About this role
Learning Experience Director | Learning Consulting | Onsite UAE | Dubai-Based The Opportunity We are seeking a Learning Experience Director to support learning design and solution development within a large-scale, enterprise learning operations environment. This role focuses on deep discovery, strong instructional design, and maintaining high standards of quality and consistency across learning solutions. The Learning Experience Director plays a key role in shaping how learning is designed, ensuring solutions are grounded in real business needs, learner-centered, and aligned to an enterprise learning approach. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys asking the right questions, challenging assumptions, and translating complex subject matter into effective learning experiences. This role combines stakeholder engagement, discovery, and design work. What You Will Own Discovery and Learning Requirements Lead discovery efforts to understand learning needs, performance gaps, and business context Conduct needs analysis through stakeholder conversations, observation, and data review Translate business and performance needs into clear learning objectives and design requirements Create design briefs and documentation that provide clear direction to design and development teams Instructional Design Across Modalities Design high-quality learning solutions across a range of modalities, including instructor-led, virtual, digital, and on-the-job learning Apply instructional design best practices and adult learning principles consistently Design learner-centered experiences that support engagement, retention, and application Define assessment approaches that validate learning outcomes and skill development Structure learning pathways that support progressive capability building Learning Brand and Design Consistency Ensure learning solutions reflect and reinforce a consistent enterprise learning identity Maintain consistency in tone, structure, and design approach across solutions Challenge design or content decisions that dilute quality or consistency Partner with stakeholders to align on design expectations and standards Working with Subject Matter Experts Collaborate closely with subject matter experts to extract relevant knowledge Challenge overly technical or content-heavy inputs to keep learning focused and usable Facilitate working sessions that translate expertise into clear, learner-friendly content Balance SME input with sound instructional design judgment Design Quality and Standards Review learning designs to ensure quality and consistency Provide constructive feedback that strengthens design outputs Contribute to design standards, templates, and best practices Support and mentor other learning designers as needed Location & Working Model This role is based in the UAE, with an onsite presence in either Jebel Ali, Dubai or Al Taweelah, Abu Dhabi with travel between both sites as needed for stakeholder engagement and discovery activities. Additional Information This role supports a dedicated client program and will be employed locally in the UAE in alignment with regional employment requirements.