ABB Ltd

Learning Designer

ABB Ltd$80K — $95K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in instructional design or learning & development.
  • Expertise in adult learning principles and curriculum design.
  • Proven ability to create engaging digital and blended learning solutions with SMEs.
  • Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
  • Innovative thinker with knowledge of modern learning methods and digital technologies.
  • Excellent communication skills in English; industrial or technical background is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop role-based learning pathways and curricula aligned with business needs.
  • Create engaging learning assets in digital, virtual, and instructor-led formats.
  • Establish and maintain Academy design standards and governance processes.
  • Utilize feedback and metrics to continuously enhance learning effectiveness.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to develop impactful learning experiences.

Benefits

  • Shape the future of the Energy Industries Academy and its learning experiences.
  • Collaborate with industry experts to create meaningful learning solutions.
  • Influence knowledge sharing and scalability within a global organization.
  • Contribute to the establishment of a world-class professional development Academy.
Full Job Description
This position reports to:
Sales Enablement Leader, Energy Industries

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to design and build the learning experiences that form the foundation of the Energy Industries Academy. Each day, you will work closely with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Sales Enablement, Product Groups, and business stakeholders to transform expert knowledge into engaging, scalable, and measurable learning solutions. You will also showcase your expertise by creating role-based learning pathways, certification programmes, and digital learning content that accelerate capability development and business performance across Energy Industries.

The work model for the role is: hybrid

Global Opportunity - Open to Candidates Worldwide*

While this job posting may display only a limited number of locations, we welcome applications from qualified candidates globally. If you believe your skills and experience are matching this role, we encourage you to apply regardless of your current location.

This position does not require and support relocation . The successful candidate will be employed and hosted through their current ABB location or the nearest suitable ABB office.

This role is contributing to the Energy Industries Academy, Commercial Excellence & Sales Enablement within Energy Industries (EN). Main stakeholders include SMEs, Sales Enablement teams, Product Groups, business leaders, trainers, HR teams, and Academy learners across global regions

You will be mainly accountable for:
  • Designing and developing role-based learning pathways, curricula, certification journeys, and learning experiences aligned to business priorities and competency frameworks.
  • Creating engaging learning assets including e-learning modules, videos, learning guides, assessments, facilitator resources, and job aids across digital, virtual, self-paced, and instructor-led formats.
  • Establishing and maintaining Academy design standards, templates, methodologies, and governance processes to ensure consistency, quality, and scalability.
  • Using learner feedback, engagement metrics, and business insights to continuously improve learning effectiveness, certification programmes, and learner experiences across the Academy.

Qualifications for the role

  • You have experience in instructional design, learning design, curriculum development, learning & development, or capability development.
  • You are highly skilled in instructional design methodologies, adult learning principles, learning pathway development, and curriculum design.
  • You have proven experience creating engaging digital and blended learning solutions and developing content in partnership with Subject Matter Experts.
  • You are passionate about creating engaging learner experiences and simplifying complex technical or business concepts into scalable learning solutions.
  • You possess strong content authoring, communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, and project management skills.
  • You are innovative around modern learning approaches, AI-enabled content creation, and digital learning technologies, with the ability to build future-ready learning programmes.
  • You are at ease communicating in English. Experience within industrial, engineering, automation, technology, sales, or commercial environments would be advantageous

What's in it for you?
  • Shape the learning experiences that define the AUEN Academy and support capability development across the business.
  • Collaborate with experts across sales, product, engineering, and business functions to create impactful learning solutions.
  • Influence how knowledge is captured, shared, and scaled across a global organisation.
  • Play a key role in building a world-class Academy that supports onboarding, professional development, certification, and future skills development.

More about us

The Energy Industries Academy is building a scalable learning ecosystem that enables employees to develop the commercial, technical, and professional capabilities required to succeed in a rapidly changing business environment. Through structured learning pathways, certification programmes, modern learning technologies, and expert-led content, the Academy supports onboarding, capability development, performance improvement, and career growth across the organisation.

As a Learning Designer, you will play a critical role in transforming knowledge into impactful learning experiences that improve engagement, accelerate development, and create measurable business value. Your work will help establish consistent learning standards, reduce dependency on SME availability, and enable scalable capability development across regions and HUBs.

*This opportunity is open to candidates in multiple countries, with the final work location determined based on the selected candidate. As compensation may vary by location, we are committed to being transparent throughout the hiring process and will share details of the salary range, variable compensation and benefits package with candidates who progress to the first interview stage for a location in the European Union, covered by the EU Pay Transparency Directive.

The final offer will be tailored based on your role location, experience, skills and qualifications, internal market positioning and alignment with ABB internal standards.

About ABB Ltd

ABB Ltd is a Swiss multinational corporation that specializes in electrical equipment. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. ABB operates in a variety of industries, including power generation, transmission, and distribution, as well as automation and robotics. The company's products and services are used in a range of applications, from electric vehicles to renewable energy systems. ABB has a global presence, with operations in more than 100 countries. The company is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets for reducing its environmental impact.
Learn more about ABB Ltd
Size
104,400 employees
Market Cap
$59.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$5.1 billion
Founded
1988
5 Year Trend
+3%
Revenue
$26.1 billion
NASDAQ

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