Senior Manager, Learning Design – Innovation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Lead, mentor, manage, and nurture the Instructional Design team.

• Supervise the design and development of learning solutions from initial discovery to final implementation.

• Oversee workload, set priorities, manage timelines, assess risks, ensure deliverables, and maintain instructional effectiveness, accessibility, accuracy, and brand conformity.

• Convert Learning Design strategy into actionable team priorities, standards, operating procedures, and development expectations.

• Identify and implement ethical AI applications for learning design, development, evaluation, and enhancing the learner experience.

• Promote advancements in simulations, scenario-based learning, practical experiences, gamification, rapid development techniques, interactive solutions, and learning integrated into the workflow.

• Design and oversee pilots and proofs of concept, including formulating hypotheses, success metrics, timelines, stakeholder expectations, and evaluation strategies.

• Scale successful innovations into reusable tools, templates, standards, playbooks, training resources, and implementation guidelines.

• Assess emerging authoring methods, tools, and platform capabilities in collaboration with Learning Technology and internal teams.

• Create and maintain reusable design assets, frameworks, quality standards, and development guidelines.

• Evaluate the impact of learning design and innovation through project data, learner feedback, quality indicators, adoption metrics, and business insights.

• Collaborate with L&D teams, HR, business stakeholders, senior leaders, partners, and subject matter experts.

• Provide guidance on complex or high-visibility projects, clarify performance needs, suggest learning strategies, and align investments with measurable results.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required; a master’s degree is preferred.

• Equivalent experience in instructional design, learning experience design, or learning innovation may be accepted in place of an advanced degree.

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in learning and development, instructional design, learning experience design, or a related field.

• At least 3 years of experience in leading, mentoring, or directly managing learning professionals.

• Proven experience in managing medium to large-scale learning initiatives from concept to implementation.

• Familiarity with adult learning principles, instructional design methodologies, performance consulting, and learner-centered design practices.

• Experience in exploring or implementing AI-enabled learning solutions, innovative learning technologies, or efficiency in development.

• Background in simulations, scenario-based learning, gamification, rapid development, interactive learning, or other novel learning methods.

• Capability to transform ideas from concept through pilot, evaluation, recommendation, and scalable execution.

• Strong project and workload management abilities.

• Experience in developing reusable templates, standards, tools, frameworks, or design systems.

• Ability to assess learning effectiveness using data, learner feedback, and business input.

• Strong business insight connecting learning design decisions to operational priorities and measurable outcomes.

• Proficient in consulting with senior leaders, business partners, and subject matter experts.

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing capabilities.

• Ability to balance strategic leadership, people management, and hands-on work in a dynamic environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• 15% bonus potential.