CAE Inc

Manager, Courseware Standards & Innovation

CAE Inc$90K — $120K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s/Master’s in relevant fields; certifications preferred
  • 8–12 years in L&D/courseware; 3–5 years leading development efforts

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain standardized courseware templates and workflows
  • Create and enforce quality assurance checklists for courseware
  • Define best practices for learning objectives and assessments
  • Research and implement emerging tools and methodologies
  • Partner with development teams to embed standards in workflows
  • Monitor trends and learner feedback to refine production standards

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and EAP plans
  • 401(k) and stock purchase programs with company match
  • Generous paid time off including vacation and parental leave
  • Company-paid life insurance and disability support
  • Optional benefits like legal coverage and pet insurance
  • Programs to support employee well-being and work-life balance
Full Job Description

At CAE, we are seeking a Manager, Courseware Standards & Innovation who will lead the development and governance of courseware standards, templates, and workflows to ensure consistency, efficiency, and quality across all training products. This role drives innovation by introducing new tools, technologies, and methodologies that enhance instructional design and learner engagement. Acting as the central authority for courseware quality systems, this role enables scalable, compliant, and high-quality production processes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILTIES

  • Develop and maintain standardized courseware templates, development workflows, and production guidelines to ensure consistency and efficiency across teams.

  • Create and enforce quality assurance checklists and review processes for instructional design and media development.

  • Define best practices for learning objectives, assessments, and content structure to ensure pedagogical integrity.

  • Research and implement emerging tools, technologies, and methodologies to modernize courseware and improve learner experience.

  • Partner with the courseware development pod resources to embed standards and innovation into daily workflows.

  • Monitor industry trends, learner feedback, and performance data to refine standards and introduce new approaches.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION

  • Bachelor’s/Master’s in Instructional Design, Learning Sciences, Educational Technology, or HCI; ID certifications (e.g., ATD, eLearning Guild) beneficial

  • 8–12 years in L&D/courseware; 3–5 leading standards/templates/workflows.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Core & Functional Skills

  • Template architecture (storyboards, scripts, media specs)

  • Workflow design & process mapping (from intake to deployment)

  • Quality systems (checklists, peer reviews, QA sign-off)

  • Instructional design standards (objectives, assessments, sequencing)

  • Innovation scouting (tools, methodologies, pilots, A/B tests)

  • Strong proficiency in English is required for this role
  • Ability to travel up to 25% as needed.

Tools & Software Experience

  • Authoring: Articulate 360, Captivate, Rise, Lectora, iSpring

  • Asset tools: Adobe CC (Illustrator, After Effects, Audition), Figma

  • LMS packaging & compliance (SCORM 1.2/2004, xAPI)

  • Knowledge base & SOP tools (Teams, SharePoint)

  • Accessibility & UX tools (WCAG, contrast analyzers, heuristic evaluation)

  • MS Office suite and modern business-enabling tools

Soft Skills

  • Change enablement & coaching

  • Cross-functional facilitation (ID, media, engineering)

  • Continuous improvement mindset (Lean, Kaizen)

  • Documentation clarity and standards evangelism

  • Diplomacy in enforcing compliance and standards

Other Experience, Skills, & Competencies

  • Familiarity in aviation, particularly business aviation;

  • Experience in working with Training and Development teams and delivering training products to global audiences and/or formal adult learning development experience;

  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, leadership, coaching, and conflict resolution skills;

  • Demonstrable experience of working and communicating with various levels, both within and outside the company, including senior management, technical staff, and end users;

  • High-level attention to detail and accuracy, excellent organizational skills;

  • Maintain corporate governance and regional communication to the satisfaction of CAE internal stakeholders;

  • Support strategic initiatives being Customer-facing representing the Company in a positive regard;

  • Strong analytical, facilitation and problem-solving skills, identify problems and trends, and develop effective solutions and strategies;

  • Experience managing consultants and suppliers, negotiating SOW and contracts;

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and EAP plans.

  • 401(k) and employee stock purchase programs with CAE match.

  • Generous paid time off, including vacation and parental leave.

  • Company‑paid life insurance, AD&D, short‑term disability, and caregiver support.

  • Optional benefits including legal coverage, dependent life insurance, pet insurance, and flexible spending accounts (FSAs).

  • Programs supporting employee well‑being and work‑life balance.

Physical requirements include:

  • Occasionally climbing ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, or poles.

  • Moving through tight or confined spaces as needed.

  • Remaining stationary (sitting or standing) for extended periods.

  • Occasionally lifting or adjusting items up to 50 lbs.

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About CAE Inc

CAE Inc. is a Canadian manufacturer of simulation technologies, modelling technologies and training services to airlines, aircraft manufacturers, healthcare specialists, and defense customers. CAE was founded in 1947, and has manufacturing operations and training facilities in 35 countries. CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on training solutions for defense forces across the world. CAE's Civil Aviation Training Solutions business unit provides training solutions for civil aviation organizations worldwide, including airlines, aircraft manufacturers, training centers, and aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul organizations. CAE's Healthcare business unit designs and manufactures simulators and offers audiovisual and simulation center management services for medical schools, nursing schools, hospitals, defense forces, and other medical organizations. CAE is headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Quebec.
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Size
13,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Founded
1947
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