
Associate Director – Learning Solutions, AI & Content
Eli Lilly and Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Indianapolis • United States
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Salary
💰 $127,500 - $187,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Serve as enterprise system owner for the AI-powered learning platform (i.e. Sana, Docebo, Absorb), handling performance, upgrades, vendor coordination, and system usage education
- Lead the strategy for functional system settings, integrations and workflows to support evolving L&D strategies and compliance requirements
- Serve as the global lead for resolving platform issues, ensuring learner impact is minimized through effective coordination with support teams
- Establish systems and tools to supervise platform usage data and recommend enhancements through organizational change processes
- Develop and implement the hosting and eLearning technical standards portion of the content management strategy for global and business learning content
- Partner with IT, GLCS and Business L&D to guide decisions and establish requirements for content hosting, system and partner integrations and troubleshooting
- Define learning platform standards for content formats (e.g., SCORM, xAPI), accessibility, and hosting
- Ensure content is organized on servers, aligned with technical standards, and optimized for global use based on storage and access, as well as handled according to global records retention requirements
- Guide L&D teams on eLearning technical standards and platform capabilities
- Author and maintain guidelines and job aids for hosting and eLearning standards supporting content development and deployment
- Collaborate with IT, HR, vendors, and L&D teams to align platform initiatives with business needs
- Coordinate collaborator input for system enhancements and process improvements, including the SuccessFactors LMS and the Global Learning Content Services team
- Ensure seamless integration with enterprise systems and data flows
- Represent global business needs in platform decisions and strategy
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance learner experience and platform effectiveness
- Ensure consistent standards and scalable solutions across regions
- Conduct ongoing external benchmarking and market scanning to stay apprised of emerging learning technologies, AI capabilities, and industry protocols, ensuring Lilly’s learning ecosystem remains innovative, driven, and future-ready
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Technology, Information Systems, Learning & Development, Computer Science, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience leading enterprise learning technologies (e.g., LMS, LXP, or AI-enabled learning platforms such as Sana, Docebo, Cornerstone)
- 3 years plus SCORM, xAPI, and digital accessibility standards experience
- Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
- Demonstrated experience with data & analytics and practical application of generative AI in learning platforms, content workflows, or learner experience design
- Experience supporting enterprise system integrations and understanding data privacy/compliance requirements
- Strong solid understanding of SCORM, xAPI, and digital accessibility standards
- Ability to lead or support system functionality, upgrades, troubleshooting, and global operations for learning platforms
- Shown success facilitating multi-functional teamwork across IT, HR, vendors, and L&D teams
- Strong project leadership and the ability to influence without direct authority in sophisticated, global environments
- Master’s degree in Instructional Design, Learning Science, Information Systems, AI/Analytics, or a related field
- Relevant professional certifications (e.g., CPTD, PMP, Prosci, ID certifications, AI/analytics certificates)
- Experience leading implementation of new or emerging AI-powered learning platforms
- Familiarity with learning data ecosystems (LRS environments, Power BI dashboards, xAPI analytics, metadata and taxonomy use)
- Experience designing or governing content across multi-platform learning ecosystems
- Expertise in building or accomplishing content governance models, global standards, metadata frameworks, and content retention strategies
- Experience driving enterprise wide organizational change for platform or process rollouts
- Experience working within global organizations, supporting enterprise wide initiatives across multiple regions
- Strong vendor leadership skills, including oversight of SLAs, performance, and capability roadmaps
- Ability to translate technical capabilities into business value, influencing strategy and decision making across functions
- Skill in benchmarking and external market scanning to guide platform strategy and ensure innovation readiness
- Outstanding communication skills to guide collaborators, share recommendations, and support business alignment
Benefits
- eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k)
- pension
- vacation benefits
- eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
- flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
- life insurance and death benefits
- certain time off and leave of absence benefits
- well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
SCORMxAPIdata analyticsgenerative AILMSLXPcontent governancemetadata frameworksdigital accessibility standardsenterprise system integrations
Soft Skills
project leadershipinfluence without authoritymulti-functional teamworkcommunication skillscollaborationproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingorganizational change managementvendor leadershipcontinuous improvement
Certifications
CPTDPMPProsciInstructional Design certificationsAI/analytics certificates