Training and Development Designer

Akkodis; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K plan

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking a Training and Development Designer - AI Enablement in Dearborn, MI for a contract role. Requires 5+ years in enterprise learning strategy and hands-on Copilot/GenAI enablement. Strong facilitation, change management, and stakeholder engagement are essential.

Experience designing scalable learning assets for large audiences and driving measurable adoption is expected. Bachelor’s degree required; rate is $60–$70 per hour.

Qualifications

• Significant experience designing and delivering training and change enablement strategies for a large, global enterprise.
• Expertise in Microsoft 365 Copilot and enterprise AI enablement across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams.
• Strong understanding of AI tools, prompt design, and adoption measurement.
• Proven instructional design capabilities including needs analysis and curriculum architecture.

Skills

Instructional Design

UX Design

Visual Design

Learning Strategy

Technical Training

Training And Development

Adobe Suite

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Copilot Studio

Low-code/No-code platforms

Job description

Akkodis is seeking a Training and Development Designer - AI Enablement for a Contract job with a client in Dearborn, MI. The ideal candidate should have experience with 5+ years of enterprise learning strategy, hands-on Microsoft 365 Copilot/GenAI enablement, OCM, persona-based curriculum design, facilitation, and measurable technology adoption experience.

Rate Range: $60/hour to $70/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Experience Required:

• Significant experience designing and delivering training and change enablement strategies for a large, complex, global enterprise; experience supporting audiences of 150,000+ employees strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in Microsoft 365 Copilot, including practical use across Microsoft 365 apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and enterprise chat experiences and basic agent building.
• Broad understanding of AI tools, responsible AI practices, prompt design, AI-enabled workflow transformation, and emerging trends in enterprise AI adoption.
• Strong instructional design capability, including needs analysis, audience segmentation, curriculum architecture, learning objectives, assessment methods, adoption reinforcement, and blended learning design.
• Proven facilitation skills with the ability to lead engaging, practical, and outcome-focused training sessions for diverse global audiences.
• Experience applying organizational change management principles, including stakeholder analysis, change impact assessment, readiness planning, resistance management, reinforcement, and adoption measurement.
• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts into plain language, practical examples, and actionable guidance.
• Experience creating scalable learning and change assets that can be reused by facilitators, champions, managers, and employees across multiple business areas.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate across functions, influence without authority, and manage competing priorities.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving technology environment where tools, policies, and user needs continue to evolve.

Experience Preferred:

• 2+ years' experience supporting enterprise AI, digital workplace, productivity, or Microsoft 365 adoption programs.
• 5+ years' experience building persona-based learning and change strategies tied to business use cases and measurable adoption outcomes.
• Familiarity with Copilot Studio, agent concepts, or low-code/no-code automation platforms.
• Experience developing train-the-trainer programs, champion enablement models, communities of practice, or peer-learning networks that reinforce sustained behavior change.
• Experience using learning analytics, surveys, usage data, sentiment, readiness indicators, and qualitative feedback to measure impact and guide continuous improvement.
• Background in organizational change management, employee experience, technology enablement, or digital transformation.

Skills Required:

Instructional Design, User Experience Design (UX), Visual Design, Learning Strategy, Technical Training, Training And Development, Adobe Suite

Education Preferred:

Bachelor's Degree

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave, including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit https://www.akkodis.com/en/privacy-policy.

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers