Senior Instructional Designer Palo Alto, California

Workato transforms technology complexity into business opportunity. As the leader in enterprise orchestration, Workato helps businesses globally streamline operations by connecting data, processes, applications, and experiences. Its AI‑powered platform enables teams to navigate complex workflows in real‑time, driving efficiency and agility.

Trusted by a community of 400,000 global customers, Workato empowers organizations of every size to unlock new value and lead in today’s fast‑changing world.

Ultimately, Workato believes in fostering a flexible, trust‑oriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles. We are driven by innovation and looking for team players who want to actively build our company.

We also believe in balancing productivity with self‑care. That’s why we offer all employees a vibrant and dynamic work environment along with a multitude of benefits they can enjoy inside and outside of their work lives.

As a Senior Instructional Designer, you will own the creation of highly engaging, technically accurate learning experiences that help customers, partners, and internal teams deepen their mastery of Workato’s Orchestrate and Agentic capabilities. You will leverage advanced instructional design skills and product domain knowledge to translate complex technical concepts into accessible and actionable learning content, supporting the adoption and effective use of Workato.

• Curriculum Design:
  Develop and maintain learning paths, courses, and microlearning modules focused on Workato products (e.g., Agent Studio, Enterprise MCP, API Platform).
• Content Development:
  Create high‑quality instructional materials (videos, e‑learning, documentation, job aids) that explain Workato product concepts, features, and best practices through strong storytelling, learning flow, and user engagement.
• Product Enablement:
  Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to ensure training aligns with customer lifecycle, GTM strategies, product capabilities, and roadmap.
• Scenario‑Based Learning:
  Design practical labs and real‑world scenarios (e.g., building and managing Genies, configuring skills, building data orchestration workflows) to drive practical understanding.
• Assessment & Certification:
  Develop robust assessments, knowledge checks, and performance‑based evaluation materials that measure learner proficiency.
• Cross‑Functional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work with Product, Engineering, Customer Success, and SMEs as a trusted partner who can clarify technical requirements and ensure alignment with roadmap and customer needs.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Gather learner feedback and analytics to iterate and improve instructional content, as well as contribute to standards, best practices, and process improvements within the team.
• Agentic Thought Leadership:
  Stay current with AI, automation, and agentic trends to ensure Workato’s training is innovative and market‑leading.

• Instructional Design Expertise:
  Proven experience designing technical learning content for SaaS, automation, or AI products.
• Technical Acumen:
  Ability to quickly learn and design learning content around complex technical concepts (AI agents, knowledge bases, APIs, data orchestration).
• Content Creation:
  Skilled in authoring tools (Articulate, Captivate, Camtasia, Adobe CC, etc.) and multimedia production.
• Collaboration:
  
  Experience working cross‑functionally with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success teams.
• Analytical Mindset:
  Design evaluation mechanisms to capture data and feedback to drive continuous improvement.
• Communication:
  Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• At least 6+ years of instructional design experience, including curriculum development, e‑learning, and multimedia content creation.
• Experience with low‑code/no‑code platforms, automation, or AI‑driven products.
• Familiarity with Workato or similar integration/automation tools.
• Knowledge of adult learning theory and instructional best practices.
• Experience creating digital media (e.g., simulations, animated video, graphics, etc.).
• Experience developing training for multiple modalities (virtual, hands‑on/experiential, instructor‑led, synchronous/asynchronous) for a variety of audiences.

As set forth in Workato’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.