Instructional Designer as (Senior) Learning & Development Consultant for the Global Finance &
Date: Jul 20, 2026
Location: Walldorf, Germany
Company: automation-1
Ref-Code: DE-60429297-EN-15-001
Work area: Education and Training
Expected travel: 0% - 20%
Career status:
Employment type: Regular Full Time
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
SAP is the global market leader for business software and thus contributes a considerable part of the world's economic power grid. At SAP you get your chance to put your ideas into action with maximum impact.The GFA Academy is the Corporate University for SAP's Finance and Administration area. Our target audience includes all F&A departments, e.g. Accounting, Controlling, Legal, Procurement or the Shared Service Centers as well as all F&A employees working in a market unit, both at a regional or global level. GFA Academy's mission is to support all F&A employees in developing and managing their skills and thus their career development through effective and efficient learning and training offerings. Our portfolio includes standard training programs, virtual sessions, e-learning, knowledge management, learning infrastructure, and role-based curricula. The Instructional Designer will be responsible for the design (content and concept) of innovative training programs - suitable for different target groups (Employees in corporate functions, shared delivery and GCO Finance). The position´s focus is to create blended learning experiences and a collaborative and self-driven learning environment in which employees enjoy enhancing their capabilities and behaviours to achieve personal and professional success.
EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS
- Help to establish a culture of continuous learning within the CFO board area.
- Develop engaging and exciting learning content for a variety of learning delivery methods (self-paced, instructor-lead, train-the-trainer, e-Learning, etc.), e.g. based on reference materials and in collaboration with various Subject Matter Experts.
- Support the change management activities to establish a new learning culture in the CFO board area
- Work on instructional design projects for functional and behavioral learning for international audiences, based on a robust needs analysis and prioritization, within the given budget and time.
- Consult with executives on a learning process or architecture to achieve business impact.
- Identify learning and performance objectives and design scalable enablement activities.
- Develop facilitator guides and evaluation strategies, as well as validate quantitative and qualitative assessments for enablement programs.
- Interpret evaluation data and suggest improvements to programs based on the feedback.
- Conduct train-the-trainer sessions
- Act as a trainer in live courses (as needed).
- Pro-actively interact with external and internal key players (e.g. other corporate universities) and key stakeholders (e.g. HR, LoB-Manager)
- Passion for creating unique and innovative learning experiences
WORK EXPERIENCE
4 years plus working experience in a Corporate University, HR or a Training & Education department, ideally gained while working for several large enterprises
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Required skills
- Diploma, Master or higher Degree
- Experience in developing educational concepts for complex enablement programs in numerous formats (classroom trainings, remote learning (e.g. via Adobe connect) and E-Learning) and role-based curricula
- Demonstrated ability to develop detailed lesson plans, storyboards and scripts
- Experience in working with a learning management system
- Ability to develop and implement a variety of instructional techniques, including case studies, examples, videos and audience participation
- Proficiency in learning evaluation (e.g. by using the Kirkpatrick model)
- Ability to constantly make iterations and improvements to existing training materials
- Ability to efficiently adapt training materials to reflect changes and updates (new business needs, strategy changes, policies etc.)
- Strong experiences in working and consulting with managers on all hierarchy levels with regards to learning programs, learning asset creation, etc.
- Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize and complete multiple assignments successfully
- Fluent in English and German (written and spoken)
- Strong networking skills to collaborate with participants, subject matter experts and stakeholders across the company
- Talent to motivate individuals beyond her/his direct field of control Preferred skills
- Experience in cultural change projects would be considered as very beneficial!
- Experience in change management/organizational development projects would be a plus as well
- Knowledge of Finance topics due to respective working experience or related field of studies
- Proficiency in learning design tools (Articulate, Captivate, Flash, SoundForge, Workforce Performance Builder)
- Ability to lead a project team from the concept phase to the final deliverables.
- Experience in designing and working with innovative learning modalities (gaming, m-learning, podcasting)
- Profound knowledge in: o SuccessFactors Learning Map o Adobe Connect o SAP JAM (Social Media Tool) o Microsoft PowerPoint and ExcelLocation: either Walldorf, Germany or Newtown Square, US
Work area: Education and Training
Expected travel: 0% - 20%
Career status:
Employment type: Regular Full Time
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
SAP is the global market leader for business software and thus contributes a considerable part of the world's economic power grid. At SAP you get your chance to put your ideas into action with maximum impact.The GFA Academy is the Corporate University for SAP's Finance and Administration area. Our target audience includes all F&A departments, e.g. Accounting, Controlling, Legal, Procurement or the Shared Service Centers as well as all F&A employees working in a market unit, both at a regional or global level. GFA Academy's mission is to support all F&A employees in developing and managing their skills and thus their career development through effective and efficient learning and training offerings. Our portfolio includes standard training programs, virtual sessions, e-learning, knowledge management, learning infrastructure, and role-based curricula. The Instructional Designer will be responsible for the design (content and concept) of innovative training programs - suitable for different target groups (Employees in corporate functions, shared delivery and GCO Finance). The position´s focus is to create blended learning experiences and a collaborative and self-driven learning environment in which employees enjoy enhancing their capabilities and behaviours to achieve personal and professional success.
EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS
- Help to establish a culture of continuous learning within the CFO board area.
- Develop engaging and exciting learning content for a variety of learning delivery methods (self-paced, instructor-lead, train-the-trainer, e-Learning, etc.), e.g. based on reference materials and in collaboration with various Subject Matter Experts.
- Support the change management activities to establish a new learning culture in the CFO board area
- Work on instructional design projects for functional and behavioral learning for international audiences, based on a robust needs analysis and prioritization, within the given budget and time.
- Consult with executives on a learning process or architecture to achieve business impact.
- Identify learning and performance objectives and design scalable enablement activities.
- Develop facilitator guides and evaluation strategies, as well as validate quantitative and qualitative assessments for enablement programs.
- Interpret evaluation data and suggest improvements to programs based on the feedback.
- Conduct train-the-trainer sessions
- Act as a trainer in live courses (as needed).
- Pro-actively interact with external and internal key players (e.g. other corporate universities) and key stakeholders (e.g. HR, LoB-Manager)
- Passion for creating unique and innovative learning experiences
WORK EXPERIENCE
4 years plus working experience in a Corporate University, HR or a Training & Education department, ideally gained while working for several large enterprises
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Required skills
- Diploma, Master or higher Degree
- Experience in developing educational concepts for complex enablement programs in numerous formats (classroom trainings, remote learning (e.g. via Adobe connect) and E-Learning) and role-based curricula
- Demonstrated ability to develop detailed lesson plans, storyboards and scripts
- Experience in working with a learning management system
- Ability to develop and implement a variety of instructional techniques, including case studies, examples, videos and audience participation
- Proficiency in learning evaluation (e.g. by using the Kirkpatrick model)
- Ability to constantly make iterations and improvements to existing training materials
- Ability to efficiently adapt training materials to reflect changes and updates (new business needs, strategy changes, policies etc.)
- Strong experiences in working and consulting with managers on all hierarchy levels with regards to learning programs, learning asset creation, etc.
- Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize and complete multiple assignments successfully
- Fluent in English and German (written and spoken)
- Strong networking skills to collaborate with participants, subject matter experts and stakeholders across the company
- Talent to motivate individuals beyond her/his direct field of control Preferred skills
- Experience in cultural change projects would be considered as very beneficial!
- Experience in change management/organizational development projects would be a plus as well
- Knowledge of Finance topics due to respective working experience or related field of studies
- Proficiency in learning design tools (Articulate, Captivate, Flash, SoundForge, Workforce Performance Builder)
- Ability to lead a project team from the concept phase to the final deliverables.
- Experience in designing and working with innovative learning modalities (gaming, m-learning, podcasting)
- Profound knowledge in: o SuccessFactors Learning Map o Adobe Connect o SAP JAM (Social Media Tool) o Microsoft PowerPoint and ExcelLocation: either Walldorf, Germany or Newtown Square, US