Date Posted:
2026-09-11
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-PA-REMOTE
Position Role Type:
Remote
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
Security Clearance Type:
None/Not Required
Security Clearance Status:
Not Required
At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.
Associate Director, Learning Solutions Design
The Associate Director of Learning Solutions Design leads the enterprise strategy, architecture, and standards for scalable learning solutions supporting capability development across RTX. This leader manages an instructional and digital design team responsible for creating high-quality synchronous, asynchronous, and blended learning experiences aligned to business, talent, and workforce priorities.
The role also leads the learning experience and content strategy for RTX University, helping evolve RTX U as the enterprise destination for development. This leader combines learning strategy, performance consulting, design expertise, and technology acumen to determine when to build, buy, curate, reuse, or retire learning solutions and to continuously improve the quality, scalability, and impact of RTX learning.
What You Will Do
Lead, coach, and develop a team of instructional and digital designers responsible for instructor-led, digital, blended, simulation-based, and performance-support solutions.
Set the strategy and architecture for enterprise learning solutions, translating business, talent, leadership, and capability priorities into scalable learning experiences.
Lead the learning experience and content strategy for RTX University, including learning architecture, pathways, curation, discovery, and continued evolution of the platform as the enterprise destination for development.
Establish and apply a build, buy, curate, reuse, and retire strategy that improves quality, speed, scalability, and investment effectiveness while reducing unnecessary duplication.
Serve as a performance consultant and strategic advisor, partnering with stakeholders to diagnose business, performance, and capability needs and determine the appropriate learning or non-learning solution.
Establish and maintain learning design governance, including standards, templates, accessibility requirements, brand alignment, quality assurance, and content lifecycle practices.
Advance responsible use of AI and emerging learning technologies to improve learning design, development, curation, personalization, and team productivity.
Evolve the capabilities and ways of working of the instructional design function as technology, AI, learner expectations, and business needs continue to change.
Build strong partnerships across business, HR, Talent, Learning, technology, communications, and other functions to align priorities and drive adoption of enterprise learning solutions and standards.
Advise and influence senior stakeholders on learning strategies, solution recommendations, tradeoffs, and investment decisions.
Partner with Learning Operations and technology teams to ensure learning solutions integrate effectively across the LMS, RTX University, and the broader learning technology ecosystem.
Use learner insights, adoption data, performance measures, and business outcomes to evaluate effectiveness and continuously improve learning solutions.
Prioritize work and allocate team and vendor resources across multiple enterprise initiatives based on business impact, capacity, timelines, and investment.
Manage external vendors, production partners, and associated budgets as needed.
Serve as an enterprise thought leader for learning experience design, learning architecture, and modern learning practices.
Qualifications You Must Have
Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years experience
Experience in learning strategy, instructional design, learning experience design, digital learning, talent development, or related disciplines.
Demonstrated experience leading and developing instructional design, learning experience design, or digital learning teams.
Experience developing learning strategies, architectures, standards, and scalable solutions within a complex organization.
Strong knowledge of instructional design, adult learning, learning science, performance consulting, and modern learning technologies.
Demonstrated ability to diagnose business and performance needs and translate them into effective learning strategies and solutions.
Experience establishing learning design governance, including standards, accessibility, quality assurance, and content lifecycle practices.
Demonstrated ability to influence across organizational boundaries and drive alignment without direct authority.
Strong executive communication, consultation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
Experience using data, learner insights, and performance measures to evaluate effectiveness and inform decisions.
Proven ability to lead multiple complex priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
Qualifications We Prefer
Experience leading enterprise learning strategy or solution architecture within a large, complex, global organization.
Experience developing or evolving an enterprise learning hub, learning experience platform (LXP), or digital learning ecosystem.
Experience establishing build, buy, curate, reuse, and retire approaches for learning portfolios.
Experience connecting learning solutions to broader talent strategies, including professional development, leadership development, career development, and skills.
Experience implementing AI-enabled learning practices and using emerging technologies to improve learning design, development, or curation.
Experience driving self-directed, skills-based, or personalized learning experiences.
Experience influencing senior business and HR leaders and translating business priorities into learning or talent strategies.
Familiarity with Workday Learning or comparable enterprise learning platforms.
Proven ability with deep management and leadership knowledge to lead cross-department project teams or manage across multiple related departments.
Knowledge of accessibility standards, including WCAG, and learning measurement and evaluation practices.
Please ensure the role @type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:
Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.
As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.
The salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.
RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.
This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.
RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.
RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.
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