Learning & Development Specialist - Instructional Designer

Ally Financial • Detroit, MI

192d • Onsite

About The Position

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that's more than some cliché people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion. From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You're constantly evolving, so shouldn't your opportunities be, too? Spend your day focused on meeting business and learner needs and positively impacting business results. Instructional Designers are responsible for participating in and potentially leading complex projects of varying scope in a highly collaborative project team environment. Teams align learning solutions to business requirements using adult learning theories, accepted instructional design processes, and L&D ROI methodology. Strong project management, collaboration, and communication skills ensure fast-paced project completion according to requirements and deadlines. Instructional Design authoring tools are used to create learning courses and curriculum that engages learners and drives proficiency and application.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and/or Learning & Development Instructional Design related business experience required.
• Instructional Design hands-on experience required.
• Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) required.
• Articulate 360 (full suite) required.
• Adobe PDF Creator (electronic Participant Guides & interactive job aids) required.

Nice To Haves

• L&D consulting and project management experience preferred.
• Master's Degree in Instructional Design preferred.
• Vyond (animated video creation) preferred.
• Photoshop (graphic design) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute learning strategies in alignment with objectives that drive business results.
• Participate in, and at times lead, collaborative project teams to develop and present learning proposals including performance gap analysis, training need assessments, L&D ROI objectives, resource requirements, etc.
• Develop and execute project plans to meet instructional design deadlines as well as project team deadlines for courses, curriculum, and other L&D efforts.
• Write, design, develop, deliver, and evaluate learning content and effective proficiency/application exercises utilizing accepted content development approaches.
• Design learning assessments and surveys to evaluate course effectiveness, learner application, and learning ROI.
• Participate in and when appropriate conduct Train the Trainer sessions.
• Use a variety of technology and instructional design software to create and deliver learning assets.
• Ensure training assets meet legal and compliance review requirements.

Benefits

• 20 paid time off days in addition to 11 paid holidays and 8 hours of volunteer time off yearly.
• Industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions.
• Tuition reimbursement and employee stock purchase plan.
• Flexible health and insurance options including medical, dental and vision.
• Adoption, surrogacy and fertility assistance as well as paid parental and caregiver leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree