Instructional Designer Senior

Instructional Designer Senior

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service, and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.

Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty, and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

The Opportunity

As an Instructional Designer Senior, you will collaborate with business leaders and Learning Experience Partners to identify and confirm custom learning needs including business impact, success metrics, and project parameters. Your responsibilities will include analyzing, designing, and using cutting edge learning technologies to develop multi-modality learning programs aimed at enhancing the performance of USAA employees. You will evaluate desired learning outcomes, understand performance expectations and identify areas for improvement, and help create suitable learning solutions.

Are you passionate about creating engaging and effective training programs using learning theories and best practices? This is the role for you!

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position can be based in one of the following locations: San Antonio, TX, Plano, TX, Phoenix, AZ, Colorado Springs, CO, Charlotte, NC, Chesapeake, VA, or Tampa, FL. Relocation assistance is available for this position.

What you'll do:

• Develops and implements strategic design initiatives and learning experiences that advance business goals while enhancing learning effectiveness and efficiencies
• Ensures alignment with L&D objectives, business strategy, and our USAA mission
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams while acting as liaison between the Design team and stakeholders to ensure timely delivery and adherence to project goals
• Completes peer to peer reviews to ensure consistency, quality, and appropriate use of course content guidelines
• Develops tools and processes to measure effectiveness of curriculum solutions and learner performance to ensure solutions meet employee skill development requirements
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with third-party vendor acting as the main point of contact for content management and enhancement related matters
• Synthesizes analyses, identifies root cause(s), and provides recommendations that influence business solutions
• Serves as a mentor and coach to peers and team members for assigned area of responsibility
• Sets routines with software/service vendors to optimize third party tools for design
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures

What you have:

• Bachelor's degree; 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree
• 6 years progressive work experience in complex instructional design projects to include advanced knowledge and application of instructional design methodologies and multi-media development tools
• Advanced skills in instructional design methodologies with the ability to successfully translate these methodologies to the team
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills, project management skills, multi-tasking, and project flexibility
• Ability to use communication and collaboration skills and instructional design technologies effectively to navigate the training environment
• Advanced knowledge and experience with instructional authoring tools (i.e., Articulate Storyline 360) and other learning technologies

What sets you apart:

• Advanced learning technology skills to include platforms, design tools, and AI-assisted techniques (Workday, Percipio, etc)
• Experience creating and delivering multi-level learning assessments
• Experience working in a fast-paced Agile learning organization
• Stakeholder management and business consultation skills
• US military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $85,040.00 - $162,550.00. USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Please do not apply for this role if at any time (now or in the future) you will need immigration support (i.e., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT Training Plans, etc.). USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location. Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals. For more details on our outstanding benefits, visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting. USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.