Manager Learning Design and Delivery

About the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Manager, Learning Design and Delivery, to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is responsible for the design, development, and delivery of learning content and programs that support business objectives. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in learning design and development, a focus on learning innovation, and a drive to collaborate with stakeholders to build learning modules that create value for employees and the wider business.

Key Responsibilities

• Business & SME Partnership: Partner with business-based subject matter experts to translate business needs into clear learning objectives and success measures, with a primary focus on the Development Organization within Qiddiya. Ensure learning solutions support approved policies, processes, technical standards, learning programs, or desired behaviors. Proactively manage stakeholders to align priorities, timelines, and delivery. Work as part of a cohesive Organizational Learning team to drive holistic learning solutions.
• Instructional Design & Learning Delivery: Build learning content, programs, and curriculum using Sana, Qiddiya's Learning Experience Platform, which delivers self-led and facilitated learning content. Design and deliver a range of engaging learning solutions that drive foundational awareness, ensure compliance with processes, build technical skills, or grow capabilities important to Qiddiya. Co-facilitate learning workshops with Subject Matter Experts or other experienced facilitators, such as inductions, bootcamps, or live sessions. Balance rigor with creativity, using experiential methods to reinforce business outcomes in line with adult learning principles.
• Learning Architecture, Governance & Content Quality: Uphold agreed learning governance standards. Build and maintain structured curricula, pathways, and learning spaces to support capability development. Ensure content is current, accessible, well-structured, and easy to retrieve. Act as a quality custodian, aligning all content to learning objectives, standards, and Qiddiya design principles.
• Learning Innovation: Leverage AI to design storyboards, modular content, gamified checkpoints, interactions, and simulations. Explore and implement new approaches that enhance engagement, experimentation, and learning effectiveness.
• Assessment, Measurement & Learning Impact: Design assessments and activities that measure outcomes, reinforce skills, and demonstrate learning impact. Analyze feedback, engagement, and performance data to continuously improve learning quality.
• Reporting & Continuous Improvement: Provide clear reporting to senior stakeholders on outcomes, insights, and improvement opportunities. Demonstrate alignment to priority capability needs and curriculum roadmaps. Share best practices and innovations across the learning community to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Experience

• 5-10 years of experience in learning design and delivery.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and developing learning content and programs.
• Ability to partner with Subject Matter Experts to identify learning needs and design engaging modules.

Work Environment

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of a new city and shape talent and leadership within a leading PIF organization. The team is international, comprising colleagues from over 52 nationalities, operating within a strong Saudi culture.