Vans

Manager, Learning Experience & Design

Vans$104K — $130K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in learning experience design, focusing on adult learning principles.
  • Expertise with e-learning tools like Elucidat or Articulate 360 for scalable training solutions.
  • Ability to translate curriculum and enterprise strategy into effective learning experiences.
  • Proven capability to coach and elevate the work of learning designers effectively.
  • Strong facilitation and communication skills to engage with stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
  • Attention to detail, while maintaining agility and speed in delivery.
  • A mindset committed to continuous improvement and evidence-based design practices.

Responsibilities

  • Steward and apply enterprise learning standards to maintain quality and consistency.
  • Lead the design of impactful learning experiences across digital and blended formats.
  • Support design decisions by surfacing trade-offs and ensuring adherence to quality standards.
  • Coach global and regional learning designers to enhance collective capability and confidence.
  • Use learner feedback and data insights to drive continuous improvement in learning experiences.
  • Encourage evidence-based design practices for effective application and transfer to work.
  • Translate high-level curriculum direction into coherent experience architectures.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical plan options and resources provided through MyVFbenefits.com.
  • Eligibility for additional compensation awards such as annual incentives.
  • Access to career development programs to enhance skills and growth.
  • Supportive environment for continuous learning and improvement.
  • Work-life balance initiatives and wellness programs.
Full Job Description
What will you do?

A day in the life of a Manager, Learning Experience Design at VF looks a little like this.

You work within Global Learning and Leadership Development as part of the enterprise learning design team. You partner closely with learning portfolio and curriculum leaders, regional learning teams, facilitators, SMEs, and cross-functional stakeholders. Your role focuses on shaping and maintaining learning experience design standards, leading the design of high-impact enterprise learning experiences, and supporting designers across the system to ensure learning is practical, engaging, and effective. This role reports to the Senior Director, Global Learning and Leadership Development.

Let's break down that day-in-the-life a bit more.

Enterprise Design Standards & Quality Bar
  • Responsible for stewarding and applying enterprise learning experience design standards across programs to ensure consistency and quality.
  • Reinforce expectations for design quality, modality choices, and learner experience consistency through guidance, review, and feedback.

Experience Architecture & Design Leadership
  • Lead the design of high-impact learning experiences within approved enterprise priorities, with a focus on real business decisions and practical application.
  • Translate curriculum and portfolio direction into clear, coherent experience architectures across digital, live, and blended formats.

Design Leadership & Decision Support
  • Lead design decisions within defined standards and guardrails, surfacing tradeoffs and recommendations when escalation or alignment is required.
  • Ensure learning experiences are thoughtfully designed for scale, maintaining intent and quality as programs expand.

Capability Building & Designer Enablement
  • Coach and support learning designers across global and regional teams to strengthen shared design capability and confidence.
  • Provide clear guidance, feedback, and practical tools that elevate day-to-day design practice across the system.

Continuous Improvement & Evidence-Based Practice
  • Use learner feedback, delivery insights, and outcome data to inform improvements to learning experience quality over time.
  • Encourage the use of evidence-based design practices that support application and transfer to real work.


What do you need to succeed?

We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you'll need to succeed and excel. Additionally, while formal education in a related field is great to have, especially a degree in Instructional Design, Learning Sciences, Education, Organizational Development, or a related field, we are most interested in your 5+ years of experience and professional achievements.
  • Strong learning experience design expertise, with the ability to apply adult learning principles to real business problems and decisions.
  • Experience leveraging e-learning and content development tools (Elucidat, Articulate 360, PowerPoint, or similar) to build engaging, scalable training solutions that drive adoption and behavior change.
  • Ability to interpret enterprise strategy, curriculum direction, and design standards and translate them into effective learning experiences.
  • Confidence leading complex design work across digital, live, and blended formats while managing multiple initiatives in parallel.
  • Skill in making practical design judgments and tradeoffs within defined standards, escalation paths, and priorities.
  • Proven capability to coach, review, and elevate the work of learning designers through clear feedback and guidance.
  • Comfort collaborating with regional teams, facilitators, SMEs, and portfolio partners in a matrixed environment.
  • Ability to apply learner feedback, facilitation insights, and outcome data to improve experience quality over time.
  • Strong facilitation and communication skills, including the ability to explain design choices and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.
  • High attention to detail paired with the ability to maintain momentum and delivery speed without sacrificing quality.
  • A learning mindset grounded in evidence-based practices and continuous improvement rather than personal design preferences.


Hiring Range:
$104,000.00 USD - $130,000.00 USD annually

Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.

Benefits at VF Corporation: You can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year's medical plan rates on www.MyVFbenefits.com and by clicking Looking to Join VF? Detailed information on your benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

Please note, our hiring ranges are determined and built from market pay data. In determining the specific compensation for this position, we comply with all local, state, and federal laws.

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