L&D - Instructional Designer

Overview

Lead the design, development, implementation and evaluation of learning solutions that address business performance and workforce capability needs, acting as a learning consultant and solution owner for complex business capability requirements.

What you'll do

• Own complex learning solutions from discovery through design, development, implementation, adoption, measurement and continuous improvement, aligned to business objectives, learner needs and performance outcomes.
• Diagnose business performance and capability needs by consulting with business leaders, stakeholders and subject-matter experts, identifying root causes and recommending integrated learning or performance solutions.
• Design and develop learner- and customer-centered solutions across digital learning, instructor-led training, virtual instructor-led training, blended learning, performance support and reinforcement strategies.
• Determine learning architecture, modality, sequencing, practice, reinforcement and performance-support strategies based on business requirements, audience needs, complexity and scalability.
• Apply instructional design methodologies, adult learning principles and data-driven insights, selecting and adapting approaches such as ADDIE, SAM, Agile and Design Thinking based on context.
• Lead complex, cross-functional learning workstreams involving multiple stakeholders, audiences, locations, modalities and dependencies, managing priorities, risks and tradeoffs.
• Translate significant business, technology, process and organizational changes into learning and capability strategies that support workforce readiness, adoption and sustained performance.
• Establish and monitor measures of learning effectiveness, workforce readiness, adoption, skill application and business impact, using qualitative and quantitative insights to drive improvements.
• Develop reusable learning frameworks, standards, tools and solution models that improve consistency, scalability, speed to deployment and quality across learning programs.
• Partner with learning leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement and to evolve learning practices, standards and operating models.
• Evaluate and apply emerging learning technologies, AI, simulation, analytics and digital capabilities to improve personalization, practice, scalability and learning effectiveness.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Learning Experience Design, Education or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Three or more years of professional experience in instructional design, learning experience design or a related learning role, preferably within a large, fast-moving, innovative and data-driven environment.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional learning initiatives or workstreams involving multiple stakeholders, priorities, dependencies and measurable outcomes.
• Business consulting and diagnosis: diagnose business performance and capability gaps, identify root causes, and determine appropriate learning or performance interventions.
• Instructional design expertise: apply adult learning theory, instructional design principles and best practices to create effective learner-centered experiences across modalities.
• Solution strategy and architecture: design learning ecosystems and determine modality, sequencing, reinforcement and performance-support strategies based on complexity, audience, business need and scalability.
• Program leadership: lead complex instructional design initiatives from concept through implementation, managing scope, priorities, dependencies, risks and tradeoffs.
• Learning technology and innovation: use authoring, media, learning management, AI, simulation, analytics and virtual training tools to design scalable, personalized and effective learning solutions.
• Continuous improvement and scalability: create reusable frameworks, standards, tools and solution models that improve consistency, speed, quality and scale across learning programs.
• Data-informed decision making: use qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate learning effectiveness, workforce readiness, adoption, skill application and business impact.
• Change enablement: translate business, process, technology and organizational changes into learning and capability strategies that support workforce readiness, adoption and sustained performance.
• Stakeholder partnership and influence: build relationships with business leaders, subject-matter experts, facilitators and learning leaders to drive alignment, influence decisions and establish shared ownership of outcomes.

Nice to have

• Experience leading complex, multi-phase, cross-functional learning initiatives across multiple audiences or business areas.
• Experience with learning technology, simulation, AI-enabled learning tools, learning analytics or other digital capabilities that improve scalability and effectiveness.
• Experience translating complex business, technology or organizational changes into learning, capability or workforce-readiness strategies.
• Experience designing learning solutions within financial services, wealth management or another highly regulated industry.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad.
• Individual contributor role within Learning and Development, reporting to the ID Manager, Learning and Development.