Team Lead, Learning Design

Summary

Join Deel, a rapidly growing SaaS company, as a Team Lead, Learning Design to build a world-class, remote-first learning function. Lead a team of designers to create results-focused learning and engagement programs, shaping the future of learning design. Translate business needs into creative solutions by working closely with internal stakeholders. Level up the learning design infrastructure, laying the foundation for a Design Centre of Excellence within the People team. Oversee the design and development of experiential learning programs, championing the latest learning and design principles. Partner with Internal Comms to align messaging and drive visibility for key initiatives. Communicate frequently and confidently in a remote-first environment. This role offers the chance to do meaningful work with autonomy and influence, shaping learning design for years to come.

Requirements

• 5+ years in design, with experience in a learning consultancy or client-facing role
• Experience leading or mentoring designers and delivering learning at scale
• Strong background in experiential design - ideally workshops, live sessions, and event-based assets
• Comfortable working at speed in high-demand, ambiguous environments, while upholding standards of quality and design thinking
• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills - you’re confident scoping work, giving feedback, and setting/managing expectations with demanding stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, and support a team of designers, helping them grow their craft and deliver consistently excellent work
• Build systems, templates, and standards to support the development of a scalable, quality-focused design CoE
• Manage weekly design sprint planning, and accountability for quality delivery of agreed outputs for each sprint. You’ll know which blockers to escalate, and which to manage first-hand
• Act as a consultant to internal teams, translating business goals into learner-centered, practical solutions with beautiful design to match
• Scope and lead design work across a range of briefs - balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery
• Manage competing priorities with clarity and calm, protecting designers from noise and helping the team stay focused on what matters most
• Oversee the design and development of experiential learning programs - including live workshops, cohort-based journeys, events, and blended learning solutions
• Champion the latest learning and design principles, creating programs that are engaging, inclusive, and grounded in real behavioral outcomes
• Keep the learner experience front and center, while ensuring programs reflect business realities and timelines
• Partner with Internal Comms to align messaging, build engagement, and drive visibility for key initiatives through excellent design campaigns (e.g. All Hands content builds)
• Work closely with facilitators, SMEs, and other internal partners to ensure learning solutions are tightly tailored to business needs, land well and make the right impact
• Bring people along with you - communicating frequently, clearly and confidently in a remote-first, high-demand, fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience partnering with Internal Communications or Employee Engagement teams
• Familiarity with these design tools and digital platforms: Articulate, Canva, Figma
• Exposure to building or running a design CoE, or contributing to learning operations and infrastructure

Benefits

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
• The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access