<p style="text-align:left"><span class="emphasis">With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.</span></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p><b>Position Purpose:</b></p><p>At The Home Depot, we help doers get more done. In order to do this, our Learning Design & Development team <b>creates</b> <b>simple, relevant, and effective learning experiences</b> for our orange-blooded associates. We have a strong team of Instructional Designers who are focused on the goal of developing our associates, and we’re looking to add to the team.</p><p></p><p>That’s where you come in! This Sr. Instructional Designer will help design, develop, and implement <b>cutting-edge development programs</b> that build competence and confidence in our associates. You will be part of a dynamic, collaborative team that creates learning solutions to build knowledge, skills, and abilities.</p><p></p><p><b>When you join The Home Depot, you join a team that takes care of our people.</b> The Sr. Instructional Designer will take care of our associates and ensure they are equipped with what they need to effectively do their jobs and achieve business results.</p><p><b>Interested?</b> Here’s what we’re looking for:</p><ul><li><p>You are <b>passionate about development</b> and have advanced experience with applying instructional design and adult learning principles to create instructional courses, assessments, job aids, and other learning deliverables. </p></li><li><p>You have a track record of finding <b>innovative approaches</b> to develop people, creating learning solutions that use new approaches, and sharing industry trends with others.</p></li><li><p>You have experience working on multiple complex projects simultaneously and creating deliverables for <b>all phases of the course creation lifecycle</b>, including analysis, design, and development.</p></li><li><p>You have experience with <b>Agile Learning Development </b>or the <b>Successive Approximation Model (SAM).  </b> </p></li><li><p>You are <b>self-driven</b>, collaborative, resourceful, and excellent at project management.</p></li><li><p>You have experience <b>coaching and mentoring</b> other Instructional Designers to develop talent and improve the quality of learning solutions.</p></li><li><p>You are comfortable <b>taking risks</b>, prioritizing work based on business needs, communicating new ideas to a variety of audiences, being a trusted consultant and partner, and propelling current thinking about development <b>to the next level. </b></p></li><li><p>You have excellent <b>communication skills</b> and you’re comfortable communicating through technology (WebEx, Microsoft Teams, etc.).</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Is this you?</b> If so, we want to talk to you!</p><p><br><b>Key Responsibilities:</b></p><ul><li><p>40% Create learning objectives, design documents, storyboards, and other learning design deliverables. Develop learning solutions using project-based templates. Test and debug deliverables for quality assurance. Ensure leaning solutions align with desired outcomes.</p></li><li><p>20% Coach and mentor Associate Instructional Designers and Instructional Designers, including assisting with onboarding new Instructional Designers and lead and facilitate Instructional Designer development on current and emerging learning methods</p></li><li><p>10% -Partner with Learning Strategy Senior Managers on confirming needs analysis and instructional strategy</p></li><li><p>10% Project manage individual and team deliverables and proactively communicate milestones</p></li><li><p>10% Proactively communicate task and project status to client group and management</p></li><li><p>10% Assist in the interviewing, selection, and onboarding of contractors and associates</p></li></ul><p><br><b>Direct Manager/Direct Reports:</b></p><ul><li><p>This position reports to Manager of Learning.</p></li><li><p>This position has 0 direct reports.</p></li></ul><p><br><b>Travel Requirements:</b></p><ul><li><p>Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.</p></li></ul><p><br><b>Physical Requirements:</b></p><ul><li><p>Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.</p></li></ul><p><br><b>Working Conditions:</b></p><ul><li><p>Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.</p></li></ul><p><br><b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></p><ul><li><p>Must be eighteen years of age or older.</p></li><li><p>Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.</p></li></ul><p><br><b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></p><ul><li><p>Master's degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, HR Development, Organizational Development, I/O Psychology, or related field preferred (or equivalent Home Depot experience)</p></li><li><p>Experience in education or learning field, or similar work experience</p></li><li><p>Experience with Agile Learning Development or the Successive Approximation Model (SAM)</p></li><li><p>Experience creating training deliverables for retail organizations</p></li><li><p>Experience conducting learning needs analysis and developing curriculum maps</p></li><li><p>Advanced knowledge of eLearning development tools and software (i.e., Articulate Storyline/Rise, PowerPoint, etc.)</p></li><li><p>Advanced ability to communicate professionally, provide proper context, and tailor messages to a variety of audiences</p></li><li><p>Ability to work independently (e.g., project revisions, solving issues as they arise)</p></li><li><p>Ability to be detail-oriented in the development and QA of project work for themselves and others</p></li></ul><p><br><b>Minimum Education:</b></p><ul><li><p>The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a associate's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.</p></li></ul><p><br><b>Minimum Years of Work Experience:</b></p><ul><li><p>4</p></li></ul><p><br><b>Competencies:</b></p><ul><li><p>Advanced knowledge of instructional design and adult learning theories</p></li><li><p>Proficiency with software including Microsoft Office and standard eLearning development tools</p></li><li><p>Proficient knowledge of project management principles and MS Project</p></li><li><p>Excellent written communication skills</p></li><li><p>Excellent interpersonal skills</p></li></ul><p style="text-align:left"><b>For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nevada, New York City, Ithaca (NY), Westchester County (NY), and Washington residents:</b><br> </p>The pay range for this position is between $80,000.00 - $100,000.00