• Job Description

  Req#: 716388BR

  Your Role and Responsibilities

  The role of Learning Consultant (Senior Instructional Designer) is situated in IBM Human Resources. As a Learning Consultant, you will be responsible for working with Subject Matter Experts to understand and assess the requirements for classroom, live virtual, online self-paced learning solutions, or any combination of learning modalities. You will lead the design and co-creation of innovative learning approaches, outlining modules/lessons, defining learning objectives and instructional strategies, identifying delivery media, opportunities for practice, reinforcement, assessment methods, and learning effectiveness measurement strategies and putting these elements together into a coherent design for developing and/or assembling the appropriate learning solution. You will use the available tools and technologies to translate requirements and develop designs into effective learning experiences. You will be responsible for ensuring the quality of the solution and content, applying instructional design (ID) review and editing skills on authored or curated material.
  
  Other skills that apply to this job role include creating and maintaining learning design documentation, such as design documents and templates, to govern design and development; adhering to IBM standards along with industry standards and style guidelines for content development; adhering to IBM and industry intellectual property requirements; leveraging knowledge of and applying accessibility requirements and accessible design practices; designing and developing learning materials across a blend of delivery methods; learning about and leveraging evolving generative AI technologies to enhance and optimize the design and delivery process; clearly organizing and communicating information; and leveraging basic project management skills such as tracking tasks, estimating time commitments, and managing a delivery schedule. You will also need design thinking expertise to design and develop learning materials with clarity of outcome, and proficiency in applying agile practices for design and delivery in short time frames with high quality and autonomy.

  Introduction

  At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

  Required Technical and Professional Expertise

  • 8+ years of experience in Instructional Design
  • 5+ years of experience leading global design and development project teams
  • 5+ years of experience collaborating with project team members to co-create effective learning solutions
  • 5+ years of experience formulating and documenting requirements by interviewing clients, aligning learning and performance objectives to meet business needs, and determining best instructional strategies and delivery technologies using knowledge of adult learning theories to design and develop appropriate learning solutions
  • Basic project management skills such as tracking tasks, estimating time commitments, and managing to a schedule and budget
  • Experience working with off-shore, hybrid (onshore/offshore), and virtual teams
  • Experience consulting with subject matter experts and senior business leaders on training/development projects
  • Strong attention to detail and follow through skills
  • Experience using Adobe Learning Manager and Adobe Captivate
  • Experience of applying learning effectiveness measurement methods and best practices
  • Ability to use effective design and development methods such as rapid prototyping, templates, checklists, and development guidelines
  • Act as learning expert on the assigned projects to uphold the quality and effectiveness of content standards and learning experience.

  Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

  Experience with the following tools and areas:

  • Virtual Classroom tools (like Webex)
  • Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
  • Learning development tools such as Articulate, Camtasia (and other equivalent tools)
  • Basic video, audio, and image editing applications
  • Online collaboration tools such as Box, Monday, Slack, Mural, and Microsoft Teams
  • Familiarity with Learning Management Systems (LMS), Content Management Systems and version maintenance and control
  • Experience of developing content suitable for a culturally diverse global audience.
  • Understanding of emerging AI trends and their impact on Learning Design and Development.

  Required Education

  Bachelor's Degree

  Preferred Education

  Master's Degree

  About Business Unit

  IBM Corporate Headquarters (CHQ) team represents a variety of functions such as marketing, finance, legal, operations, HR, and more, all working together to solve some of the world's most complex problems, help our clients achieve success and build collaborative work environments for IBMers.

  Wonder if IBM is the one for you?

  In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

  Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

  Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

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  About IBM

  IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
  
  Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
  
  At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

  Other Relevant Job Details

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  IBM Vaccination Policy

  This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.

  Being You @ IBM

  IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

  Country/Region

  India

  State / Province

  Karnātaka

  City / Township / Village

  Bangalore

  IBM Business Group

  CHQ/OTH

  Primary job category

  Human Resources

  Secondary Job Category

  Learning

  Role ( Job Role )

  Learning Consultant

  Employment Type

  Full-Time

  Contract type

  Regular

  Early Professional Track

  Not Applicable - Professional Hire

  Position Type

  Professional

  Travel Required

  Up to 20% or 1 day a week

  Company

  (0063) IBM India Private Limited

  Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

  No

  Company Label

  IBM

• About the company

  IBM is a global technology and innovation company headquartered in Armonk, NY. It is the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 375,000 employees serving clients in 170 countries. Just completing its 22nd year of patent leadership, IBM Research has defined the future of information technology with more than 3,000 researchers in 12 labs located across six continents.

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