Sr. Learning Experience Designer

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon’s Consumer Business Leadership Development team is looking for a Sr. Learning Experience Designer with expertise in facilitation, instructional design, project management and negotiations. The Consumer Business Leadership Development Team mission is to develop Business and Product Leaders across Global Consumer. The Sr. Learning Experience Designer will play a vital role in advancing our team’s impact on Amazon. We look for data-driven and action-oriented ways of leadership training and continually evolve our programs based on participant feedback. We are a tight-knit team with a passion for training and talent development, made up of leadership development professionals and experienced business leaders.

The Sr. Learning Experience Designer will be responsible for the design and deployment of core leadership training for business and product leaders across Amazon's global Consumer organization. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate who has a strong instructional design, facilitation, and negotiations training background. The ideal candidate will be someone who has built training & development programs from the ground-up and is open to trying new, innovative approaches to learning. They must excel at earning trust when working cross-functionally, possess great communication skills, demonstrate high standards and design with the customer in mind. Successful candidates will have relevant experience in managing multiple projects and enjoy the challenge of working in a fast-paced environment to help build a great organization of talented leaders.

The primary responsibilities for the Sr. Learning Experience Designer include:
· Designing and delivering leadership and functional training for our mid-level through senior manager-level global consumer organization
· Working with program and product managers across the Consumer Business Leadership Development team to create seamless training experiences for participants
· Continually striving to raise the bar on our training experiences by measuring the impact and seeking customer feedback to determine areas for improvement
· Working with and coaching senior leaders on facilitation and public speaking skills
· Confidence to speak publicly and influence senior leaders as an expert in learning design
· Facilitating training experiences throughout the year with warmth and credibility
· Developing and executing evaluation strategies for programs
· Partnering with remote teams to build out development experiences with a global mindset
· Influencing key stakeholders to continually invest in training
This role is located in Seattle, WA

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Master’s degree in related discipline: Instructional Design, Organizational Psychology, Business, etc.
· Experience designing training including online, on-the-job and in-person experiences
· Qualified/certified in a variety of psychometric instruments
· Proven ability to influence leaders at all levels to understand their role in employee development and help build their skills
· Certified in Public Speaking, Coaching, and/or content design
· Experience with Simulation-design

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Behavior, Business, Psychology or related field from an accredited college or university
· 5+ years’ work experience driving Learning and Development design, implementation, and management
· Demonstrated expertise with complex negotiations
· Superior speaking, classroom delivery, and group process facilitation skills
· Program Management experience that includes managing multiple cross-functional projects and initiatives
· Experience designing training programs from the ground-up
· Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex information in an approachable manner
· Demonstrated ability to influence others and execute in a customer-centric manner
· Desire to think beyond traditional classroom training experiences and innovate in this space
· Detail-oriented, team-focused, and a quick problem-solver