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Vanguard

Instructional Designer

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Malvern, PA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $120K 💻 Instructional Design 🗓️ April 19th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Vanguard is hiring an Instructional Designer. This role involves partnering with IT stakeholders and subject matter experts to design and deliver learning solutions that support performance and capability development, managing projects from intake through delivery while ensuring learning experiences are effective and aligned with organizational priorities.

Highlights
  • Design and deliver learning solutions using adult learning principles across digital, blended, and instructor-led formats
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to identify learning needs and define clear outcomes
  • Manage multiple learning projects independently, balancing scope, timelines, and quality
  • Evaluate learning effectiveness and apply feedback for continuous improvement
  • Explore and pilot new learning approaches, tools, and methods
  • Require 3+ years of experience in adult learning or instructional design
  • Strong skills in learning design, consulting, performance needs analysis, and project ownership
  • Must be capable of stakeholder partnership and influence
  • Compensation up to $120,000 per year
  • Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position

Instructional Designer Full Description

Instructional Designer

Malvern, PA, USA
Up to $120,000/ year
Learning & Development Manager
Vanguard
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In this instructional design role, you will partner with IT stakeholders and subject matter experts to translate learning needs into clear, practical learning experiences that support performance and capability development. Working within established learning strategies, you will design and deliver learning across multiple modalities, manage projects from intake through delivery, and collaborate closely with partners to ensure solutions are relevant, accessible, and effective across evolving IT priorities.

Core Responsibilities
  • Design and deliver learning solutions across appropriate modalities, using established design standards and adult learning principles.
  • Partner with stakeholders and subject matter experts to identify learning needs, address performance gaps, and define clear outcomes.
  • Manage multiple learning projects end to end, balancing scope, timelines, and quality.
  • Evaluate learning effectiveness and use data and feedback to inform improvements.
  • Explore and pilot new learning approaches, tools, and methods as appropriate.
  • Support team and organizational priorities through special projects and related work.

Qualifications
  • 3 or more years of experience in adult learning, instructional design, or a related field.
  • Experience designing and delivering learning solutions across digital, blended, and instructor‑led formats.
  • Experience partnering with stakeholders and subject matter experts to define learning needs and outcomes.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects independently and meet deadlines.

Core Skills
  • Learning design and instructional expertise
  • Learning consulting and performance needs analysis
  • Stakeholder partnership and influence
  • Project and portfolio ownership
  • Design quality, standards, and governance
  • Collaboration, facilitation, and people leadership

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission.

To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.