P5P5 — Expert Professional
Expert
Set instructional design standards, guide multiple project teams.
What this level means
Expert in field; key problem solver and project leader, authority in multiple areas
- Scope
- Multiple systems or a technical domain
- Autonomy
- Sets direction within the domain
- Complexity
- Novel, high-ambiguity problems; establishes the approach
- Impact
- Org / multi-team outcomes
- Decision rights
- Authority over a technical domain
- Leadership
- Leads cross-team technical initiatives
- Typical experience
- 8–12 yrs
What you'd do
- Set design standards
- Guide project teams
- Oversee multiple projects
- Ensure adherence to standards
- Evaluate project outcomes
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration
- Promote best practices
- Drive continuous improvement
- Set design standards
- Guide project teams
- Evaluate project outcomes
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Standard setting
- Project management
- Leadership
- Outcome evaluation
- Collaboration
- Best practices promotion
- Continuous improvement
- Team motivation
- Design standards
- Project management techniques
- Leadership principles
- Outcome evaluation methods
- Collaboration strategies
- Best practices in design
- Continuous improvement processes
- Team motivation techniques
- Visionary leadership
- Organizational awareness
- Motivating teams
- Standard setting
- Project oversight
- Outcome evaluation
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Continuous Improvement
What good looks like
- 10+ years of experience
- Bachelor's degree in Education or related field
- Leadership in instructional design
- Experience in setting standards
Common titles
Instructional Design VInstructional Design 5Staff Instructional DesignLead Instructional DesignExpert Instructional DesignInstructional Designer VInstructional Designer 5Staff Instructional DesignerLead Instructional DesignerExpert Instructional Designer
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 25-0000 — Educational Instruction & Library Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.