Senior L&D Specialist, AI Upskilling

Location: This role can be based at any of the 3 sites in Ireland: Cork, Clonmel or Galway Req Number: 623599 Contract Type: Permanent Reporting to: Assocate Director, Enterprise Learning Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance With access to the latest tools, information and training, we'll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you'll be supported in progressing - whatever your ambitions. Advancing possibilities for a brighter tomorrow We are seeking a Senior L&D Specialist, AI Upskilling on a permanent basis to join our team. Job Purpose: Support the enterprise-wide AI upskilling strategy, skill taxonomy, learning pathways, and measurement system to build workforce AI readiness at scale, enabling safe, effective, and value-driven AI adoption across all roles. Identify and maintain the top enterprise AI skills required across roles (in partnership with skill project teams). Lead alignment on a common enterprise AI skills language and taxonomy. Ensure skills reflect business value, role relevance, and risk exposure. Self-assessments and manager validations Skill proficiency indices Evidence strength and confidence by role Produce enterprise AI skills heatmaps for readiness and gap analysis. Partner with analytics teams to prioritize learning investment based on gaps and risk. Required 10 + years in Enterprise L&D, Workforce Upskilling, or Skills Strategy Proven experience building skills-based learning ecosystems Deep expertise in instructional design, Learning Experience Design, and skills assessment Strong analytics mindset (dashboards, heatmaps, proficiency indices) Experience with Learning Experience Platforms (Degreed preferred) Experience working on enterprise AI or digital transformation initiatives Exposure to skills taxonomies, talent intelligence, or workforce planning Change management and large-scale launch experience Learning Pathway Design & Delivery Design and deliver role-based AI learning pathways using instructional design , adult learning principles and Learning Experience Design: From foundational AI literacy to role-specific application Embedded practice, reflection, and evidence generation Configure and curate learning journeys in the Learning Hub (Degreed). Ensure alignment with AI governance, risk, and compliance requirements. Support safe AI scaling by identifying skill-related risk exposure. Develop and execute enterprise AI upskilling launch roadmap. Increased confidence and evidence of AI application Improved enterprise AI readiness heatmaps