Sr. Learning Specialist - Commercial Bank
About the role
We are seeking a proven Learning & Development team member to design, develop, and scale a modern, digital-first curriculum for our Commercial teams. In this role, you will consult directly with commercial leaders to translate business priorities into high-impact, blended learning solutions that drive measurable team performance. As a key thought partner to the business, you will drive the learning program's direction and bring big-picture innovation—including practical AI tools—to elevate how our commercial teams acquire, practice, and apply skills on the job. Additionally, you will serve as a continuous improvement driver and leader within our own team, refining workflows and pioneering best practices that foster stronger alignment and collaborative partnerships with other L&D teams across the organization. This is a virtual role; you must be within 50 miles driving distance from one of our Capital One hubs in Charlotte, NC, Plano, TX, Richmond, VA, or McLean, VA.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deliver engaging learning solutions and tools, from ideation to evaluation
- Strong project management skills with the ability to independently manage projects from ideation to completion with minimal supervision, setting goals that align with department objectives
- Solid understanding and proven application of adult learning principles
- Conduct stakeholder, subject matter expert, and learner interviews to identify performance gaps, and determine the right learning solution
- Create curriculum roadmaps and menus and recommend the optimal blend and supporting rationale
- Determine evaluation strategies and create strong, behaviorally based assessments to measure learning outcomes and impact
- Understand business objectives and proactively translate organizational challenges into learning solutions
- Advanced proficiency in rapid development tools (Captivate, Storyline, Camtasia) to storyboard and develop rich media, video, gamification, and immersive scenario-based learning
- Leverage creative solutions like gamification, storytelling, and rich media (simulations, digital roleplays, scenario-based immersive learning) to think beyond standard practices to enhance the learner experience
- Skills in adaptive learning, experience-first learning, skill-based designer
- Design, develop, and deliver engaging, end-to-end learning solutions, including measurable objectives, participant materials, and experiential scenarios, while maintaining instructional integrity
- Develop online learning solutions which are engaging and creative, while still maintaining the instructional integrity and validity of the solution
- Represent learning in broader project efforts, ensuring an early focus on the implementation needs to ensure effective delivery in alignment with project timeline goals
- Engage with team members to enable clarity of goal; conduct on-going reviews to ensure outcome on track to meet needs
- Create strong behaviorally based assessments and evaluation methods
- Strong performance and learning consulting to senior leader
- Exceptional verbal, technical writing, and professional communication skills with a strong customer service orientation
- Ability to make decisions by identifying issues, diagnosing problems, generating alternative solutions and analyzing opportunities and risks
- Ability to set and achieve challenging individual goals that support department and business goals
- Ability to take responsibility for projects and follow-through to completion with minimal need for direct supervision
- Advanced use of multiple rapid development content tools (Captivate, Articulate Storyline, Camtasia, etc.) to create online courseware
- Exceptional professional communication and technical writing skills and strong customer service orientation
- Be an AI innovator moving from manual processes/creation to build engaging experiences
- Photoshop, Acrobat, Articulate 360, Snag It, Camtasia
Basic qualifications
- High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification
- At least 2 years of experience designing, developing, and delivering learning solutions for digital, virtual and classroom settings
- At least 2 years experience applying instructional design methodology (ADDIE or SAM or AGILE)
- At least 2 years experience with Instructional Design applications (Articulate 360, Snag It, and Camtasia)
- At least 1 year experience using Generative AI (Gemini, Claude)
Preferred qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or Military experience
- 3+ years of experience designing, developing, and delivering learning solutions for digital, virtual and classroom settings
- 3+ years of experience using Adobe Creative Suite applications in Design, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Articulate 360, Snag It, and Camtasia
- 2+ years experience using Generative AI (Gemini, Claude)
Work from home technology requirements
- A secure home office environment that is free from background noise and distractions
- A reliable private internet connection that is not supplied via cellular data or hotspot
- A private network that is password protected where you have ownership or line of sight to every device on the network
- Internet service must be provided by Cable or fiber Internet Service Providers (ISP); hotspots and satellite services are prohibited and do not meet performance criteria required for optimal agent/customer interactions
- ISP download speeds on VPN must be at least 5 Mbps, with 10+ Mbps preferred
- To validate ISP speeds from a Chrome browser, go to www.google.com, type Speed Test and run from the Google landing page
- Both hardwire and WiFi internet connections are acceptable as long as speed and security requirements are met
- Capital One reserves the right to request proof of internet provider, speed and service package from the associate
- Requirements are subject to change, as new systems and technology are delivered
- Capital One reserves the right to modify internet service requirements with sixty (60) days notice
- Internet Service Provider specs can change by provider and location within the US
- If you are experiencing consistent issues with internet stability Capital One reserves the right to ask the agent to upgrade internet service to ensure a good customer experience
Work from home living requirements
Candidates must live within approximately 50 miles of one of the hub locations based in 23238, 28