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instructional design Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 55+ instructional design jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and generous PTO—for a better work-life balance. 15 new this week. Hiring companies include Sanofi, Sysdig, and Arizona State University.

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Manager, Instruction and Program Design

Merit America · Remote · USA

94 · Excellent4 Day Work Week$113k

Senior Learning Experience Designer

Twilio · Remote · USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$106k – $156k

Sr. Program Manager, Talent Development

Twilio · Remote · USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$129k – $189k

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Program Owner, EMEA Field & Cross-Persona Enablement

Guidewire · Remote · Ireland +3 more

58 · GoodBest Place to Work

Instructional Design Specialist

Thumbtack · Remote · USA

62 · GoodBest Place to Work$92k – $140k

Associate Director, Learning & Development - Oncology

Merck · Remote · North Wales, PA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Senior Manager, Supply Enablement

1mo

Airbnb · Remote · USA

64 · GoodFlexible Hours$192k – $235k

Instructional Design Specialist

13d

Constructive Dialogue Institute · Remote · New York, NY, USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$75k – $85k

Senior Program Manager, GTM & Field Enablement

18d

Greenhouse Software · Remote · Ireland

63 · GoodBest Place to Work

Program Manager, Product & GTM Enablement

25d

Greenhouse Software · Remote · USA

63 · GoodBest Place to Work$88k – $102k

Learning & Development Specialist - Fraud / Disputes

27d

Mercury · Remote · Canada or USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO$106k – $133k

Sales Enablement Manager

28d

VulnCheck · Remote · Austin, TX or Massachusetts

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Sr Director, GTM Enablement

13d

ServiceNow · Remote · Santa Clara, CA, USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$220k – $397k

Senior Director, Client Education

13d

Experian · Remote · USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$181k – $218k

Curriculum Developer

25d

Kinaxis · Remote · Canada

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Junior AI & Product Enablement Specialist

1mo

Sysdig · Remote · Spain or Costa Rica

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Senior Curriculum Eng/Technologist

1mo

MongoDB · Remote · Dublin, Ireland

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Junior AI & Product Enablement Specialist

1mo

Sysdig · Remote · Italy

57 · GoodBest Place to Work€29k – €36k

Senior Scaled Customer Education Specialist

1mo

Samsara · Remote · USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$81k – $122k

Senior Product Training Specialist

1mo

Samsara · Remote · USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$81k – $122k

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Employers hiring for Instructional Design on this page include Sanofi, Sysdig, and Arizona State University. Instructional Design roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that offer a 4-day week or another flexible schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Instructional Design is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Instructional Design roles on this page span seniority levels, from entry-level and mid-level through senior, lead, and staff or principal positions. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above to the ones that fit you.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Instructional Design hiring managers at companies that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

Pay depends on the role, seniority, location, and employer — not on the schedule alone. Instructional Design roles in tech and data typically command premium rates, and specific ranges depend on seniority and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Instructional Design candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for employers that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules — those teams rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Instructional Design on current listings.

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Browse 55+ instructional design jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and generous PTO—for a better work-life balance. 15 new this week. Hiring companies include Sanofi, Sysdig, and Arizona State University.

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