Lead, Instructional Designer

OMERS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join OMERS as a Lead Instructional Designer and play a vital role in enhancing employee development through innovative learning solutions. With a focus on instructional design expertise, you will lead significant learning projects, collaborate with various stakeholders, and utilize advanced tools to track training effectiveness, contributing to a culture that values growth and inclusivity.

Benefits

Employee Resource Groups

Purpose@Work committee

Employee recognition programs

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Learning or HR role, with experience in corporate training environments.
• Deep knowledge of adult learning principles and performance-based design.
• Strong command of instructional design tools and LMS.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-impact learning solutions using various formats.
• Lead instructional design projects; manage scope, timelines, and stakeholders.
• Track training effectiveness and support learning management systems.

Skills

Instructional Design

Project Management

Adult Learning Theory

AI Integration

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in HR or related field

Tools

Articulate Storyline

Adobe Creative Suite

Learning Management Systems

Job description

Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.

Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.

We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 600,000+ members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.

Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.

Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.

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Reporting to the Director, Learning & Employee Journeys , we are seeking a highly skilled Lead Instructional Designer to drive the design and delivery of impactful learning experiences across our organization. In this role, you will serve as a subject matter expert in instructional design strategy, collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders, and lead complex, high-visibility projects that support employee development and organizational priorities . You'll design and implement blended learning programs, develop learning materials, track the effectiveness of our training, and support our learning systems.

As a member of the Learning and Development team, you will be responsible to :

Instructional Design Expertise

• Design and develop high-impact learning solutions, including eLearning modules, instructor-led training (ILT), virtual instructor-led training ( vILT ), microlearning, job aids, and performance support tools.

• Design , develop and consult on engaging blended learning experiences, utilizing a range of formats such as videos, e-learning modules, articles, and job aids to enhance the learning journey.

• Create mock-ups, scripts, or storyboards for various learning materials, including videos, e-learning modules, articles, job aids, and learning environments, to ensure a cohesive and effective learning experience.

• Apply established instructional design frameworks (e.g., ADDIE, SAM, Bloom’s Taxonomy) to ensure solutions are grounded in adult learning principles and drive measurable outcomes.

Project & Program Leadership

• Serve as the instructional design lead on enterprise-wide or business-critical learning initiatives and translate business goals into effective learning strategies.

• Manage instructional design projects from concept through delivery, including scope definition, timelines, quality control, and stakeholder engagement.

Quality, Standards & Innovation

• Champion best practices in learning experience design, accessibility, user engagement, and learner-centered methodologies.

• Maintain design consistency across learning products by creating and reinforcing templates, standards, and review processes.

• Identify opportunities for innovation in learning design and technology, pilot new tools and approaches as appropriate .

• Deliver work through effective partnership with our HR Business Partners and other Centers of Excellence (COEs) in HR to ensure alignment and maximize impact.

Evaluation & Continuous Improvement

• Track and report on training activities, using data to assess program effectiveness , impact and inform continuous improvement effort s, guiding overall strategic planning and decision-making

• Support the implementation and maintenance of our learning management systems, contributing to efficient processes and enhanced user experience

Learning Innovation & AI Integration

• Collaborate with L&D technology partners to integrate AI-enabled solutions into the learning tech ecosystem (e.g., using AI to support search, recommendations, or content tagging).

• Lead internal knowledge sharing and upskilling initiatives related to emerging AI trends in instructional design and learning delivery.

To succeed in this role, you have:

• 3+ years’ experience in a Learning or related HR role , with solid experience designing and developing adult learning programs, preferably in a corporate or financial services environment.

• Deep knowledge of adult learning theory, performance-based design, and modern workplace learning trends.

• Strong command of instructional design tools (e.g., Articulate Storyline, Rise, Adobe Creative Suite, Vyond)

• Knowledge and experience working with Learning Management Systems; preferably Workday Learning

• Adaptable, with a continuous improvement mindset and ability to work in a new and changing environment and learn quickly

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple initiatives and deadlines while meeting service level agreements

• Ability to independently plan, organize, prioritize and execute multiple activities to efficiently meet business objectives

• Excellent organizational and time management skills with high attention to detail and proven ability to prioritize competing demands and priorities

• Strong communications skills (listening, verbal, written, presentation preparation and delivery), including engaging with senior stakeholders

• Fully proficient in Microsoft Office products including Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams and SharePoint

As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.