Learning Systems Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 69,400 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Work-life programs

Dependent care

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Learning Systems Lead to steer our suite of learning platforms, including Workday Learning and Degreed. You will translate business needs into platform solutions, collaborate with IT and vendors, and drive adoption across teams to improve learner outcomes and operational efficiency.

In this role, you will manage platform issues, stay current with updates, and contribute to a cohesive, integrated learning ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with enterprise learning platforms in multisystem ecosystems
• Experience configuring, administering, or supporting HR tech such as LMS or LXP
• Experience translating business needs into functional requirements with IT and vendors
• Experience with project, product, and change management supporting technology initiatives
• Experience with AI to enhance workflows or user experience
• Ability to diagnose platform issues
• Ability to use data to inform decisions and assess platform performance
• Ability to lead cross-team initiatives without formal authority

Responsibilities

• Serve as the functional point of contact for learning platforms and promote consistent usage across teams
• Translate platform capabilities and constraints into actionable solutions for business needs
• Lead troubleshooting and partner with IT/vendors to resolve issues efficiently
• Stay informed about platform updates and communicate changes to stakeholders
• Improve usability by improving organization, accessibility, and workflow clarity
• Drive adoption by addressing friction points and embedding learning into workflows
• Use usage and performance data to validate issues and prioritize improvements
• Partner with Learning Analytics to ensure meaningful measurement

Skills

Enterprise learning platforms

IT collaboration

Vendor management

Project management

Product management

Change management

AI in workflows

Data-driven decisions

Cross-team leadership

Problem solving

Education

HS diploma or GED

Tools

Workday Learning

Degreed LXP

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As the Learning Systems Lead, you will serve as the primary functional contact for our learning platforms—including Workday Learning, Degreed, skills platforms, content providers, and internal tools. You will help teams navigate platform capabilities, resolve operational issues, and translate business needs into platform aligned solutions that improve the learner experience and operational efficiency.

You will support the execution of the learning systems strategy defined by the Senior Manager of Learning Systems and Analytics, working closely with IT, vendors, L & D teams, and the Learning Analytics and Insights Lead. This role is ideal for someone experience d in complex learning ecosystems who brings strong problem-solving skills , cross team coordination, and a product minded, innovation-oriented approach.

How You’ll Contribute:

• Serve as the functional point of contact for learning platforms and promote consistent usage across teams.
• Help teams understand platform capabilities, constraints, and solution paths that align with business needs.
• Lead functional troubleshooting, identify root causes, and partner with IT and vendors to resolve issues efficiently.
• Stay informed about platform updates and communicate relevant changes to stakeholders in clear, practical terms.
• Support a cohesive experience across platforms and reduce fragmentation within the learning ecosystem.
• Improve usability by strengthening organization, accessibility, and workflow clarity across tools.
• Drive adoption by identifying friction points and helping teams embed learning into natural moments of need.
• Use platform usage, e nga gement trends, and operational data to validate issues and prioritize improvements.
• Partner with the Learning Analytics & Insights Lead to ensure platforms support accurate and meaningful measurement.
• Translate insights into platform enhancements that enable better learner outcomes and team efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to enhance platform performance and alignment with business goals.
• Apply AI fluency to improve workflows, search, personalization, and automation across the ecosystem.
• Stay informed about vendor roadmaps and evolving capabilities, recommending new features based on impact.
• Contribute to continuous discovery by gathering feedback, assessing needs, and shaping iterative improvements.
• Ensure learning platforms operate cohesively as part of an integrated ecosystem, coordinating with IT and vendors to support interoperability and seamless user experience s.
• Lead cross team initiatives in a matrixed environment involving content teams, HR Tech, IT, data teams, skills partners, and vendors.
• Facilitate alignment during platform updates, pilots, and releases.
• Translate business needs into clear functional requirements that support develop ment and enhancement work.
• Support the develop ment of requirements for new features, integrations, and improvements.
• Lead UAT planning and execution, including test scenarios, defect tracking, and release validation.
• Ensure new capabilities are ready for operational adoption and well understood by platform users.

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You Have:

• 5+ years of experience working with enterprise learning platforms in complex, multisystem ecosystems
• Experience configuring, administering, or supporting HR technologies such as LMS or LXP
• Experience working with IT and vendors to translate business needs into functional requirements
• Experience with project management, product management, and change management supporting technology initiatives
• Experience with AI, including applying AI capabilities to enhance workflows or user experience
• Ability to diagnose platform issues
• Ability to use data to inform decisions and understand platform performance
• Ability to lead cross-team initiatives without formal authority
• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with Workday Learning or Degreed LXP
• Experience with content governance or skills frameworks
• Experience supporting training or communication related to platform rollouts
• Knowledge of SCORM / xAPI behaviors
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possession of strong problem‑solving skills

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part‑time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract‑specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $69,400.00 to $158,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Work Model

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.