Sr. Learning Experience Designer and Analyst

About the role

BAE Systems is seeking a Senior Learning Experience Designer and Analyst to support the Functional Training Team's mission of delivering impactful compliance training solutions across 15+ functions in the rapidly-growing ES sector.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured discovery sessions with stakeholders to clarify objectives/business needs and assess whether training is the appropriate solution.
• Gather and analyze existing documentation, training materials, and feedback.
• Synthesize findings and summarize recommendations to support design and development efforts.
• Frame discussions around business impact and maintain a consultative role, establishing a position of expertise to influence stakeholders and ensure learning solutions are effective.
• Prioritize requests and ensure alignment with broader training strategy.
• Design, develop, and maintain effective, engaging learning experiences across multiple modalities using an agile approach.
• Optimize existing training to ensure design, duration, and overall quality.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to understand learning objectives and content requirements, translating complex information into clear and compelling learning materials.
• Utilize knowledge of instructional design models, adult learning theory, and learning design principles to effectively structure learning content.
• Avoid unnecessary complexity in course design and simplify content when possible.
• Assist with editing outlines, voiceover scripts, slide content, or suggest structure changes.
• Utilize authoring tools like Articulate Storyline, Rise, and Adobe Captivate to build engaging courses, with knowledge of advanced functionality like variables and multimedia embedding.
• Maintain Functional Training contractor training on SharePoint site.
• Establish project timelines, stakeholder roles, and milestones.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines while maintaining high standards for instructional design, learner engagement, and business impact.
• Leverage and manage outsourced vendor projects as needed, ensuring appropriate scope and delivery on time and budget, serving as the point of contact for feedback and adjustments from stakeholders throughout development.
• Strategically problem-solve, proactively seeking solutions through independent research and collaboration with others.
• Ability to leverage learner feedback, engagement metrics, and business performance data to refine and enhance learning solutions over time.
• Work with stakeholders at various levels to serve as a thought partner to business leaders and subject matter experts seeking clarity around performance gaps and development goals.
• Partner with HQ (Inc. level) LMS team to configure, test, and deploy courses and assignment audiences.
• Establish guidelines and recommendations for processes and procedures related to Instructional Design across the ES sector to improve relevance, efficiency, and quality.
• Participate in a variety of peer working groups to both benchmark and influence direction.
• Serve as a thought leader in the Inc.-wide eLearning community of practice.
• Assist with LMS administration such as course creation and user management.
• Troubleshoot LMS issues and escalate to technical support as needed.
• Pull LMS reports and analyze data to inform learning strategy and decision-making.
• Partner with our HQ LMS administrators as needed.
• Occasionally craft surveys and perform user research to drive decisions and iterate on existing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design or a related field—or equivalent professional experience.
• 6+ years of experience in learning and development, talent development, or performance consulting.
• Demonstrated experience with needs assessment / front-end analysis and instructional design models such as ADDIE.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Experience using SharePoint, MS Teams, and LMS platforms (SumTotal and/or Cornerstone preferred).
• Proficiency in Articulate Storyline (preferred), Rise 360, and Adobe Captivate with an understanding of SCORM and AICC publishing standards.
• Media development using tools like Canva, Camtasia, Adobe Suite, and other digital tools to create learning materials.
• Video development using Vyond, Strong writing skills, including effective scriptwriting for course and video voiceover.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills at all levels, especially with non-training audiences.
• Highly collaborative with the ability to manage multiple streams of work and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting technical or operations teams in a complex business environment.
• Exposure to learning measurement, evaluation models, or learning analytics.
• Experience with project management.
• Experience with workflow automation tools (PowerAutomate, Airtable).
• Working skills in HTML and CSS.
• Graphic design skills.
• LMS administration experience (SumTotal/Cornerstone preferred).