Senior Instructional Designer

About the role

As a Senior Instructional Designer at dbt Labs, you'll be at the heart of how our sales and go-to-market teams learn, grow, and perform. Reporting to the Director of Enablement, you'll be responsible for designing and building high-quality learning experiences that scale across a global, distributed workforce.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop a range of learning content including eLearning modules, instructor-led training, job aids, video scripts, and assessments
• Take existing briefs, slide decks, and source materials and transform them into dynamic, engaging learning experiences that drive real behavior change
• Partner with the enablement team to translate content and curriculum strategy into actionable, field-ready learning assets, bridging the gap between strategic vision and finished training materials
• Concept, script, and produce microvideos that deliver focused, bite-sized learning on key topics, from product walkthroughs to sales skill reinforcement
• Build courses in Articulate Rise, creating interactive, visually compelling modules optimized for a modern learner experience
• Create interactive and scenario-based learning experiences that reflect real selling situations our reps encounter in the field
• Develop certification programs, quizzes, and knowledge checks to assess comprehension and reinforce key behaviors
• Maintain and update existing content as products, messaging, and processes evolve
• Collaborate with the broader enablement team to support live training sessions with well-designed materials, slide decks, and facilitation guides
• Track content engagement and learning outcomes, using data to continuously improve program effectiveness

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in instructional design, learning & development, or a related field — ideally in a B2B SaaS or tech environment
• Demonstrated ability to take existing briefs, decks, and raw source material and craft them into engaging, high-quality learning content
• Strong writing and storytelling skills — you can make even technical content clear, concise, and compelling
• Familiarity with sales processes and go-to-market motions; experience supporting a sales enablement function is a plus
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-moving environment
• Experience working across time zones and designing for remote, hybrid, and in-person audiences

Skills

• Expertise building courses in Articulate Rise, with strong proficiency across the Articulate 360 suite
• Experience concepting, scripting, and producing microvideos for learning — including recording, light editing, and optimizing for on-demand consumption
• Familiarity with sales processes and go-to-market motions; experience supporting a sales enablement function is a plus
• Strong writing and storytelling skills — you can make even technical content clear, concise, and compelling
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-moving environment
• Experience working across time zones and designing for remote, hybrid, and in-person audiences

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical insurance
• Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off
• RSS stock grants*
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities
• Monthly cell phone stipend
• Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.