Do you love turning messy subject matter into learning people actually finish, remember and use on the job? We'd love to hear from you

This is a fixed Term Contract role until May 2027, with the possibility of an extension

About Acorn

At Acorn PLMS, we are on a mission to transform the corporate learning experience. Our cutting-edge Performance Learning Management System (PLMS) software is powered by AI and designed to ensure that what people learn directly contributes to their exceptional performance in business. Corporate performance and learning needs a revolution, and Acorn PLMS is the antidote. We are the only solution that guides learners step by step to master the specific capabilities required for their roles, ultimately accelerating organisational performance.

We are open to individuals based in Sydney - this is an in-office role.

The Role

As our Senior Learning Designer, you'll be the go-to person for designing digital learning that's tied to real performance outcomes, not just completions. You'll own complex learning projects from brief to launch, set the bar on quality and accessibility, and help the designers around you level up along the way. It's a hands-on senior role in our Learning Design team, with plenty of room to shape how we build learning at scale (AI included).

5 Key Capabilities

1. Learning Experience Strategy and Systems Thinking

Design and align coherent, scalable learning experience strategies with a systems perspective to strengthen capability and drive measurable business performance. Level — Proficient: At the proficient stage, you design learning strategies with systems thinking and data. You manage dependencies, standardise patterns, and coach peers to streamline pipelines.



This improves adoption and business outcomes.

2. Learning Analytics and Performance Impact Measurement

Define, measure, and interpret learning impact against business outcomes to evidence value, inform stakeholder decisions, and improve organisational performance. Level — Proficient: At the proficient stage, you own measurement frameworks tied to business KPIs. You instrument experiences, set indicators, ensure data quality, and coach juniors. Your insights guide decisions and prove impact.

3. AI-Enhanced Personalisation and Content Automation

Design, automate, and optimise AI‑enabled personalised learning to measurably improve performance outcomes at scale while ensuring ethical and accessible delivery. Level — Proficient: At the proficient stage, you automate personalised learning journeys linked to performance goals. You build pipelines, run experiments, refine prompts and rules, optimise models, scale content ethically, and coach designers.

4. Accessibility, Compliance and Quality Assurance

Define, apply, and assure accessibility, compliance, and quality standards to deliver inclusive, reliable digital learning that reduces risk, protects reputation, and improves learner outcomes. Level — Proficient: At the proficient stage, you lead accessibility, compliance and quality assurance. You set standards,



automate checks, run audits and testing, document evidence. Your work reduces risk and speeds inclusive releases.

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration, Mentorship and Standards Mastery

Align cross-functional stakeholders and learning initiatives to drive measurable performance outcomes and manage dependencies and risks. Mentor designers and set and uphold standards to ensure accessible, consistent, and scalable learning. Level — Proficient: At the proficient stage, you align product, SMEs, engineering and compliance, managing risks and dependencies. You mentor designers and evolve WCAG/xAPI standards. This delivers accessible, interoperable learning with measurable impact.

Key Responsibilities

- Own the end-to-end design of complex learning programmes — from needs analysis and capability mapping through to storyboards, build, launch and iteration
- Translate role capabilities and business goals into learning journeys that change what people do on the job
- Work with subject matter experts, Product, Engineering and Customer Experience to scope projects, manage dependencies and keep delivery on track
- Set up measurement for the programmes you design, track impact against agreed KPIs, and use the data to make the next version better
- Lead accessibility and quality assurance across your work, applying WCAG standards and running reviews before anything goes live
- Use AI tools to speed up content production and personalise learning pathways, while keeping quality and ethics front of mind
- Mentor E-Learning Designers through feedback, design reviews and pairing, and help shape the team's templates, patterns and

📌 Senior E-Learning Designer (Australia)
🏢 Acorn
📍 Australia