Senior Learning Architect, Employee Skilling, Skilling & Social Impact (SSI)

AWS Skilling and Social Impact (SSI) Employee Skilling team delivers scalable AI fluency and cloud competency pathways designed to meet every Amazonian at their current skill level. We serve ~1.5M Amazonians — regardless of technical background — by amplifying, connecting, and scaling the learning ecosystem required to meet learners where they are. As the Center of Excellence (COE) for skilling at scale, we operate as the connective layer between Amazonian learners.

About the role

The Learning Architect is the technical learning design authority for the Employee Skilling team. This role ensures that every program maintains rigor, coherence, and alignment with Amazon standards while remaining accessible to learners across the full skill spectrum — from a finance analyst exploring AI fundamentals to a solutions architect preparing for AWS Certification. You’ll partner across SSI and enablement teams to simplify a fragmented learning landscape for ~1.5M Amazonians, connecting existing programs, content, and pathways so learners can easily find what they need, when they need it. We seek someone who leads through influence and partnership, bridging organizational boundaries to create coherent, progressive skill journeys.

Responsibilities

• Pathway Architecture & Design
  • Design and maintain end-to-end learning pathways across AI fluency and foundational cloud skills.
  • Architect progressive skill journeys from awareness to application to validated competency, accommodating non-technical Amazonians through experienced builders pursuing AWS Certification.
  • Define prerequisite frameworks, entry points, and progression milestones; design blended models combining self-paced content, cohort experiences, and hands-on labs.
• Program Rigor & Quality Assurance
  • Establish learning design standards, assessment frameworks, and competency validation criteria aligned to AWS standards.
  • Ensure SCORM/xAPI integrations and content distribution support seamless learner experiences.
• Content Curation & Development
  • Curate, sequence, and adapt existing content for internal audiences; develop original materials where gaps exist.
  • Maintain a content map across the ecosystem, identifying gaps and evaluating external offerings for internal repositioning.
• Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Partner with delivery, business development, and data teams to translate demand signals into learning interventions and define meaningful outcome metrics beyond completion rates.
  • Advise the Head of Employee Skilling on roadmap priorities based on learner data and skill gap analysis.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement
  • Evaluate emerging learning technologies and assessment approaches for applicability at scale.
  • Iterate on pathway design based on learner feedback, outcome data, and evolving skill requirements.

A day in the life

• Review learner progression data across AI fluency and cloud pathways to identify where learners stall, drop off, or need clearer sequencing.
• Partner with SSI and enablement teams to align existing AWS content into coherent internal pathway sequences that meet learners where they are.
• Evaluate and curate third-party and externally-focused content for internal repositioning, mapping against skill gaps surfaced by data partners.
• Collaborate with delivery partners to stitch self-paced digital content, cohort-based experiences, and hands-on labs into blended learning arcs that flow for the learner.

About the team

Our mission is to fuel, align, and amplify the good that AWS does in the world. Focusing on education, health, and climate resilience, with an emphasis on AI for good, we aim to position AWS as the go-to cloud and AI provider for developers and organizations working to transform the world for the better.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with Microsoft Office products and applications.
• 3+ years of experience in Learning & Development and course facilitation.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Technical Training, Design, or a related field.
• Experience in a training role, including technical training.
• Experience developing or delivering training programs across multiple sites or regions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Education, Instructional Design, or a related field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification.
• Experience with graphic training systems, multimedia content creation, and Learning Management Systems (LMS) administration.
• Experience leading training strategy initiatives across large-scale operations and working cross-functionally at senior levels.
• Experience mentoring trainers, using data analytics for training effectiveness measurement, and leading change management initiatives.

Pay

• USA, CA, Sunnyvale: $159,000.00 - $215,100.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Arlington: $138,300.00 - $187,100.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle: $138,300.00 - $187,100.00 USD annually

Benefits

• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.

Learn more about our benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.