Senior Manager, Instructional Design & Training Delivery

Summary:

The International Society of Automation is seeking an accomplished Senior Manager of Instructional Design & Training Delivery to lead the innovation and modernization of our training programs for industrial automation professionals. The successful candidate will have experience integrating AI-driven tools and platforms into live and online adult education, with a strong focus on delivering measurable learning outcomes for technical audiences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the instructional design and training delivery team, ensuring courses for automation engineers, technicians, and managers reflect best practices in adult learning and leverage the latest advancements in AI-enhanced education.
• Deploy and manage AI-enabled platforms and tools to support:
• Adaptive learning
• Personalized content and recommendations (e.g., OpenAI GPT models, Coursera’s AI-driven suggestions)
• Automated assessment and feedback
• Learning analytics for program improvement (e.g., Microsoft Azure ML, LMS analytics)
• Intelligent virtual assistants or chatbots for learner support
• Oversee the design and delivery of both live (instructor-led) and online (self-paced, virtual classroom) training experiences, optimizing engagement and effectiveness across delivery formats.
• Collaborate closely with subject matter experts, trainers, technologists, and product managers to ensure content aligns with the latest industry standards, technologies, and competency requirements in industrial automation.
• Develop and maintain guidelines for ethical, effective, and secure use of AI tools in course delivery and assessment.
• Pilot and evaluate new AI-based solutions for improving engagement, knowledge retention, and workforce readiness among automation professionals.
• Analyze training data to guide continuous improvement, customizing learning paths and interventions based on industry needs and learner performance.
• Mentor the instructional team to adopt and excel at using AI-driven tools and workflows in curriculum development and delivery.
• Represent the society’s training initiatives at industry conferences and with external partners.

Required Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Instructional Design, Adult Education, Engineering, Educational Technology, or related field.
• 10+ years’ experience in instructional design, educational technology, or technical training delivery, including experience leading design initiatives for a technical/professional audience.
• Direct experience integrating AI tools in industrial or adult education settings, including adaptive learning, generative AI, and analytics
• Proven success delivering both live instructor-led and online training, preferably in professional society or technical continuing education settings.
• Strong knowledge of industry-standard LMS and AI-enabled learning platforms (e.g., Moodle with AI plugins, Canvas with analytics, Articulate 360).
• Exceptional project management, leadership, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with the needs, competency frameworks, and evolving technologies in the industrial automation sector.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience training technical professionals in industrial automation, control systems, or related engineering disciplines.
• Expertise with virtual labs, simulation tools, or hands-on online skills assessments for engineering topics.
• Prior work with industry-recognized certification or continuing education programs.
• Demonstrated thought leadership via industry presentations, articles, or educational technology research in the field of AI-enhanced technical training.

ISA is unable to sponsor applicants for work visas. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

*NO AGENCIES OR RECRUITERS PLEASE*

About ISA

The International Society of Automation (ISA) is a non-profit professional association of engineers, technicians, and management engaged in industrial automation. As the globally trusted provider of foundational standards-based technical resources for the profession, ISA strives to build a better world through automation.

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