Senior Instructional Designer & Learning Strategist (Hybrid)

Toyota North America; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Vehicle purchase discount

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Toyota North America in Plano, Texas is seeking an Instructional Designer Senior Analyst to lead the end-to-end design of learning experiences that align with business goals. You will partner with HR Talent Development and SMEs to craft engaging, outcome-driven programs across enterprise initiatives.

The role emphasizes applying instructional design theory, leveraging AI tools for rapid prototyping, and guiding a cross-functional team in an agile environment. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) or equivalent professional work experience relevant to this position.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience as an instructional/learning designer, curriculum developer, or a similar role.
• Advanced knowledge of instructional design principles, models, and theories including emerging learning technologies.
• Experience designing beyond individual courses to support the full learning ecosystem, including LMS/LXP integration.
• Experience designing assessments and evaluating the effectiveness of learning programs.
• Proficiency with content authoring tools and systems (Articulate Suite, Camtasia, Vyond, Adobe Creative Cloud, and/or similar platforms).
• Experience working with ambiguity, competing priorities, and complex stakeholder groups.
• Cross-functional project management experience and process experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including proposal development and presentation.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end life cycle of learning deliverables, from needs analysis to script and storyboard creation, development of deliverables, marketing and communications, and evaluation
• Own the learning strategy for large, complex, enterprise-wide initiatives
• Advise business functions, SMEs, and stakeholders on learning strategy and design decisions that drive business outcomes
• Lead the evaluation of learning product effectiveness using data analytics, learner feedback, and research in learning theory to identify areas of improvement
• Work collaboratively with an agile learning team, managing project timelines to deliver timely and quality products
• Review and evaluate work from peers through feedback, design input, and quality assurance
• Leverage AI tools for rapid prototyping, script support, localization, or workflow acceleration in learning design when appropriate
• Actively participate in internal and external learning & development communities to share best practices and set standards for quality learning
• Leverage new methodologies and modalities to identify opportunities for innovation
• Support facilitation of learning experiences as needed

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Instructional design

LMS/LXP integration

Assessments

Authoring tools

Ambiguity handling

Project management

Communication

Travel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Articulate

Camtasia

Vyond

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Toyota North America in Plano, Texas is seeking an Instructional Designer Senior Analyst to lead the end-to-end design of learning experiences that align with business goals. You will partner with HR Talent Development and SMEs to craft engaging, outcome-driven programs across enterprise initiatives.

The role emphasizes applying instructional design theory, leveraging AI tools for rapid prototyping, and guiding a cross-functional team in an agile environment. Travel up to 10% may be required.