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Ascend Learning

LTI Integration Manager

🇺🇸 Remote - Leawood, Kansas 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $96K - $138K 💻 Customer Success 🗓️ October 20th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Ascend Learning is hiring an LTI Integration Manager. The role is the primary liaison between Ascend and school clients, guiding educators, IT staff, and administrators through connecting their learning management system (LMS) to the Ascend platform. It owns the integration project from assessment through onboarding and ongoing support, with attention to data privacy compliance.

Highlights
  • Assess school clients' LMS environments and integration requirements, then manage the end-to-end integration between platforms such as Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, or D2L and the Ascend platform.
  • Ensure data privacy compliance with FERPA and GDPR during data exchanges between the LMS, student information systems, and external tools.
  • Develop and deliver training sessions, demos, and user guides for school staff, and provide ongoing support on platform enhancements, product usage, and adoption.
  • Troubleshoot LTI tool launches, single sign-on, and grade passback issues, working with operations, technical, and product teams to resolve client problems.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or educational technology and six or more years in a customer-facing onboarding or training role with ed-tech systems.
  • Base pay of $96,200 to $137,500, fully remote within the United States with up to 25% travel.

LTI Integration Manager Full Description

Category: Operations
Req ID: 1437
Date: Oct 16, 2026
Location: Leawood, KS, US, 66211; Remote, US; Burlington, MA, US, 01803

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture
Ascend Learning, a leading healthcare and learning technology company, is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data-driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning. From testing to certification, Ascend Learning products are used by physicians, emergency medical professionals, nurses, allied health professionals, certified personal trainers, financial advisors, skilled trades professionals and insurance brokers.
Headquartered in Burlington, MA, with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America’s 2025 Greatest Workplaces as well as America’s Best Places to work for Mental Well-Being for 2025.
We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
As a Learning Technology Integration (LTI) Manager, you will serve as the primary liaison between Ascend and our school business partners, collaborating directly with educators, IT staff, and administrators to ensure smooth integration of their learning management system (LMS) with our platform. The LTI Manager provides technical guidance, training, and support throughout the process. This role owns end to end Integration Project Management between instructional technology, IT systems, and compliance to ensure secure, reliable, and user-friendly digital learning experiences. Completion of LTI integrations ensures seamless integration of various systems and applications within our ecosystem, driving operational efficiency and enabling data-driven decision-making. The LTI Manager works closely with product, operations, and technical needs on client support issues to resolve. Integrations enhance client adoption, satisfaction, and retention.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK
This position will work remote in the United States.

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME
  • Work directly with school clients to assess their LMS environments and integration requirements to complete the recommended integration of technology solutions.
  • Ensure data privacy compliance (FERPA, GDPR) during data exchanges between the LMS, SIS (Student Information System), and external tools.
  • Manage the end-to-end integration implementation between various LMS platforms (e.g., Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, D2L) and Ascend platform providing onboarding and ongoing client-facing support, including communication and execution for platform enhancements, and product usage and adoption health.
  • Develop and deliver internal and external training sessions, demos and user guides for school staff on using integrated systems effectively.
  • Troubleshoot user issues related to LTI tool launches, single sign-on (SSO), and grade passback and collaborate with cross functional operational and technical teams to resolve client issues.
  • Assess client integration needs for their learning management system to build the best system integration needed for seamless student learning and faculty evaluation of data.
  • Evaluate ongoing support needs to troubleshoot solutions and identify when cross functional support from operations and technical teams or product experts are needed to resolve issues.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Educational Technology, or related field.
  • 6+ years of experience working in:
  • A customer facing role providing onboarding and training services with educational-technology systems.
  • Background in customer success instructional design or classroom teaching.
  • Technical skills working with LMS platforms such as Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, D2L, Schoology or similar.
  • Experience with LMS API, data synchronizations, and technical workflows, preferred.
  • Understanding of Learning Management Systems, API Integrations, Microsoft Office programs including SharePoint, Excel, PPT, D365. Tableau. Gainsight, and Custom platforms including NHA. Understanding of SaaS systems.
  • Ability to drive business outcomes aligned with executable contract terms, compliance or regulatory requirements, and internal stakeholder goals.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a client-focused approach.
  • Problem-solving mindset and attention to detail.
  • Experience in an educational environment or with ed-tech products.
  • Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Up to 25% travel required.
HIRING RANGE
The current full-time, annualized base pay hiring range for this role is $96,200.00-$137,500.00. In accordance with applicable state laws, we are providing the expected pay range for this position. Individual compensation will be determined by various factors, including relevant experience, qualifications, current business needs and local market factors. Most regular, full-time employees are eligible to participate in an Ascend incentive bonus or sales plan.
BENEFITS
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Company paid life Insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Employee assistance program
  • Other wellness programs such as Headspace and Airvet
  • Charitable matching program
Fostering A Sense of Belonging
Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers. We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and be authentic. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.
Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S.-based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.