Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Principal Financial Group is a purpose-led financial services and technology firm focused on making financial security accessible to all. The Instructional Design Consultant 1 leads training efforts for strategic initiatives within Workplace Savings and Retirement Solutions, assessing learning needs and designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating learning solutions. The role partners with diverse stakeholders and applies instructional design, adult learning, data, and emerging AI technologies to support employee performance and organizational change.
Responsibilities
- Lead learning and development efforts for strategic business initiatives, serving as the primary training representative on project teams
- Analyze business changes, impacted audiences, stakeholder needs, and employee skill requirements using instructional design best practices and the ADDIE methodology
- Design, develop, and maintain engaging learning solutions, curriculum, and training materials to support internal employees across a broad range of business functions
- Translate complex business and technical concepts into clear, effective learning experiences that drive learner understanding and performance
- Create content and learning experiences that support strategic initiatives, employee adoption, and organizational change
- Collaborate closely with facilitators and learning teams to support successful implementation and delivery of learning solutions
- Partner with numerous stakeholders across customer care, sales, sales support, operations, compliance, document services, investment services, and other business areas to ensure learning solutions align with business objectives. learner needs and organizational priorities
- Use learner insights, performance metrics, and business objectives to guide learning recommendations, evaluate effectiveness, and identify continuous improvement opportunities
- Contribute to the broader learning and development community by promoting consistency in instructional design standards, competencies, and best practices
- Embrace emerging technologies, including AI-enabled solutions, to enhance learning design, development, and delivery
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 2+ years of experience in instructional design, learning and development, adult learning, training development, or a related field
- 4 + years of Retirement industry, financial services, or related business experience is required
- Demonstrated experience applying instructional design methodologies, including ADDIE and adult learning principles is required
- Experience partnering with multiple stakeholders across diverse business functions and organizational levels is required
- Experience developing e-learning content, preferably using Articulate Rise is required
- Strong ability to simplify complex business and technical information into effective learning solutions
- Strong project management, communication, consulting, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Proven ability to build relationships, influence outcomes, and collaborate across teams
- Ability to leverage data and metrics to evaluate effectiveness and drive improvements
- Experience supporting large, complex organizations with numerous stakeholder groups and varied business functions
- Experience with Articulate Storyline, Camtasia, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Snagit and other learning technologies
- Experience utilizing AI tools to enhance content development and learning design
- Experience supporting organizational change, employee adoption, and business transformation initiatives
Benefits
- Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program.
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to salaried (exempt) employees and provides the opportunity to take time away from the office with pay for vacation, personal or short-term illness.
- Pension eligible.
- This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek), and remote work arrangements (only if residing more than 30 miles from Des Moines, IA, or Raleigh, NC or Charlotte, NC).
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