Instructional Designer & Facilitator - Workday HCM

Instructional Designer & Facilitator - Workday HCM

Pay Range $85,000 - $95,000

Advertise Close Date 9/25/26

Location:

400 South Fort Harrison Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33756

Work Schedule:

Hybrid. This is a term-limited position approved for up to 18 months, with the potential for extension based on project needs and funding.

As our Instructional Designer & Facilitator – Workday HCM, you will play an important role in helping employees confidently navigate a major technology transformation. You will translate complex Workday functionality and business processes into engaging, accessible learning experiences that build capability, support change adoption, and prepare employees for long-term success.

Working closely with Human Resources, Learning & Development (L&D), Information Technology, Finance, departmental stakeholders, and implementation partners, you will design, develop, and deliver learning solutions for an enterprise-wide Workday implementation spanning HR/HRIS, Payroll, Benefits, and Learning, with additional learning touchpoints related to Workday Financial Management.

• Develop and sustain training programs for diverse learner groups using adult learning principles and learner-centered design.
• Create engaging, scalable learning experiences that strengthen knowledge retention and support successful system adoption.
• Identify opportunities to improve the learner experience through innovative instructional and facilitation practices.

• Design instructor-led, virtual, and self-paced learning solutions aligned with organizational standards and adult learning principles.
• Create implementation-focused materials, including eLearning modules, job aids, quick-reference guides, videos, and facilitator guides.
• Translate Workday functionality and related business processes into clear, practical, and user-friendly learning content.
• Ensure learning solutions are accessible, scalable, and aligned with enterprise change-management strategies.
• Develop measurable learning objectives and evaluation tools to assess understanding, effectiveness, and organizational impact.

• Facilitate engaging in-person and virtual training for employees, leaders, and system administrators.
• Adapt delivery methods for diverse audiences, including frontline employees, supervisors, and executive leaders.
• Support train-the-trainer initiatives that build internal facilitation and support capacity.
• Gather and apply learner feedback to continuously improve learning content and delivery.

• Support the implementation and deployment of learning content within Workday Learning.
• Partner with HRIS, IT, Finance, and implementation vendors to align learning activities with system design, testing, and rollout milestones.
• Participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) from a learning and user-experience perspective.
• Support post-launch optimization, content updates, and learning governance.

• Manage learning and training projects from planning through implementation, ensuring deliverables align with Workday implementation milestones.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, priorities, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Coordinate work across L&D, HR/HRIS, IT, Finance, subject matter experts, departmental stakeholders, and implementation partners.
• Monitor progress, identify risks and barriers, and communicate recommended solutions to project and L&D leadership.
• Manage multiple concurrent deliverables, facilitate project meetings, document decisions and action items, and promote stakeholder accountability.

• Partner with HR Business Partners, department leaders, and subject matter experts to assess learning needs.
• Contribute to change-management and communication activities supporting the Workday implementation.
• Serve as a learning consultant by recommending effective strategies for system and process transitions.
• Build trust, navigate sensitive or complex issues, and maintain productive relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Track learning participation and effectiveness to support reporting and continuous improvement.

• At least five years of experience in instructional design and facilitation, including learning analysis, curriculum development, and project management.
• Demonstrated experience developing project plans and…