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Leidos seeks a Senior Enterprise Instructional Designer to support Human Resources: Culture & Employee Engagement team at Leidos Global Headquarters in Reston, Virginia. This exciting position offers a unique career opportunity for dynamic people who possess excellent communication and organizational skills within a creative team environment.
Primary Responsibilities. The Senior Enterprise Instructional Designer is responsible for creating blended leadership learning journeys that drive measurable behavior change. This role builds curriculum, cohort experiences, and reinforcement systems aligned to enterprise culture shaping concepts and leadership behaviors. You will lead the creation of high-impact learning solutions that drive organizational excellence. Your primary focus will be designing leadership curricula that embed the Leidos High Performing Teams (HPT) framework into the fabric of our leadership and management practices. CURRICULUM STRATEGY: Architect end-to-end learning paths for mid-to-senior leaders, moving beyond one-off training to create sustainable behavioral change. Convert external frameworks into internal intellectual property. Design blended learning journeys (cohort, experiential, microlearning). Build facilitator guides, participant materials, and reinforcement tools. MULTI-MODAL DELIVERY: Develop diverse assets including immersive workshops, digital micro-learning, social learning frameworks, and performance support tools. IMPACT MEASUREMENT: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate how instructional interventions improve team cohesion and leadership effectiveness. INSTRUCTIONAL MASTERY: Deep knowledge of adult learning theory (ADDIE, SAM, Kirkpatrick) with a knack for simplifying the complex. FACILITATION FLAIR: Ability to design "train-the-trainer" materials that allow others to deliver high-energy, HPT-aligned sessions. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT: Develop performance metrics and frameworks to evaluate the effectiveness of new organizational structures. CONSULTATIVE APPROACH: Strong executive interaction savvy with the ability to influence leaders and advocate for the learner experience. PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS: Ability to plan, execute, and monitor leadership development, organizational transformation design projects.
Multiple openings at various levels. The various position’s minimum education and experience requirements are as follows:
P5: BA/BS degree or equivalent and 12+ years of prior relevant experience in Leadership Development/Instructional Design, Organizational Transformation, or related field. Additional years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree requirements.
P6: BA/BS degree or equivalent and 15+ years of prior relevant experience in Leadership Development/Instructional Design, Organizational Transformation, or related field. Additional years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree requirements.
Basic Qualifications.
Excellent communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication to effectively interact with multiple stakeholders
Organizational skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks, projects, workstreams and prioritize effectively
Time management skills Efficiently manage project timelines and deadlines
Attention to detail: Ensure accuracy in project documentation and reporting
Ability to set direction, develop and lead talent strategies that are aligned with business strategy including scoping organization components of complex transformations with interconnected workstreams and dependencies.
Problem-solving skills: Identify and address project challenges proactively
Technical proficiency: Experience supporting program activities using the Microsoft Office suite, including Excel and PowerPoint
Teamwork: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals
Preferred Qualifications.
MA/MS degree in Leadership Development/Instructional Design, Organizational Transformation, or related field strongly preferred, and 10+ years of prior relevant experience in leadership development/design, organizational transformation, or related field.
Successful track record of working with C-Suite level leaders.
Superior interpersonal, facilitation, communication, and consulting skills.
Ability to assess needs, influence, collaborate, deliver, and partner at the most senior levels in the organization.
Expert technical knowledge in areas of organization effectiveness, talent management, compensation, change management, and HR processes.
Previous experience in a large consultancy (strategy, organization, or human capital practices) a significant plus.
Experience working in large, multi-national corporations in a highly matrixed, complex structure.
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
April 3, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range $116,350.00 - $210,325.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.
Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.
Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.
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