Senior Instructional Designer

Populus Financial Group•Irving, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Populus is an amazing company where our employees stay because they love their teams and the growth opportunities. Additionally, we offer a competitive 401K match, a generous paid time off package, and Health Benefits. Our mission is to provide a broad range of quality financial products and services delivered with best-in-class customer service. We work and lead with integrity, and we celebrate employees who exemplify our values. Come join our team! The Senior Instructional Designer (SID) leads training content development for the ACE/Populus organization. This role is responsible for facilitating learning consulting sessions and producing instructional materials for both Field and Corporate employees. The SID will proactively identify opportunities to create new training programs and enhance existing ones. This position will ensure the instructional integrity of training deliverables through measurable outcomes and continuous improvement. This role oversees design and development of instructional design methodologies, principals and processes based on existing models (ADDIE, Gagne’s Nine events and Bloom’s Taxonomy) customized to fit ACE/Populus’s unique culture. The SID is responsible for the implementation, curation, tracking, and reporting of learning deliverables through the Learning Management System (LMS).

Requirements

Instructional Systems Design expertise
Data-driven evaluation and learning effectiveness measurement (Kirkpatrick Model preferred)
Stakeholder management and influence without authority
Agile/Iterative content development experience
Strong organization and project management skills

Responsibilities

Manage the Instructional Design technology, tools, and resources.
Partner with the Director of Training to design and maintain impactful learning solutions for both operational and corporate initiatives.
Conduct learning needs assessments to define objectives, identify knowledge gaps, and tailor content to learner profiles.
Apply instructional systems design (ISD) principles and adult learning theory to develop engaging, scalable training solutions.
Manage the end-to-end instructional design process with attention to detail, urgency, and quality.
Develop creative training modules, games, job aids, facilitator guides, and elearning content.
Design and maintain certification paths and sales programs.
Ensure smooth transition from content design to program delivery.
Ensure the quality of training content by managing defined quality control processes and infrastructure.
Align training content with company SOPs.
Drive successful project execution by managing milestones and assigning clear team responsibilities to ensure accountability.
Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and stakeholders to identify needs and translate them into performance-based learning solutions.
Partner with leadership and internal clients to refine learning content and align with strategic goals.
Demonstrate confidence in assessing customer needs and recommending tailored solutions.