[Hiring] Senior Manager, Learning & Inclusion @SimplePractice

Role Description

The Senior Manager, Learning & Inclusion leads our Learning & Development and DEIB learning portfolio, from manager development and instructional design to DEI learning and employee listening. This role combines deep L&D expertise with a genuine, embedded commitment to inclusion — someone who sees DEIB not as a standalone initiative, but as a design principle woven through every program we build.

We're looking for a seasoned L&D leader, ideally with experience running a full L&D function, who brings real depth in instructional design and curriculum development, and who can personally take programs from concept to a finished, polished product. You're also an experienced people leader who develops team members and grows individual contributors into stronger, more capable professionals — while staying hands-on with content and delivery when the work calls for it. You'll partner closely with the Senior Director of Talent to shape and evolve our learning and inclusion strategy together.

Responsibilities

• Learning Programs & Development
  • Own execution of company-wide learning programs: design, delivery, measurement, and continuous improvement
  • Lead manager development programs and help build core learning pathways for ICs across the organization
  • Lead instructional design and curriculum development personally, taking programs from concept through finished, polished product, and setting that standard for the team
  • Oversee content curation across internal and external resources, including our Sana LMS platform and Udemy
  • Set the learning design standard across ILT, virtual, self-paced, and blended content; serve as final quality owner before content reaches employees
  • Evolve our learning measurement approach beyond completion rates toward more meaningful indicators of impact, and report program health to leadership
• DEIB Programming & Inclusion
  • Own delivery of annual DEI learning sessions and cultural training for international audiences
  • Partner with the Senior Director of Talent to shape and execute DEIB strategy, embedding it throughout the learning and development lifecycle
  • Champion inclusive design as a core principle across all learning initiatives, not an isolated program
• ERG Communities & Employee Listening
  • Own strategic relationships with ERG leaders, providing consistent resources and support
  • Design and facilitate employee listening sessions; partner with the Senior Director of Talent on survey design and co-own action-planning from resulting themes and data
• Team Leadership
  • Manage a large, fast-moving portfolio of concurrent deliverables with sound prioritization under tight timelines
  • Develop the L&D team by providing direction, quality oversight, and growth opportunities for ICs
  • Partner with the Senior Director of Talent to shape learning methodology and strategy

Qualifications

• 8+ years in L&D leadership, ideally having run a full, end-to-end Learning & Development function
• Hands-on instructional design expertise: skilled at taking programs from concept to finished, polished content, decks, and curricula
• Experienced people manager passionate about mentoring and developing team members into senior roles
• Deep experience owning DEIB programming and fostering Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and employee communities
• Embedded inclusive design philosophy — treats inclusion as a core design principle across all initiatives
• High action orientation, comfortable driving fast-paced, reliable execution in partnership with strategic leadership
• Exceptional facilitation and presentation skills, with credibility to engage audiences up to executive leadership
• Skilled at building measurement frameworks to quantify L&D outcomes and communicate impact to stakeholders
• Low-ego, collaborative operator who partners effectively across complex, matrixed teams under tight timelines

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Flexible Time Off (FTO), wellbeing days, paid holidays, and summer Fridays
• Mental health resources
• Paid parental leave & Backup Care
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)