Job Summary
The Learning Design Strategist is responsible for designing, developing, and leading enterprise learning programs that build organizational capabilities and improve business performance. This role combines strategic learning consulting, curriculum leadership, and trainer enablement, partnering with business stakeholders, subject matter experts, trainers, and leadership teams to create comprehensive learning journeys and capability-building programs. The role develops learning strategies, designs scalable curricula, manages trainer enablement, and ensures learning solutions align with business objectives, workforce needs, and future capability requirements.
Key Responsibilities
• Partner with business leaders to understand capability gaps and learning needs.
• Conduct learning needs assessments and performance analysis.
• Develop enterprise learning strategies aligned with business priorities.
• Provide thought leadership on adult learning, capability development, and workforce transformation.
• Establish learning roadmaps for strategic initiatives.
• Design end-to-end learning curricula and learning pathways.
• Create multi-modal learning experiences, including instructor-led training, virtual training, e-learning, workshops, coaching programs, and performance support resources.
• Develop curriculum frameworks, competency maps, and certification programs.
• Ensure learning content is engaging, accessible, inclusive, and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with instructional designers and subject matter experts to develop learning assets.
• Lead and mentor internal trainers and facilitators.
• Create train-the-trainer programs and facilitator guides.
• Establish trainer quality standards and evaluation processes.
• Coach facilitators on instructional techniques, learner engagement, and classroom effectiveness.
• Support delivery readiness and learning deployment activities.
• Manage curriculum development projects from concept through implementation.
• Coordinate stakeholders, subject matter experts, instructional designers, and vendors.
• Monitor timelines, budgets, risks, and learning deliverables.
• Ensure successful rollout and adoption of learning programs.
• Establish success metrics and learning KPIs.
• Evaluate training effectiveness using assessment and feedback data.
• Measure learner engagement, knowledge retention, and business impact.
• Develop dashboards and executive reporting on learning outcomes.
• Continuously improve curricula based on performance data.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Adult Learning, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline.
• Experience designing enterprise learning and development programs.
• Experience developing and managing curricula.
• Experience leading trainers, facilitators, or learning delivery teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and presentation abilities.
Preferred Qualifications
• Certification in Adult Education or Learning and Development.
• Experience in learning strategy or organizational development.
• Experience with learning management systems (LMS).
• Project Management certification or equivalent experience.
• Experience designing digital and blended learning solutions.
Core Competencies
• Learning Strategy
• Curriculum Architecture
• Adult Learning Principles
• Instructional Design
• Facilitation and Trainer Coaching
• Stakeholder Management
• Performance Consulting
• Change Management
• Communication and Influence
• Program Management
• Learning Analytics and Reporting
