Instructional Designer Manager in Maidstone

Instructional Designer Manager in Maidstone

Maidstone Full-Time 40500 - 49500 £ / year (est.) Home office (partial)
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead a team to create engaging educational content for global product adoption.
  • Company: Join Caseware, a pioneering Fintech company transforming the audit and accounting industry.
  • Benefits: Enjoy flexible work options, competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits.
  • Other info: Collaborate with a diverse global team and embrace continuous learning.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact by shaping how professionals learn and succeed with innovative software.
  • Qualifications: 5+ years in instructional design and strong leadership skills required.

The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.

Caseware is one of Canada's original Fintech companies, having led the global audit and accounting software industry for over 30 years, with more than 500,000 users across 130 countries and available in 16 different languages.

While you might not have heard of us (yet) over 36,000 accounting and audit professionals list Caseware as a skill on their Linked In profiles!

The Manager Instructional Design leads the design and delivery of high-quality, standardized product education content that supports global product adoption and customer success.

This role is accountable for learning strategy execution, content quality, and consistency across all digital learning formats.

The Manager, Instructional Design leads a team of Instructional Designers and multimedia creators, establishing global standards, templates, and workflows that enable scalable, reusable learning content.

Working closely with Product, Professional Services, Product Training, and SMEs, this role ensures complex technical knowledge is translated into clear, learner-focused education.

This role sits within the Education Content function of Global Product Education and plays a critical role in enabling global consistency while supporting regional needs.

This is an existing vacancy.

This is a full-time position.

Contact: Dana Liulica – Talent Acquisition Partner

What you will bring

  • 5+ years experience in instructional design, learning experience design, or digital learning leadership.
  • Demonstrated experience leading or mentoring instructional design and content development teams.
  • Strong grounding in adult learning theory, curriculum design, and scalable content development.
  • Proficiency with e-learning authoring tools (e. g. Articulate Storyline/Rise, Camtasia).
  • Experience designing learning for Saa S, technical, or complex software products.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical input into learner-focused outcomes.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail and quality.
  • Comfortable working in a global, cross-functional environment with changing priorities.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Digital Media, or a related field.
  • Experience delivering customer-facing education programs in a global or multi-region organization.
  • Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG) and content governance practices.
  • Background or experience in accounting, auditing, finance, or regulated industries is a strong advantage.

What you will do

  • Primary tasks
  • Education Content Leadership
  • Lead and develop a team of Instructional Designers.
  • Set clear priorities, capacity plans, and delivery expectations for global content initiatives.
  • Foster collaboration and continuous improvement within the content team.
  • Learning Design Standards & Governance
  • Define and maintain standardized course templates, learning taxonomies, and development workflows.
  • Ensure consistency across all learning formats, including self-paced courses, VILTs, webinars, and knowledge base educational content.
  • Own content governance practices, including version control, metadata standards, content audits, and quality reviews.
  • Partner with Academy and Product Trainer roles to ensure technical and instructional standards are met prior to release.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with Product Trainers, Professional Services, and Product SMEs to convert technical expertise into digestible, outcome-driven learning.
  • Align education content with product strategy, release cycles, and customer adoption goals.
  • Ensure strong feedback loops between regional delivery teams and global content strategy.
  • Innovation & Continuous Improvement
  • Pilot and evaluate new learning tools, technologies, and design approaches.
  • Incorporate learner feedback, analytics, and industry best practices to continuously improve content effectiveness.
  • Contribute to the evolution of the Global Product Education strategy.
  • Secondary responsibilities
  • Support Academy initiatives by collaborating on release planning, content readiness, and platform deployment timelines.
  • Provide input into accreditation and certification programmes to ensure learning content aligns with assessment and credentialing requirements.
  • Contribute to reporting and insights related to content effectiveness, learner engagement, and adoption trends.
  • Support onboarding and enablement of new team members and contractors within the Education Content function.
  • Participate in cross-functional planning sessions and strategic initiatives as required.
  • Travel occasionally to regional offices or planning sessions to support collaboration and alignment.
  • Additional tasks
  • Other administrative and technical tasks that may arise in the general course of business.

What's in it for you

  • Innovation is at our core. We work with cutting-edge technology in accounting and financial reporting, constantly pushing the boundaries to create impactful software solutions.
  • We are committed to a collaborative culture, where your ideas are valued, and knowledge sharing is encouraged within a supportive, inclusive team.
  • Work-life balance is important to us. We offer flexible work options, remote opportunities, and generous time-off policies to ensure a healthy work-life balance.
  • We offer competitive compensation, including a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.
  • We are driven by impactful work. Your contributions directly affect how our clients manage financial processes and drive their success.
  • Recognition and rewards matter to us. We celebrate hard work through recognition programs, performance bonuses, and opportunities for career growth.
  • We embrace global opportunities. Work on international projects and collaborate with a diverse, global team.

About Caseware

Caseware's cutting-edge software products are meticulously designed for accounting firms, corporations, and governments.

Our teams are continually collaborating, innovating, and building upon our existing suite of products.

With a customer-focused mindset, we are building technology that is shaping what the future of audits, financial reporting, and financial data analytics will look like.

With a recent strategic investment from Hg Capital in 2020, Caseware is now in its next major growth phase as we double down on the people and products that have made Caseware so successful to date.

One of Caseware's core values is Many Voices, One Team and with that in mind, we're dedicated to building teams as diverse as our customers in an equitable and inclusive way.

We welcome and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.

Should you require accommodations or have any questions at any point during the application or interview process, please e-mail our People Operations team at talent@caseware. com.

Background Check

Any candidates successful in obtaining an offer for a position will need to successfully complete a background check through Certn. co which typically includes an Identity Verification and Criminal Record Check.

Executives and Senior Managers will undergo a Soft Credit Check as well.

Candidates residingin the Netherlands and Germany are excluded from undergoing background checks via Certn. co

Security and Fraud

Caseware takes the security of candidates seriously.

All legitimate communication from us will come from email addresses ending in @caseware. com and our open positions are always listed on reputable job boards and on our website https://jobs. lever. co/caseware.

We will NEVER ask for payment or financial information from you.

If you receive an unsolicited job offer, proceed with extreme caution.

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Instructional Designer Manager in Maidstone employer: Caseware International

Caseware-International is an exceptional employer located in Maidstone, offering a dynamic work environment that prioritises collaboration and innovation. With flexible work options, competitive salaries, and comprehensive benefits, employees are empowered to thrive both personally and professionally. The company also places a strong emphasis on employee growth opportunities, making it an ideal place for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the SaaS knowledge management space.

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Contact Details:

Caseware International Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Instructional Designer Manager in Maidstone

Instructional Design
Learning Experience Design
Digital Learning Leadership
Adult Learning Theory
Curriculum Design
E-learning Authoring Tools (e.g. Articulate Storyline, Camtasia)
Stakeholder Management