Manager - Learning Solutions (Executive Education)

Role Summary

The Manager – Learning Solutions is responsible for the design and continuous enhancement of ISB’s programmes. The role focuses on shaping impactful learning experiences by aligning faculty expertise, market relevance, and evidence-based instructional practices. It requires collaboration across academic and internal teams to ensure each programme is pedagogically strong, contextually relevant, client and learner-centric.

Key Responsibilities

1. Programme Design & Ownership

• Lead the design of open programmes—from theme scoping and learning architecture to faculty alignment and post-programme review.
• Ensure each programme is anchored in clear learning outcomes, academic rigour, and executive relevance.

2. Learning Innovation

• Apply adult learning principles and instructional design best practices across in-person, virtual, and blended formats.
• Integrate experiential pedagogies such as simulations, case discussions, peer learning, and reflective exercises.
• Maintain standardized templates, design tools, and content structures for quality and scalability.

3. Faculty & Academic Engagement

• Identify and align faculty based on programme themes and target audience needs.
• Facilitate design conversations and co-develop programme structure and flow with faculty.
• Collaborate with ISB’s Research Centres and Centres of Excellence to embed contemporary insights.

4. Learning Effectiveness & Continuous Improvement

• Review feedback and programme data to assess learning effectiveness.
• Recommend refinements to content, structure, and pedagogy based on insights.
• Align designs with ISB’s academic quality and learning impact standards.

5. Portfolio Strategy & Relevance

• Track industry trends and benchmark offerings against peer institutions.
• Recommend new programme themes and refresh existing ones to maintain relevance and differentiation.
• Ensure programme design intent is clearly articulated to internal stakeholders for effective outreach and positioning.

6. Internal Collaboration

• Share structured learning design documentation—including outlines, outcomes, flow, and faculty briefs—with internal teams.
• Support internal teams in aligning on academic objectives, while remaining focused on design leadership.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and design capability building within the Learning Solutions team.

Candidate Profile

Education

• Postgraduate degree in Business, HR, Psychology, Education, or related fields.

Experience

• Relevant experience in executive education, L&D, instructional design, or strategic consulting and client engagement expertise, with a strong focus on learning design for experienced professionals.

Skills & Competencies

• Expertise in instructional design and adult learning theory.
• Strong academic and strategic orientation with attention to structure and flow.
• Effective stakeholder and faculty engagement.
• Analytical mindset to translate feedback into design improvements.
• Clear communication—written, verbal, and visual.
• Familiarity with blended, digital learning approaches and technologies.
• High ownership and commitment to quality and impact.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to shape transformative executive learning journeys at one of India’s top business schools.
• Access to leading faculty, diverse learner cohorts, and cutting-edge academic content.
• A collaborative, intellectually stimulating environment that values innovation, excellence, and learner-centric design.