HR Digital - Instructional Designer

At AstraZeneca , we are using digital technology and innovative ways of working to transform the employee experience. The Digital HR team plays a key role in enabling our people through effective, accessible and engaging digital solutions. We are looking for an experienced Instructional Designer – HR Digital to design and deliver learning that supports the successful adoption of global HR technology initiatives. This role combines instructional design, digital learning, facilitation and stakeholder collaboration in a fast-paced, agile environment. You will work closely with subject matter experts, project teams, change and communications partners, and HR stakeholders to translate business and system changes into practical learning experiences that support readiness, adoption and sustained use. The opportunity As an Instructional Designer – HR Digital , you will be responsible for identifying, designing, developing, delivering and maintaining training for global initiatives led by the Digital HR team. You will analyse learning needs, define target audiences and learning objectives, develop engaging training content and deliver virtual sessions to global audiences. You will also create digital learning assets, support learning management system administration and use feedback and learning insights to continuously improve the learner experience. The role will support projects throughout the delivery lifecycle, including the introduction of new HR systems and functionality, user testing, release planning, implementation, adoption and ongoing enhancement. Key responsibilities • Training needs analysis: Partner with subject matter experts and project stakeholders to identify training needs, impacted audiences, learning objectives and appropriate delivery approaches. • Instructional design: Design and develop high-quality training programmes and materials that meet learner, project and business requirements. • Digital learning development: Create and maintain e-learning, video and other digital learning assets using appropriate authoring, recording and editing tools. • Virtual facilitation: Deliver engaging virtual training sessions for global audiences and facilitate train-the-trainer sessions where appropriate. • Learning management: Set up and maintain training courses and learning content within the learning management system, ensuring information remains accurate and current. • Content governance: Work with stakeholders and content owners to review, validate and regularly update learning materials. • Change and adoption: Collaborate with change and communications partners to prepare impacted audiences for new HR solutions, processes and functionality. • Agile project support: Adapt learning plans, content and delivery approaches as project priorities, requirements and release plans evolve. • Testing and user guidance: Contribute to the testing of new solutions and functionality, using findings to improve training materials, instructions and learner guidance. • Learning effectiveness: Gather feedback and available learning insights to assess training effectiveness and identify opportunities for continuous improvement. • Quality and accessibility: Apply strong visual design, quality assurance and accessibility standards across learning materials and delivery channels. Essential experience and skills • Instructional design experience: Significant experience developing training materials and learning solutions for business or technology change. • Global delivery: Experience delivering virtual training to international or geographically dispersed audiences. • Learning management systems: Experience administering and maintaining training courses and content within a learning management system. • Digital learning tools: