Senior Specialist, Learning and Development

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Parental leave and backup childcare

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford is seeking an Senior Specialist, Learning and Development to design and evaluate learning solutions that boost employee and business performance. You will work with stakeholders to identify needs, develop engaging experiences, coordinate delivery, and assess outcomes.

You will also support the LMS and maintain training records. The ideal candidate has 5+ years with a Master’s or 8+ years with a Bachelor’s, plus proficiency with Articulate Rise, Storyline, Canva, and Camtasia.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Instructional Design, Learning Technology, L&D, organizational development, or related field.
• 5+ years with Master’s degree or 8+ years with Bachelor’s in Learning & Development 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.
• Experience using a learning management system (LMS).

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate expertise in L&D topics including needs analysis, curriculum development, and training delivery.
• Provide advisory services on end-to-end employee training needs and identify performance gaps.
• Apply adult learning principles and instructional design models to craft engaging learning experiences.
• Create and maintain learning materials like guides, infographics, and videos.
• Use tools such as Articulate Rise, Storyline, Canva, and Camtasia to develop content.
• Build project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables for learning projects.
• Design program evaluations to measure engagement and knowledge gains.
• Communicate with stakeholders and SMEs to align requirements and manage risks.
• Support LMS improvements including learning pathways, course access, and reporting.

Skills

Strong writing/editing skills

Stakeholder communication

Project planning

LMS experience

Instructional design

Adult learning principles

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Instructional Design or related

APTD/CPTD/CPT/CPTM (preferred)

Prosci/CCMP or equivalent (preferred)

Tools

Articulate Rise

Storyline

Canva

Camtasia

Job description

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.

In this position...

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.

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• 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.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

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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