Principal Learning Experience Designer, AI Strategy

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About the Team

Workday's Global Revenue Enablement team is seeking a highly qualified and visionary Principal Learning Experience Designer, AI Strategy. This isn't just a senior individual contributor role; it's a pivotal opportunity to define and drive how AI transforms our learning experience workflows. This unique position offers a compelling blend of strategic leadership and hands-on impact, empowering us to pioneer new approaches and leverage innovative technology to achieve unprecedented efficiency. If you're passionate about setting the vision for integrating AI tools into instructional design workflows, and you still thrive on directly contributing to high-impact learning experiences, then we want to hear from you!

About the Role

This critical role combines strategic leadership with expert execution, focusing on two key areas:

Pioneering AI Integration (75%): You will be the architect of our AI strategy for learning design, defining how AI tools and systems are integrated and optimized to dramatically enhance our team's productivity, efficiency, and scale! This involves identifying, evaluating, and championing the best-in-class AI solutions, building compelling cases for investment, and leading the charge in developing standard processes and training for our team's effective and ethical AI usage. You'll be our primary Learning Design AI subject matter expert, staying ahead of trends and ensuring seamless integration with IT and other cross-functional partners.

Expert Learning Experience Design (25%): While driving AI strategy, you'll also apply your deep instructional design expertise to lead the design and development of highly complex, strategic, and engaging learning experiences. You'll continue to create innovative online, blended, and instructor-led solutions, demonstrating mastery of e-learning authoring tools. This part of the role offers the chance to directly influence high-impact projects, collaborate with executive leadership, and mentor other designers.

Responsibilities:

• Champion and Strategize AI Integration: Define and lead the strategy for integrating AI tools into learning design workflows to significantly boost productivity, efficiency, and scale.

• AI Tool Identification & Implementation: Identify, evaluate, recommend, and implement best-in-class AI tools and platforms, along with standard processes and ethical guidelines for their use.

• AI Subject Matter Expertise & Value Articulation: Serve as the primary AI expert for the team, staying current with trends and building compelling business justifications for AI tool investments.

• Lead Complex Initiatives: Drive the design and development of highly complex and strategic learning solutions (online, blended, and instructor-led) for a global sales audience. Apply Instructional Design principles and adult learning theory to create innovative and impactful experiences that successfully compete for seller attention.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Mentorship: Collaborate