Principal Learning Consultant

GP Strategies Corporation

United States

Remote

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

GP Strategies is seeking a Principal Learning Consultant Contractor in the USA to lead the design and development of learning solutions for diverse clients. You will collaborate with executive stakeholders, sales professionals, and cross-functional teams to drive design thinking, measurement workshops, and AI-enabled content development.

The role emphasizes building client partnerships, leveraging AI to streamline creation of high-quality deliverables, and guiding projects from concept to

Qualifications

Minimum 11 years in commercial instructional design.
At least 4 years of consulting experience.
Experience delivering AI-enabled learning solutions and content development.

Responsibilities

Lead design and development of learning solutions for clients.
Partner with clients, sales, and leaders to guide design thinking and workshops.
Deliver measurement workshops and create learner personas.
Apply AI tools to streamline design and demonstrate ROI.

Skills

Consulting

Learner-centric design

Adult learning principles

Microsoft Office

Collaboration tools

AI prompts

AI evaluation

Written and verbal communication

Uncertainty tolerance

Accessibility best practices

Coaching and delegating

Feedback exchange

Judgement and decision making

Executive-level presentation

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Leading and collaborating

Setting expectations

Networking

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

GP Strategies is looking to align additional Principal Learning Consultant Contractors in the USA for upcoming project work. We are looking for individuals with proven experience working as a contract Learning Consultant supporting content development and technology-enabled projects and working with AI, experience with Articulate 360 AI is a plus.

Introduction

Our GP Studio – Learning Experience Design team is dedicated to transforming the learning journeys of individuals and organizations around the world. Join us in making a global impact.

About GP Strategies

GP Strategies is one of the world’s leading talent transformation providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we assist organizations' transformational efforts through the growth and development of their people, leading to meaningful and measurable change. We offer a range of solutions, including managed learning services, learning content design and development, consulting, artificial intelligence (AI) readiness and integration support, leadership and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training, technical training, off-the-shelf training, and technologies implementation and training.

Join Our Team as a Principal Learning Consultant!

Are you passionate about building relationships with clients and solving their complex learning challenges? We are seeking a talented and experienced Principal Learning Consultant to partner with our clients and lead the design and development of learning solutions. You will work with executive stakeholders and collaborate with our sales professionals and leaders from other practice areas to lead design thinking and measurement workshops. You’ll design performance-based, effective, and innovative solutions that meet learner, organizational, and corporate needs. You’ll prepare design teams to deliver on your visions successfully. As a thought leader in the company and industry, you’ll blend your expertise in adult learning, people skills, and business acumen, to develop client partnerships and profitable opportunities for GP Strategies.

Key Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following (although you might also receive assignments involving other duties):

Strategic Thinking and Business Acumen

Apply business, industry, and organizational trends to consultations.
Work with our sales team to scope new opportunities, noting level of effort, resource requirements, risks, and dependencies.
Balancing long‑term thinking with planning for short‑term execution.
Anticipate demographic and institutional changes that might affect learning solutions and provide leadership to the organization.

Client Engagement and Consulting

Build trusting relationships with clients, colleagues, and teams, proactively clarifying any misunderstandings or misalignments.
Lead conversations with high-level and executive stakeholders, including needs and content analysis and solution presentations.
Analyze new work to recommend complex solutions, including immersive experiences, simulations, and games, that meet client goals within their constraints.
Use a range of quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods to analyze data and use data visualization to tell a meaningful story.
Educate clients on the training development process and why our partnership is important.
Help clients in building a business case to justify their budget and assist clients with strategies to become project‑ready prior to resourcing and kicking off a new project.

Project and Team Leadership

Collaborate with experts from other practice areas, including creative media and design, technology, innovation, leadership, pricing, delivery services, and others.
Collaborate with project managers to document and prepare strategically for project risks and dependencies.
Mediate challenging client or team conversations during the design and development phases regarding feedback, interpersonal friction, or “scope creep,” and be able to reset expectations and direction effectively.
Onboard and lead design teams and provide long‑term oversight on projects.
Create training, processes, templates, or other tools to onboard design team members to a project.
Collaborate across business units to improve processes and document best practices using a commercial‑minded lens.

Learning Experience Design

Lead measurement workshops for large or highly visible learning transformation projects.
Create learner personas.
Create learner journeys and other visuals or stories to help clients understand your solution recommendations.
Develop and deliver solution presentations, providing evidence for your recommendation as well as the pros and cons of alternatives.
Apply approved AI tools to streamline work, as appropriate, and within team guidelines.
Review deliverables to ensure alignment with the scope of work and quality expectations.

Professional Development and Knowledge Sharing

Manage your schedule with a range of simultaneous projects and sales opportunities.
Demonstrate curiosity, synthesize information, and apply current instructional design theory, best practices, and industry standards.
Take initiative to explore new ways to apply AI to streamline the creation of high‑quality deliverables.
Document and share prompts with peers to incrementally improve our team’s velocity and quality.
Participate in GP‑provided training on AI tools.
Contribute to the expertise and growth of your colleagues within the CXD community of practice through feedback, training delivery, and coaching.
Represent GP Strategies in public‑facing communications and events, as needed.

Operational Excellence

Use appropriate tools and software effectively.
Maintain accurate documentation using the project’s file management conventions.
Effectively manage multiple priorities and projects, raising conflicts as needed.
Work, learn, and communicate effectively in a remote environment.

Skills

As an individual in this role, you must demonstrate proficiency in: