3M
Learning Design Senior Manager
Collaborate with innovative 3Mers around the world. Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.
Job Description As a Learning Design Senior Manager, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.
Impact You’ll Make in this Role
Strategy and Planning: Shape the learning design strategy for the enterprise portfolio. Collaborate with L&LD Leadership Team, key stakeholders, and SMEs to translate business priorities and performance needs into clear and actionable priorities and roadmaps. Prioritize the pipeline, define success metrics and secure funding for key initiatives.
Team Leadership and Talent Development: Lead, coach and develop a small team of learning designers. Set goals and operating mechanisms to build an inclusive, high‑performing team. Manage workload and capacity.
Capability Assessments: Own the approach for capability models and assessments. Lead the design, validation, integration and continuous improvement of role‑based self‑/manager assessments aligned to learning objectives.
Learning Design: Lead team to architect learning curricula and performance support across modalities for diverse audiences. Oversee needs analysis, guide prototyping, and testing for the group. Lead complex and high‑priority design projects. Establish design standards and quality reviews to ensure impact, scalability and continuous improvement.
Content Creation/Development: Set content strategy and governance model. Apply proven adult learning methodologies to create effective, engaging and measurable learning experiences, facilitator and learner guides, videos, and/or playbooks aligned to audience and learning objectives that support enterprise initiatives. Establish reusable templates and design patterns. Ensure quality and best practices. Approve final deliverables.
Project and Vendor Management: Oversee portfolio‑level planning, budgets, capacity and resourcing. Implement PMO practices to ensure designers deliver on‑time, on‑budget with quality. Select and manage external vendors. Maintain preferred vendor roster and conduct regular performance reviews.
Facilitation/Faculty Upskilling: Build facilitator capability at scale. As needed, facilitate modules and train‑the‑trainer sessions, equip facilitators and managers with toolkits to drive application on the job.
Continuous Improvement: Define measurement strategy and dashboards to track KPIs. Use learner feedback, analytics and experiments to iterate design, retire low‑impact assets and drive efficiency through improvements and automation.
Innovation and Expertise: Cultivate expertise in learning science and emerging tech. Source and incubate pilots, develop business cases, secure alignment and funding. Scale proven innovations.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
Seven (7) years of experience in instructional design and curriculum development creating both online and in‑person learning in a private, public, government or military environment
Additional Qualifications
Deep understanding of adult learning principles and instructional design models (e.g., ADDIE, SAM)
Familiarity with e‑learning authoring tools (e.g., Articulate Storyline, Rise) and social learning platforms (e.g., NovoEd), Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Demonstrated experience leading teams, collaborating cross‑functionally
Track record of working with subject matter experts and other stakeholders to develop content
Demonstrated expertise in learning content development, innovation and experimentation*
Deep experience in leadership development
Strong communication and consulting skills
Demonstrated initiative, curiosity and agility
Strong attention to detail
Collaboration and adaptability
Critical thinking and creativity
Work Location This role follows an on‑site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN.
Travel May include up to 10% domestic and/or international travel.
Relocation May be authorized.
Legal Authorization Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
Supporting Your Well‑Being 3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.
Compensation Range Applicable to US Applicants Only: The expected compensation range for this position is $188,251 – $230,084, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.
Benefits Additional information is available at 3M Benefits.
EEO Statement 3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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Job Description As a Learning Design Senior Manager, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.
Impact You’ll Make in this Role
Strategy and Planning: Shape the learning design strategy for the enterprise portfolio. Collaborate with L&LD Leadership Team, key stakeholders, and SMEs to translate business priorities and performance needs into clear and actionable priorities and roadmaps. Prioritize the pipeline, define success metrics and secure funding for key initiatives.
Team Leadership and Talent Development: Lead, coach and develop a small team of learning designers. Set goals and operating mechanisms to build an inclusive, high‑performing team. Manage workload and capacity.
Capability Assessments: Own the approach for capability models and assessments. Lead the design, validation, integration and continuous improvement of role‑based self‑/manager assessments aligned to learning objectives.
Learning Design: Lead team to architect learning curricula and performance support across modalities for diverse audiences. Oversee needs analysis, guide prototyping, and testing for the group. Lead complex and high‑priority design projects. Establish design standards and quality reviews to ensure impact, scalability and continuous improvement.
Content Creation/Development: Set content strategy and governance model. Apply proven adult learning methodologies to create effective, engaging and measurable learning experiences, facilitator and learner guides, videos, and/or playbooks aligned to audience and learning objectives that support enterprise initiatives. Establish reusable templates and design patterns. Ensure quality and best practices. Approve final deliverables.
Project and Vendor Management: Oversee portfolio‑level planning, budgets, capacity and resourcing. Implement PMO practices to ensure designers deliver on‑time, on‑budget with quality. Select and manage external vendors. Maintain preferred vendor roster and conduct regular performance reviews.
Facilitation/Faculty Upskilling: Build facilitator capability at scale. As needed, facilitate modules and train‑the‑trainer sessions, equip facilitators and managers with toolkits to drive application on the job.
Continuous Improvement: Define measurement strategy and dashboards to track KPIs. Use learner feedback, analytics and experiments to iterate design, retire low‑impact assets and drive efficiency through improvements and automation.
Innovation and Expertise: Cultivate expertise in learning science and emerging tech. Source and incubate pilots, develop business cases, secure alignment and funding. Scale proven innovations.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
Seven (7) years of experience in instructional design and curriculum development creating both online and in‑person learning in a private, public, government or military environment
Additional Qualifications
Deep understanding of adult learning principles and instructional design models (e.g., ADDIE, SAM)
Familiarity with e‑learning authoring tools (e.g., Articulate Storyline, Rise) and social learning platforms (e.g., NovoEd), Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Demonstrated experience leading teams, collaborating cross‑functionally
Track record of working with subject matter experts and other stakeholders to develop content
Demonstrated expertise in learning content development, innovation and experimentation*
Deep experience in leadership development
Strong communication and consulting skills
Demonstrated initiative, curiosity and agility
Strong attention to detail
Collaboration and adaptability
Critical thinking and creativity
Work Location This role follows an on‑site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN.
Travel May include up to 10% domestic and/or international travel.
Relocation May be authorized.
Legal Authorization Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
Supporting Your Well‑Being 3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.
Compensation Range Applicable to US Applicants Only: The expected compensation range for this position is $188,251 – $230,084, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.
Benefits Additional information is available at 3M Benefits.
EEO Statement 3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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