Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Avalara is an AI-first company that provides a cloud compliance platform connecting tax and technology. The Instructional Designer will create learning experiences and training programs that address performance gaps and align learning goals, content, and assessments with organizational outcomes. The role collaborates with subject matter experts and cross-functional teams while managing multiple instructional design projects and evaluating program effectiveness.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop instructional materials — including eLearning courses, workshops, and blended learning solutions — using backwards design and outcome-based development principles
- Partner with SMEs, facilitators, and team members to identify performance gaps and translate organizational needs into structured, learner-friendly content
- Measure program effectiveness using formative and summative assessments, applying frameworks such as Kirkpatrick's Levels of Evaluation to refine and improve learning materials
- Manage multiple instructional design projects simultaneously, using authoring tools, learning platforms, and AI functionality to ensure delivery of high-quality content
- Develop clear, measurable learning objectives aligned to organizational goals and business needs
Skills
- 5+ years of experience designing and developing learning solutions in corporate, academic, or nonprofit settings
- Demonstrated experience applying backwards design, outcome-based development, or similar instructional frameworks
- Proficiency with eLearning authoring tools, multimedia design, and learning management platforms, including use of AI functionality within those tools
- Develop clear, measurable learning objectives aligned to organizational goals and business needs
- Experience partnering with SMEs and cross-functional stakeholders to gather requirements and validate training content
- Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Education, Learning & Development, or a related field
- You'll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Eligibility for bonuses for many Avalara employees
- Private medical insurance, varying by location
- Life insurance, varying by location
- Disability insurance, varying by location
- 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and executive sponsorship
- Remote work
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