Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. RTX is an aerospace and defense company focused on solving complex problems and advancing aerospace and defense capabilities. The Associate Director, Learning Solutions Design leads enterprise learning strategy, architecture, governance, and standards while managing instructional and digital design teams. The role also oversees RTX University’s learning experience and content strategy, guides build-or-buy decisions, advances AI-enabled learning practices, and evaluates solution effectiveness.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of instructional and digital designers responsible for instructor-led, digital, blended, simulation-based, and performance-support solutions
- Set the strategy and architecture for enterprise learning solutions, translating business, talent, leadership, and capability priorities into scalable learning experiences
- Lead the learning experience and content strategy for RTX University, including learning architecture, pathways, curation, discovery, and continued evolution of the platform as the enterprise destination for development
- Establish and apply a build, buy, curate, reuse, and retire strategy that improves quality, speed, scalability, and investment effectiveness while reducing unnecessary duplication
- Serve as a performance consultant and strategic advisor, partnering with stakeholders to diagnose business, performance, and capability needs and determine the appropriate learning or non-learning solution
- Establish and maintain learning design governance, including standards, templates, accessibility requirements, brand alignment, quality assurance, and content lifecycle practices
- Advance responsible use of AI and emerging learning technologies to improve learning design, development, curation, personalization, and team productivity
- Evolve the capabilities and ways of working of the instructional design function as technology, AI, learner expectations, and business needs continue to change
- Build strong partnerships across business, HR, Talent, Learning, technology, communications, and other functions to align priorities and drive adoption of enterprise learning solutions and standards
- Advise and influence senior stakeholders on learning strategies, solution recommendations, tradeoffs, and investment decisions
- Partner with Learning Operations and technology teams to ensure learning solutions integrate effectively across the LMS, RTX University, and the broader learning technology ecosystem
- Use learner insights, adoption data, performance measures, and business outcomes to evaluate effectiveness and continuously improve learning solutions
- Prioritize work and allocate team and vendor resources across multiple enterprise initiatives based on business impact, capacity, timelines, and investment
- Manage external vendors, production partners, and associated budgets as needed
- Serve as an enterprise thought leader for learning experience design, learning architecture, and modern learning practices
Skills
- Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years experience
- Experience in learning strategy, instructional design, learning experience design, digital learning, talent development, or related disciplines
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing instructional design, learning experience design, or digital learning teams
- Experience developing learning strategies, architectures, standards, and scalable solutions within a complex organization
- Strong knowledge of instructional design, adult learning, learning science, performance consulting, and modern learning technologies
- Demonstrated ability to diagnose business and performance needs and translate them into effective learning strategies and solutions
- Experience establishing learning design governance, including standards, accessibility, quality assurance, and content lifecycle practices
- Demonstrated ability to influence across organizational boundaries and drive alignment without direct authority
- Strong executive communication, consultation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills
- Experience using data, learner insights, and performance measures to evaluate effectiveness and inform decisions
- Proven ability to lead multiple complex priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
- Experience leading enterprise learning strategy or solution architecture within a large, complex, global organization
- Experience developing or evolving an enterprise learning hub, learning experience platform (LXP), or digital learning ecosystem
- Experience establishing build, buy, curate, reuse, and retire approaches for learning portfolios
- Experience connecting learning solutions to broader talent strategies, including professional development, leadership development, career development, and skills
- Experience implementing AI-enabled learning practices and using emerging technologies to improve learning design, development, or curation
- Experience driving self-directed, skills-based, or personalized learning experiences
- Experience influencing senior business and HR leaders and translating business priorities into learning or talent strategies
- Familiarity with Workday Learning or comparable enterprise learning platforms
- Proven ability with deep management and leadership knowledge to lead cross-department project teams or manage across multiple related departments
- Knowledge of accessibility standards, including WCAG, and learning measurement and evaluation practices
Benefits
- Hired applicants may be eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Hired applicants may be eligible for life insurance.
- Hired applicants may be eligible for short-term disability and long-term disability coverage.
- Hired applicants may be eligible for a 401(k) match.
- Hired applicants may be eligible for flexible spending accounts.
- Hired applicants may be eligible for flexible work schedules.
- Hired applicants may be eligible for an employee assistance program.
- Hired applicants may be eligible for the Employee Scholar Program.
- Hired applicants may be eligible for parental leave.
- Hired applicants may be eligible for paid time off and holidays.
- Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
- Remote work primarily offsite (from home).
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