Director, Learning Design
Brookaire Company
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Massachusetts • Missouri • United States
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Salary
💰 $130,000 - $170,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Execute CFA Institute’s learning design strategy, translating learner-first and skills-based principles into practical, scalable design frameworks
- Support the adoption of skills-based learning through clear standards, proof points, and ways of working that can be applied consistently
- Provide day-to-day functional leadership to a globally distributed team of senior learning designers and contingent workers
- Bring together diverse design approaches across our credential and certificate curricula into a more cohesive, standardised practice
- Establish clear learning design roles and decision ownership while working in close partnership with Product, Learning Strategy, Content, Exams, IT, and Operations
- Embed learning design earlier in programme lifecycles, influencing scope, sequencing, and delivery decisions
- Build alignment, momentum, and shared accountability across a complex, collaborative stakeholder environment
Requirements
- Significant experience leading learning design or instructional design within adult, professional, or higher education environments
- Background gained within edtech organisations, professional or financial services education providers, credentialing bodies, or digitally enabled higher or executive education settings
- Proven people leadership experience, including supporting and developing senior practitioners, desirable
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Instructional Design, Learning Sciences, Education, or related field
- Demonstrated delivery of learner-first and skills-based learning approaches, with evidence of translating theory into operational practice
- Strong grounding in adult learning theory, instructional design methodologies, and learning technologies
- Experience working with LMS platforms and learning analytics tools; Canvas experience is an advantage
- Demonstrated experience influencing outcomes and building alignment across diverse stakeholders in collaborative organisations
- Clear, confident communication skills and a collaborative, delivery-focused leadership style.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family
- Generous leave and time off
- Competitive retirement plans
- Flexible work options
- Wellness, education, and support programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
learning designinstructional designadult learning theoryinstructional design methodologieslearner-first learning approachesskills-based learninglearning analyticsLMS platformstranslating theory into practice
Soft skills
people leadershipcollaborative leadershipcommunication skillsinfluencing outcomesbuilding alignmentstakeholder engagementdelivery-focused leadershipsupporting senior practitioners
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Instructional DesignMaster's degree in Instructional DesignBachelor's degree in Learning SciencesMaster's degree in Learning SciencesBachelor's degree in EducationMaster's degree in Education