S. - Finance
St. Louis University
St. Louis01-2001
Skills
- Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, Articulate 360, Area9 Adaptive Learning, PlayPosit, Respondus, EZ Test Online, JIRA, Smartsheet, Confluence
- Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Synthesia
Timeline
Learning Strategy Consultant
EvolvEd Global
03.2020 - 09.2024
Sr. Learning Architect
Strategic Education Inc.
02.2020 - 07.2026
Assessment Developer
Western Governors University
07.2015 - 02.2020
Learning Product Strategist (Contract)
McGraw-Hill Education
10.2008 - 02.2021
Product Manager
Morgan Stanley
03.2005 - 07.2007
Mutual Fund Research Analyst
Bank of America
09.2002 - 02.2005
B.S. - Finance
St. Louis University