Director, Learning Design

RAIN Group; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

FSA

Pet Insurance

Job summary

A leading sales transformation firm seeks a Director of Learning Design to lead the development of innovative learning products and experiences. This role is critical in ensuring the quality and effectiveness of learning solutions, integrating AI capabilities, and collaborating with various teams to deliver customized curricula. The successful candidate will have over 8 years of experience in learning design, a bachelor's degree, and exceptional collaboration skills. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered, including health and 401(k).

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in learning design or instructional strategy.
• Expertise in instructional design and digital learning innovation.
• Ability to design client-specific learning materials.
• Familiarity with LMS, AI tools, content authoring, and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and improvement of learning experiences.
• Integrate AI-driven tools for enhanced learning engagement.
• Partner with teams to create custom learning curricula.
• Collaborate across functions to ensure solution delivery.
• Partner with Sales and Client Engagement teams to conceptualize and design custom learning curricula tailored to client needs.
• Translate client objectives and RAIN’s core IP into bespoke learning journeys that combine existing assets with new development.
• Create client-specific content and learning materials in collaboration with internal SMEs and Product teams.
• Participate in key client conversations as a learning design expert, supporting solution design and proposal development.
• Work with Product and GTM teams to ensure client-customized solutions are leveraged for future core IP enhancements.
• Identify opportunities to evolve RAIN’s product suite based on client feedback and design innovation.
• Partner with Product teams to embed learning design best practices into product development processes.
• Support the evolution of RAIN Group’s LMS as a strategic enabler of scalable, data-driven learning.
• Collaborate across Sales, Product, GTM, Client Engagement, and Operations to ensure alignment in solution delivery.
• Champion the integration of learning design into product and client processes, ensuring quality and scalability.
• Guide internal contributors on learning design best practices.

Skills

Instructional design methodologies

Adult learning theory

Digital learning innovation

Project management

Creative problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Learning technology ecosystems

LMS experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree in Learning Design or Education

Tools

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

AI tools

Content authoring tools

Analytics

Job description

A cover letter and resume are required for consideration. Resumes/applications submitted without a cover letter will not be reviewed.

About Us

RAIN Group, now part of Alchemist, is an award-winning leader in sales transformation, with over 20 years of researching and enabling top sales performance. RAIN Group’s modular, multi-modal approach to sales training provides flexible, tech-enabled, and customizable solutions for complex global teams. Trusted by leading companies, RAIN Group partners with clients to ensure learning is adopted, creates lasting behavior change, and drives measurable results. Learn more at raingroup.com.

We operate with a strong set of core values: Client Results, Excellence @ Speed, Openness, and Commitment to the Success of Others. RAIN Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Role Overview

The Director, Learning Design will lead the expert design, enhancement, and development of RAIN Group’s learning products and experiences. This role is central to ensuring the quality, innovation, and impact of our learning solutions — blending instructional expertise, creativity, and collaboration across teams.

The Director will drive the creation of new learning products and updates to core intellectual property (IP), integrating emerging AI capabilities, and optimizing delivery through our learning management system (LMS). They will work in close partnership with the Sales, Product, Go-to-Market (GTM), Client, and Operations teams to design and deliver high-impact, scalable learning solutions for clients around the world.

This role ensures that custom-designed learning solutions for clients are not only innovative and effective but also feed into the ongoing evolution of RAIN Group’s core product suite.

Key Responsibilities

Learning Design and Development

• Lead the design and continuous improvement of RAIN Group’s learning experiences across programs, formats, and platforms.
• Integrate AI-driven tools and methods to enhance learner engagement, personalization, and assessment.
• Oversee design quality, ensuring instructional soundness and consistency across all programs and modalities.
• Develop frameworks and standards for scalable learning design and development.

Custom Instructional Design and Client Collaboration

• Partner with Sales and Client Engagement teams to conceptualize and design custom learning curricula tailored to client needs.
• Translate client objectives and RAIN’s core IP into bespoke learning journeys that combine existing assets with new development.
• Create client-specific content and learning materials in collaboration with internal SMEs and Product teams.
• Participate in key client conversations as a learning design expert, supporting solution design and proposal development.

Product Integration and Innovation

• Work with Product and GTM teams to ensure client-customized solutions are leveraged for future core IP enhancements.
• Identify opportunities to evolve RAIN’s product suite based on client feedback and design innovation.
• Partner with Product teams to embed learning design best practices into product development processes.
• Support the evolution of RAIN Group’s LMS as a strategic enabler of scalable, data-driven learning.

Cross-Functional Leadership and Collaboration

• Collaborate across Sales, Product, GTM, Client Engagement, and Operations to ensure alignment in solution delivery.
• Champion the integration of learning design into product and client processes, ensuring quality and scalability.
• Guide internal contributors (designers, content developers, facilitators) on learning design best practices.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree in Learning Design, Education, or related field preferred.
• 8+ years of experience leading learning design, curriculum development, or instructional strategy in a professional services or corporate learning environment.
• Expertise in instructional design methodologies, adult learning theory, and digital learning innovation.
• Strong understanding of learning technology ecosystems (e.g., LMS, AI tools, content authoring, analytics).
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver both standardised and bespoke learning programs for clients.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills; ability to influence across product, sales, and client delivery teams.
• Strong project management, creative problem-solving, and communication skills.

Compensation and Benefits

RAIN Group offers a competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), as well as additional fringe benefits such as FSA, Pet Insurance, etc.