Senior Specialist, Learning and Development

Ford Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate medical, dental, vision, and

Paid parental leave, ramp-up programs

Family building benefits and fertility

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off for community service

Generous vacation and holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Senior Specialist, Learning and Development to design, coordinate and evaluate learning solutions that boost employee and business performance in a hybrid role based in Dearborn, MI. You will partner with SMEs, apply adult learning principles, and drive LMS improvements.

Ideal candidates hold an advanced degree and 8+ years in L&D, with proficiency in Articulate Rise, Storyline, Canva, or Camtasia. The role includes generous benefits and a salary grade 8.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Instructional Design, Learning Technology, L&D, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years with Master’s or 8 years with Bachelor’s in L&D or related field.
• Experience with authoring tools such as Articulate Rise, Storyline, Canva, or Camtasia.
• Instructional design and adult learning principles.
• Strong writing, editing, and organizational skills.
• Project planning and project management.
• Creative thinking and problem-solving.
• Stakeholder communication and collaboration.
• Learning evaluation and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate expertise in L&D topics and coach senior leaders.
• Provide advisory services on end-to-end employee training needs.
• Apply adult learning principles to design learning experiences.
• Create and maintain learning materials and content.
• Use authoring, multimedia, and AI tools to develop solutions.
• Build and maintain project plans and deliverables.
• Design and conduct program evaluations.
• Communicate with stakeholders to align requirements.
• Support LMS improvements and reporting.

Skills

L&D strategy

Adult learning

Stakeholder comms

Project management

Content development

AI-enabled design

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in related field

Tools

Articulate Rise

Storyline

Canva

Camtasia

Job description

In this position...

As part of our Human Resources team, you’ll help us attract, hire and retain the top talent we need to achieve our bold vision. You’ll play a vital role in defining, developing and maintaining the winning culture that empowers diverse individuals to work together and create the impossible. We’re seeking change leaders, talent strategists, employee advocates and culture architects to enable our teams, partners, and businesses to do and be their best.

The Senior Specialist, Learning and Development designs, develops, coordinates, and evaluates learning solutions that support employee and business performance. Working under general direction, this role partners with stakeholders and subject-matter experts to identify learning needs, develop engaging and innovative experiences, coordinate delivery, and assess program effectiveness. The Senior Specialist also supports the learning management system, maintains accurate training records, and applies current learning and instructional design practices.

What you'll do...

• Demonstrate expertise in Learning and Development subjects such as need analysis, curriculum development, selecting delivery mechanisms, and training delivery along with a strong understanding of related concepts and principles. Coaches and guides senior leaders on matters related to training and skill development of the team.
• Provide advisory and consultation services on end-to-end employee training needs. Conduct needs analyses by gathering input from stakeholders and subject-matter experts (SMEs), identify performance gaps, and recommend appropriate learning solutions.
• Apply adult learning principles and instructional design models to design and develop innovative and effective learning experiences.
• Create and maintain learning materials, including participant guides, job aids, infographics, instructor guides, presentations, videos, and digital learning content.
• Use content-authoring, multimedia, and AI tools such as Articulate Rise, Storyline, Canva, and Camtasia to develop engaging learning solutions.
• Build and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables to ensure learning projects are completed on schedule.
• Design and conduct program evaluations to measure learner engagement, knowledge or skill gains, behavioral change and the overall effectiveness of learning solutions.
• Communicate proactively and clearly with stakeholders, SMEs, and team members to align on requirements, share progress, and address project risks.
• Support the continuous improvement of the learning management system (LMS), including learning pathways, course access, and reporting.

You’ll have…

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree (preferred) in Instructional Design, Learning Technology, Learning & Development, Organizational Development, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience.
• Minimum 5 years of work experience with a Master’s degree or 8 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Learning and Development, or a related field.
• Experience with authoring tools such as Articulate Rise, Storyline, Canva, or Camtasia
• Instructional design and adult learning principles
• Strong writing, editing, and organizational skills
• Project planning and project management
• Creative thinking and problem-solving
• Stakeholder communication and collaboration
• Learning evaluation and analytical skills
• Experience using a learning management system (LMS)

Even better, you may have...

• APTD, CPTD, CPT, CPTM, or another relevant learning and development credential (Preferred)
• Prosci Change Management Certification, CCMP, or a comparable change management credential (Preferred)
• Facilitation, presentation, and consultative skills
• AI-enabled learning design and content development
• Experience administering an LMS
• Change management and human performance improvement expertise

Work Requirements:

Involves occasional (defined as one-third or less of the time) lifting of no more than 10 pounds at a time. Work is performed primarily in a seated position and entails no significant stooping, standing, climbing, walking, etc. Many sedentary jobs require good use of the hands and fingers for repetitive hand-finger actions. Working conditions occur within low to moderate noise levels related to the use of standard office or classroom equipment.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Internal applicants: moving into this role may result in an adjustment to your current compensation based on the posted pay range for this role, taking into consideration your qualifications and other relevant factors.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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