Sr Learning Experience Designer

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Summary The Senior Learning Experience Designer designs, develops, and improves learning experiences that strengthen employee capability and performance. Reporting to the Associate Director, Learning Experience & Capability Development, this role translates defined talent and learning priorities into engaging content, resources, and experiences for leaders, managers, and employees. This role develops and curates learning content, contributes to blended learning journeys, and creates practical resources that help employees access relevant information, guidance, and development opportunities. The Senior Learning Experience Designer applies established learning standards and methodologies across instructor-led, digital, self-directed, experiential, and technology-enabled formats. Working with Talent Management colleagues, HR Business Partners, subject matter experts, business stakeholders, and external vendors, this role supports the delivery and ongoing improvement of learning solutions. The role uses learner feedback, engagement data, and emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to improve content quality, accessibility, and the learner experience.

Develop and improve learning experiences and content that support leadership capability, manager effectiveness, employee development, and priority workforce skills. Contribute to blended learning journeys by developing instructor-led, digital, experiential, and self-directed learning components based on defined objectives and audience needs. Create practical learning and performance-support resources, including facilitator guides, participant materials, job aids, toolkits, manager resources, FAQs, templates, example libraries, and microlearning. Collaborate with Talent Management colleagues, subject matter experts and external partners to develop, test, and deliver learning solutions within established program strategies and standards. Curate and adapt internal and external learning content for specific audiences, using learning technologies and AI-enabled tools where appropriate. Incorporate practice, reflection, coaching, peer learning, manager involvement, and reinforcement into learning experiences to support skill development and application. Develop learning, communication, and enablement materials that support employee and leader adoption of new processes, technologies, and ways of working. Coordinate learning deliverables, timelines, stakeholder input, and vendor activities for assigned initiatives. Maintain learning content and knowledge resources to ensure accuracy, relevance, accessibility, and consistency. Gather and analyze learner feedback, participation data, and available performance indicators to identify and implement improvements to content and delivery.

Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience. 4+ years of experience in learning experience design, instructional design, talent development, leadership development, organizational development, or a related field. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience. A degree in Learning and Development, Organizational Development, Education,