Location: Mumbai/Pune/Chennai/Remote
Work Experience : Minimum 15 + Years
About the Role:
As the Vice President - Instructional Design , you will lead the strategic, operational, and delivery functions of the Instructional Design (ID) division across corporate learning, higher education, and K-12 segments
You will be responsible for overseeing a high-performing team, driving innovation in learning design, ensuring flawless project delivery, managing budgets, and aligning learning solutions with client and business goals. This is a senior leadership role that requires a visionary leader with deep instructional expertise , strong operational capabilities, and a proven ability to scale learning teams and deliver large, complex programs with excellence.
Key Responsibilities: Strategic & Operational Leadership
- Define and execute the vision and strategy for instructional design across multiple domains.
- Align instructional methodologies with client goals, market demands, and educational best practices.
- Set KPIs, performance goals, and measurement frameworks to track impact and drive continuous improvement.
Project Delivery & Execution
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale ID projects with full ownership of quality, timeline, and budget.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with project managers, content teams, tech teams, and client stakeholders.
- Anticipate delivery risks and implement mitigation strategies across global accounts.
Budget & Resource Management
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning across the ID function.
- Optimize team structure, headcount, and resource allocation to meet business growth targets.
- Ensure margin optimization and operational efficiency in ID project delivery.
People Leadership & Team Development
- Build and manage a large team of instructional designers, team leads, and learning strategists.
- Foster a high-performance culture through mentorship, upskilling, performance feedback, and career pathing.
- Drive competency-building in learning science, AI in ID, digital pedagogy, and immersive technologies.
Client Engagement & Stakeholder Management
- Act as a senior partner to enterprise clients, higher ed institutions, and K-12 providers.
- Lead client discovery, learning needs analysis, and solution architecture.
- Represent the company in client reviews, steering committees, and thought leadership forums.
Innovation & Learning Design Excellence
- Champion AI-driven learning , adaptive learning models , and immersive (VR/AR) content strategies.
- Standardize instructional design processes, templates, and toolkits to ensure scalable excellence.
- Lead innovation pilots in microlearning, gamification, and learner analytics.
Qualifications & Experience
- Master's degree or higher in Instructional Design, Learning Science, Educational Technology, or a related field.
- Proven success in delivery and P&L ownership for large-scale learning engagements.
- Experience managing diverse teams across corporate, higher education, and K-12 sectors.
- Strong knowledge of learning theories, digital pedagogy, LMS/LXPs , and modern design practices.
- Exposure to working with global clients and cross-cultural teams.
Preferred Skills
- Familiarity with AI in learning , learning analytics , instructional automation tools , and authoring tools
- Executive presence and ability to influence senior client stakeholders.
- Experience integrating learning with business outcomes and workforce development goals.
Values:
- Get stuff done , Move fast with purpose , Win with ideas, Sweat the details, Deliver great customer experiences , Make your teammate successful
Perks:
- Health Insurance
- Kwench Library (Klib)- Employee Assistance Program (Free Counseling Service)
- Hybrid Work Model
- Flexi Reimbursement Basket
- Paid Time off
- Level up your skills with company-based sponsorship.
- Tech reimbursement.
Why Join Hurix Digital? Hurix is scaling its AI Data Services vertical, and this role is at the center of that growth engine. You'll be backed by strong delivery capabilities, a motivated leadership team, and the autonomy to shape your own market strategy. We reward results with generous commissions and long-term growth opportunities.
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