Learning & Development Manager

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States is seeking a Senior Learning & Development leader to supervise instructional designers and drive curriculum development across multiple modalities.

You will partner with SMEs, oversee content quality, and ensure training programs align with business strategy while providing coaching and direction to the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Instructional Technology, Educational Psychology, Adult Education, or Communication.
• 7+ years of experience managing curriculum development projects and initiatives.
• 2+ years in a managerial or supervisory role.
• 4+ years video editing with Camtasia, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere or similar.
• 4+ years audio editing with Audacity or similar.
• Willingness to travel up to 30%.
• LMS experience including loading courses and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of adult learning models (ADDIE) in training design.
• Proficient in eLearning authoring tools (Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate or similar).
• Able to work in a team or autonomously with minimal supervision.
• Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Proven time management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise instructional designers and L&D team members for training design.
• Support business strategy and create engaging, instructionally sound learning experiences.
• Collaborate with SMEs to gather content and clarify requirements.
• Manage design and development of instructional materials across multiple modalities.
• Evaluate instructional content for accuracy and soundness.
• Provide direction, coaching, and performance feedback to team members.
• Prioritize and manage multiple concurrent instructional design projects.
• Evaluate learner feedback and assessment results to identify improvements.
• Lead weekly L&D meetings to assign, prioritize, and review work.
• Coach and develop L&D team members.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Supervise instructional designers and other learning and development team members for training design.
• Support business strategy and creation of engaging, instructionally sound learning experiences.
• Manage and collaborate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to gather content and clarify requirements.
• Manage and delegate the design and development of instructional materials across multiple modalities.
• Evaluate instructional content for accuracy and instructional soundness.
• Provide direction, coaching, and performance feedback to instructional designers.
• Prioritize and manage multiple concurrent instructional design projects.
• Evaluate learner feedback and assessment results to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Manage weekly meetings to assign, prioritize, and review Learning & Development work.
• Coach and develop Learning & Development team members.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Instructional Technology, Educational Psychology, Adult Education, Communication.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience managing curriculum development projects and initiatives.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a managerial or supervisory role.
• A minimum of 4 years of video editing skills with Camtasia, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premier or similar.
• A minimum of 4 years audio editing skills using Audacity or similar.
• Willingness to conduct business travel as needed up to 30%.
• Learning management system experience including loading courses, troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge of adult learning models in training design such as the ADDIE learning model.
• Proficient in eLearning authoring tools and software for instructional design such as Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate or similar.
• Ability to work both in a team environment and autonomously with minimal supervision.
• Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Proven time management and organizational skills.