Learning Experience Design Partner

Easterseals Southern California • Irvine, CA

2d

About The Position

The Learning Experience Design (LxD) Partner reports to the Director of L&D and serves as a trusted partner and skilled practitioner applying learning and development best practices to advance leadership development, performance management, and inclusion initiatives. The role collaborates with Program and Project Managers across Leadership Development, Performance Management, Instructional Design, and Operations to align priorities and coordinate support from planning through evaluation.

The LxD Partner contributes to program design, curriculum development, instructional design, facilitation, and capability building. The position creates accessible, cohesive learning experiences across in-person, virtual, self-paced, and social formats that connect preparation, practice, feedback, and reinforcement. These experiences are intended to strengthen leadership, improve performance, and foster belonging and continuous growth. The role also supports a safe, compliant, and responsive workplace injury management process.

The position consults with leaders, associates, and subject-matter experts to identify learning needs and recommend solutions; designs curricula, activities, assessments, and resources; facilitates workshops and leadership and team learning; and develops the capabilities of associates, leaders, facilitators, and learning partners. In partnership with Program Managers and the Operations Manager, it evaluates learning effectiveness and workplace application and uses data, participant feedback, and facilitator observations to improve learning experiences and outcomes. The role has no direct or indirect reports and includes 30% travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Resources, Leadership, Organizational Development, Education, Instructional Design, Business Administration, Psychology, Social Work, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in learning and development, education, counseling, leadership development, organizational development, or talent management, including designing and facilitating adult learning.
• Demonstrated contributions to program design, blended learning, curriculum development, instructional materials, facilitator guides, and practical learning resources.
• Experience facilitating workshops, leadership programs, or team development sessions and applying coaching approaches to support growth.
• Demonstrated success consulting with leaders, Program Managers, and subject-matter experts to assess needs and translate priorities into learning solutions.
• Experience collaborating across functions and coordinating projects from planning through delivery and evaluation.
• Experience using participant feedback, assessments, and data to improve learning effectiveness.
• Knowledge of adult learning, blended learning, program design, curriculum development, instructional design, learning transfer, and evaluation.
• Ability to translate development needs into clear learning objectives, structured curricula, practical resources, and meaningful assessments across learning formats.
• Ability to assess needs, clarify performance challenges, and recommend solutions grounded in L&D best practices and organizational priorities.
• Skill in facilitating inclusive, engaging learning experiences and using questions, feedback, and reflection to support growth and application.
• Ability to build others’ learning design, facilitation, and coaching skills through guidance, practice, observation, and constructive feedback.
• Ability to build trusted relationships, contribute across project teams, and connect related work.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational skills, and follow-through; ability to manage assigned work, balance priorities, and communicate progress and support needs.
• Ability to use learning technologies, data, and feedback to assess effectiveness and improve learning experiences.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence others through communication, coaching, stakeholder engagement, and relationship building.
• Ability to foster inclusive, high-performing teams by promoting psychological safety, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to apply organizational development, change management, systems thinking, critical problem-solving, and emotional intelligence to support performance and organizational effectiveness.
• Certification in a leadership or development assessment such as MBTI, Hogan Assessments, Korn Ferry, or CliftonStrengths is a strong plus.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Professional development in adult learning, curriculum development, instructional design, facilitation, or program evaluation.
• Experience coaching facilitators, supporting train-the-trainer programs, or building learning capability within teams.
• Familiarity with learning management systems, virtual facilitation platforms, or digital authoring tools.
• Certification in a leadership or development assessment such as MBTI, Hogan Assessments, Korn Ferry, or CliftonStrengths.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Program Managers, leaders, associates, and subject-matter experts to identify learning needs, clarify desired outcomes, recommend solutions aligned with organizational priorities, and contribute to program planning and development, including mentoring and capacity-building opportunities.
• Design and develop accessible, engaging learning experiences across in-person, virtual, self-paced, and social learning formats, applying adult learning and instructional design principles.
• Develop curricula, activities, assessments, and learning resources that integrate practice, reflection, feedback, and reinforcement to support workplace application.
• Facilitate workshops, leadership programs, and team learning experiences using effective facilitation and coaching practices.
• Build the capabilities of associates, leaders, facilitators, and learning partners through mentoring, train-the-trainer programs, shared resources, and ongoing support.
• Partner with Program Managers and the Operations Manager to evaluate learning effectiveness, learner engagement, and workplace application.
• Use data, participant feedback, and facilitator observations to refine learning experiences, strengthen delivery, and improve learning outcomes and organizational impact.
• Support a safe, compliant, and responsive workplace injury management process.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level