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Learning Design Lead

Leads the design of annotator training and screening systems, establishing assessment methodology and using production data to improve learner readiness and hiring decisions. Requires 5+ years of professional experience, including 2+ years in instructional design, curriculum, assessment, or related EdTech work.

About the job

Responsibilities

  • Design and build clear, efficient training modules for annotators.
  • Design screening and assessment modules that reliably distinguish candidates likely to perform well in production.
  • Define grading criteria and pass/fail thresholds, and advise on scoring submissions.
  • Use production performance data to validate and continuously refine training and screening content.
  • Partner with the Data Strategy team to advance an automated annotator hiring pipeline.

Requirements

  • 5–6+ years of total professional experience.
  • At least 2+ years in instructional design, curriculum development, assessment/test design, or a related EdTech role.
  • Strong grounding in learning science and assessment design, including rubric design, item/task difficulty calibration, and pass/fail cutoff validity.
  • Experience building training or certification content that measurably improves learner readiness.
  • Experience designing assessments or screening tools that predict on-the-job performance.
  • Ability to work independently without an established playbook and build methodology from scratch.
  • Data-driven approach to validating and iterating on content using production performance signals.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience at an EdTech company or in corporate learning and development.
  • Familiarity with data annotation, labeling, or data operations workflows.
  • Experience designing or scaling a hiring or screening pipeline.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Competitive salary, commission, and meaningful equity.
  • Accelerated growth opportunities.
  • Flexible paid time off.
  • Annual learning and development budget.
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Frequent travel opportunities across the United States, London, and Europe.
  • Company offsites, team lunches, and monthly socials.

Skills

Instructional Design, Learning Science, Assessment Design, Curriculum Development, Rubric Design, Difficulty Calibration, Pass/Fail Thresholds, Data Analysis, Performance Validation, Certification Content

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