Senior Instructional Designer (Education Services)

City of Shakopee, MN; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson is seeking a Senior Content Strategist to own the Education Services portfolio, shaping strategy, roadmaps, and certification opportunities across business units. You will translate technical concepts into learner-centered solutions, collaborating with Product Management, R&D, and subject matter experts to drive customer proficiency and product adoption.

You will design course blueprints, learning objectives, and assessment strategies, leveraging adult learning principles and emerging

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Learning & Development or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles and instructional design methodologies.
• Ability to translate complex technical products into learner-centered solutions.
• Experience gathering requirements from multiple stakeholders and turning into actionable recommendations.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain Education Services portfolio strategy and content roadmap for assigned domains.
• Gather, analyze, and synthesize stakeholder requirements, customer feedback, product roadmaps, support trends, and learning data to set priorities.
• Design technical learning solutions and course blueprints translating complex products and workflows into effective learning experiences.
• Explore and recommend AI-enabled learning approaches and scalable education models.
• Serve as primary course owner ensuring alignment with objectives, audience needs, and quality standards.
• Communicate recommendations, priorities, and readiness decisions while aligning stakeholders with differing goals.
• Monitor portfolio health and continuously improve Education Services offerings to boost proficiency and business value.

Skills

Instructional design

Learning strategy

Stakeholder management

Adult learning theory

Technical curiosity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Technical Discipline, Learning & Development, Instructional Design, Technical Communication, or related field

Job description

The Senior Content Strategist serves as the product owner and portfolio manager for Education Services learning content within an assigned business or product domain. This role owns the Business Unit-specific learning portfolio, including learning strategy, curriculum direction, content roadmaps, modality strategy, learning paths, course blueprint and certification opportunities for assigned Business Units or product domains.

Working across Product Management, R&D, Services, and technical subject matter experts, the strategist translates complex technical products, customer workflows, and business objectives into effective learning solutions and development-ready course blueprints. Applying L & D expertise, instructional design principles, and learner-centered methodologies, this role defines learning objectives, audience needs, modality recommendations, assessments, practical activities, and success criteria to ensure training solutions drive customer proficiency, product adoption, and intended business outcomes.

IN THIS ROLE, YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL:

• Own and maintain the Education Services portfolio strategy, content roadmap, curriculum direction, learning paths, course blueprint and certification opportunities for assigned Business Units or product domains.
• Gather, analyze, and synthesize stakeholder requirements, customer feedback, product roadmaps, support trends, business initiatives, and learning data to develop portfolio recommendations and roadmap priorities.
• Design technical learning solutions and course blueprints that translate complex products, engineering concepts, and customer workflows into effective learning experiences using sound instructional design and adult learning principles.
• Explore and recommend innovative learning approaches, including AI-enabled learning experiences, digital learning technologies, and scalable customer education models.
• Serve as the primary course owner throughout content development, ensuring solutions align with approved objectives, audience needs, customer outcomes, technical accuracy, instructional quality standards, and portfolio goals.
• Communicate recommendations, priorities, trade-offs, and readiness decisions while facilitating alignment among stakeholders with competing business objectives.
• Monitor portfolio health, content performance, learner feedback, customer outcomes, and industry trends, continuously improving Education Services offerings to maximize customer proficiency and business value.

WHO YOU ARE: You are a strategic thinker who connects customer outcomes, product strategy, business priorities, and learning needs into a cohesive education portfolio. You understand how learning experiences influence customer proficiency, product adoption, and long-term business success. You are comfortable working in ambiguity, evaluating multiple sources of information, and making informed recommendations, creating impactful learning paths and blueprints.You build strong partnerships across Business Units, Product Management, R&D, Services, and Subject Matter Experts, helping stakeholders align effective learning solutions and portfolio decisions. You combine learning design expertise with technical curiosity and business understanding, creating learning experiences that transform complex technical content into clear, practical, and impactful customer education.

FOR THIS ROLE, YOU WILL NEED:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Technical Discipline, Learning & Development, Instructional Design, Technical Communication, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Learning & Development, Instructional Design, Technical Training, Learning Experience Design, Customer Education, or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles, instructional design methodologies, learning objectives, assessments, content sequencing, and modality selection.
• Ability to understand complex technical products and translate them into customer-focused learning requirements, learning strategies, and course designs.
• Strong analytical, business problem-solving, communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Experience gathering, synthesizing, and prioritizing requirements from multiple stakeholders, and translating them into actionable recommendations based on customer outcomes, business priorities, product strategy, and data-driven insights.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future
  • Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS THAT SET YOU APART:

• Experience in industrial automation, software, test and measurement, engineering systems, or other complex technical product environments.
• Experience developing customer education strategies, learning portfolios, learning paths, certification programs, or customer enablement initiatives.
• Experience partnering with Product Management, Business Units, R&D, Services, or technical subject matter experts to define learning solutions and portfolio strategies.
• Experience with digital learning ecosystems, learning technologies, AI-enabled learning experiences, or scalable content development approaches.
• Technical curiosity and the ability to quickly develop sufficient product and customer workflow understanding to influence learning design decisions and challenge assumptions constructively.

Our Culture & Commitment to You

We recognize that for our organization to support a diverse workforce, we must focus on employee wellbeing. We know that to do your best work, you must have flexible, competitive benefit plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a market-leading 401(k) and profit-sharing plan, a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, family formation benefits in addition to paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), Employee Assistance Program, tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture prioritizes work-life balance and offers flexible time off plans, inclusive of vacation, holiday, and sick leave. Our goal is to offer a strong benefits foundation while allowing employees the flexibility to choose options that best suit their needs.

At Emerson, we are committed to fostering a culture where every employee is valued and respected for their unique experiences and perspectives. We believe a diverse and inclusive work environment contributes to the rich exchange of ideas and diversity of thoughts, that inspires innovation and brings the best solutions to our customers.

This philosophy is fundamental to living our company’s values and our responsibility to leave the world in a better place. Learn more about our Culture & Values and about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emerson.

Our training programs and initiatives focus on end-to-end development, from onboarding through senior leadership. We provide a wide range of development opportunities, including face-to-face and virtual training, mentorship and coaching, project management, and on-the-job training.

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