[Hiring] Sr Instructional Designer @The Home Depot

Role Description

At The Home Depot, we help doers get more done. In order to do this, our Learning Design & Development team creates simple, relevant, and effective learning experiences for our orange-blooded associates. We have a strong team of Instructional Designers who are focused on the goal of developing our associates, and we’re looking to add to the team.

The Sr. Instructional Designer will help design, develop, and implement cutting-edge development programs that build competence and confidence in our associates. You will be part of a dynamic, collaborative team that creates learning solutions to build knowledge, skills, and abilities.

The Sr. Instructional Designer will take care of our associates and ensure they are equipped with what they need to effectively do their jobs and achieve business results.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Passionate about development with advanced experience in instructional design and adult learning principles.
• Track record of finding innovative approaches to develop people and creating learning solutions that use new approaches.
• Experience working on multiple complex projects simultaneously and creating deliverables for all phases of the course creation lifecycle, including analysis, design, and development.
• Experience with Agile Learning Development or the Successive Approximation Model (SAM).
• Self-driven, collaborative, resourceful, and excellent at project management.
• Experience coaching and mentoring other Instructional Designers.
• Comfortable taking risks and prioritizing work based on business needs.
• Excellent communication skills and comfortable communicating through technology (WebEx, Microsoft Teams, etc.).

Key Responsibilities

• 40% Create learning objectives, design documents, storyboards, and other learning design deliverables.
• 20% Coach and mentor Associate Instructional Designers and Instructional Designers.
• 10% Partner with Learning Strategy Senior Managers on confirming needs analysis and instructional strategy.
• 10% Project manage individual and team deliverables and proactively communicate milestones.
• 10% Proactively communicate task and project status to client group and management.
• 10% Assist in the interviewing, selection, and onboarding of contractors and associates.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, HR Development, Organizational Development, I/O Psychology, or related field preferred (or equivalent Home Depot experience).
• Experience in education or learning field, or similar work experience.
• Experience with Agile Learning Development or the Successive Approximation Model (SAM).
• Experience creating training deliverables for retail organizations.
• Experience conducting learning needs analysis and developing curriculum maps.
• Advanced knowledge of eLearning development tools and software (i.e., Articulate Storyline/Rise, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Advanced ability to communicate professionally and tailor messages to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to work independently and be detail-oriented in the development and QA of project work.

Minimum Education

• Completion of an associate's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Minimum Years of Work Experience

• 4 years.

Competencies

• Advanced knowledge of instructional design and adult learning theories.
• Proficiency with software including Microsoft Office and standard eLearning development tools.
• Proficient knowledge of project management principles and MS Project.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Travel Requirements

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunities to move about.
• On rare occasions, there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions

• Located in a comfortable indoor area with infrequent unpleasant conditions.

Salary Information

• The pay range for this position is between $80,000 - $100,000 for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nevada, New York City, Ithaca (NY), Westchester County (NY), and Washington residents.