Sr. Learning Experience Designer (Leadership Academy)

Mastercard; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Senior Learning Experience Designer to create engaging learning experiences aimed at Executive and Senior audiences. This role requires collaboration with stakeholders to analyze training needs, design impactful programs, and evaluate their effectiveness. Candidates should have a strong background in instructional design and the ability to leverage various authoring tools to enhance the learning process.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a similar role, preferably in a fintech/tech environment.
• Expert level of knowledge in Learning authoring tools.
• Proven record developing learning for Leadership.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand training needs and conduct learning needs analysis.
• Design and prototype end-to-end learning experiences aligned with strategic goals.
• Evaluate training effectiveness based on feedback and key metrics.

Skills

Instructional design

Project management

Communication

Consultancy

User experience design

Tools

Articulate - Rise & Storyline

LMS Platforms

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Premiere Pro

Monday.com

Job description

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build asustainableeconomy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactionssecure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Sr. Learning Experience Designer (Leadership Academy) Overview:
We are looking for a Senior Learning Experience Designer (LXD) to play a pivotal role in crafting impactful learning experiences, breaking new ground and leading with a consultative mindset. Working in collaboration with leadership development SMEs, Program Managers, and other key stakeholders, the ideal candidate can deliver for Executive and Senior audience learning cohorts within our Mastercard Leadership Academy.
Their primary responsibility is to develop effective learning experiences that help us drive strategic business objectives while meeting the diverse needs of our learners.


Role:
• Analysis:
o Collaborate and consult with Program Managers/Stakeholders to understand training needs, learner profiles, and performance gaps.
o Conduct learning needs analysis (LNAs) to customize learning paths and strategies.
o Adapt & maintain existing training materials, including internally created content and content libraries.
• Design:
o Partner with our Leadership Academy Program Managers, SMEs, and other stakeholders to prototype and build end-to-end experiences, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
o Choose appropriate instructional design modalities (beyond just e-learning) for content development and implementation, considering scalability, and maintenance.
o Draft design documents, such as curriculum maps, course outlines, storyboards and learning objectives
o Curate content libraries and maintaining content improvements and updates.
o Implement agile methodologies, using iterative development and feedback loops to continuously enhance learning assets.
o Incorporate visual design principles to ensure that presentations and learning materials are visually appealing and enhance the user experience.
• Development:
o Build engaging, effective, and interactive learning experiences using authoring tools.
o Implement product management methodologies to manage content iterations, prioritize updates based on user feedback, and ensure alignment with broader business objectives.
o Explore new tools and methodologies to break new ground.
• Implementation:
o Partner with the Program Manager to ensure smooth rollout of learning experiences to support during the initial launch of training programs.
o Test and refine course materials based on feedback from beta tests or pilot sessions, using analytics and user behavior metrics to inform refinements.
o Iterate on user feedback, employing agile product management practices to continuously evolve and enhance learning offerings.
• Evaluation:
o Gather feedback from learners and stakeholders post-training to assess the effectiveness of learning experiences.
o Collaborate with PMs to analyze key metrics - NPS/KPI.
o Implement revisions based on evaluation findings to ensure continuous improvement.


All About You:
• 3+ years of experience in a similar role, preferably in a fintech/tech environment
• Please share samples of your design work / Link to your portfolio
• Proven record of accomplishment developing learning for Leadership, I.E. Executives and Senior leadership development programs
• Expert level knowledge of Learning authoring tools:
o Articulate - Rise & Storyline (Or similar)
o LMS Platforms (Cornerstone/Degreed/Absorb etc.)
• Ideal experience/skillset/qualifications:
o Graphic design (Adobe Illustrator/Canva/Figma)
o Video Production (Adobe Premiere Pro/Camtasia/Synthesia)
o Copywriting abilities
• Exceptional organization and project management skills
o Comfortable using PM Tools, E.G. Monday.com/Asana/Jira etc.
• Self-directed and comfortable working within a distributed team.
• Strong ability to influence across teams and build partnerships that drive business outcomes.
• Strong communication, and interpersonal skills (presentation & consultancy and training evaluation skills.)
• Expert knowledge of principles and methods for designing and delivering training material.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.