# Aliza Aber > Award-winning Learning Development & Team Operations Leader | Strategy, Team Management, Program Management, Learner and User-centric Design and Development Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/alizaaber User-centric and team-trusted leader with 15+ years of experience driving transformative multidimensional learning programs and leading teams through high-stakes, full-cycle development launches. In whatever I lead, I connect with my audience and my team with empathy to unlock their growth and success. Portfolio includes strategic GenAI integrations into leading learning programs and team workflows, 150+ design team standards and infrastructure, beginner to advanced level skill-building programs, and multimodal enablement experiences for global audiences. Known for building high performance teams with a focus on trust and a commitment to excellence. Trusted by leading organizations to design and deliver global programs and products including: Google, Decker Communications, Leapfrog Enterprises, McKinsey, Deloitte, Pearson Education, Education.com, VolunteerMatch, Socratic Arts, Microsoft, American Express, and Home Depot. Education includes: Cornell University (B.S. Human Development), NYU (M.A. Journalism), Six Sigma Institute (Green Belt), ATD (Adult Learning Certification), Pragmatic Institute (Product Marketing Certification). Strengths Finder Strengths: Strategic, Individualistic, Intellectualization, Learner, Relator ## Work Experience ### Global Senior Program Lead @ Google Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area Lead a 60-person, cross-functional team in producing enterprise learning and development solutions for 150+ programs annually and 3.25M global users. Serve as design lead throughout the program lifecycle from strategy development to stakeholder alignment, requirements gathering, roadmapping, resourcing, documentation, vendor communication, and costing. Direct external teams of 50+ vendors while continually driving continuous improvement across the pipeline. ### Global Senior Instructional Designer @ Google Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area Designed and developed multimodal sales training and enablement programs to deepen knowledge among Google product groups. Led strategic pilot programs (Blue Belt, Black Belt) to train Google Ad sales specialists and expanded platforms into robust offerings blending in-person, peer-based, and digital learning components. Developed a standardized needs analysis framework that was adopted by 200+ internal team members and subsequently embedded as part of the training workflow. Top Skills: Program Management, Program Design, Product Development, Learning & Development Solutions, Instructional Design, Educational Technology, User Experience Design, Sales Training, Sales Enablement, Needs Analysis ### Instructional Designer/Project Lead @ Socratic Arts Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 ### Learning & Development Product Consultant @ Daybreak Learning Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area Full service product development or targeted product management tasks. Clients include: Socratic Arts, McKinsey Inc., Decker Communications, ZugWorks, Education.com Consulting roles: Product Ideation and Strategy Product Design (game and interaction, content scripting, wireframe dev.) Custom Product Team Recruitment and Management (current team includes software engineers, graphic designers, video production, and instructional designers), User Testing and Analysis Project Management Program Management ### Multimedia Learning Program Director @ Consultant for Decker Communications Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area Built the digital experience for a well established communication seminar so it can reach exponentially more people. As the producer and UE lead, I was responsible for shifting boundaries of learning previously limited to the physical classroom. ### Senior Producer @ Allen Interactions Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 • Project lead for eLearning solutions that are contextual, results-oriented and highly engaging. • Key contact for clients such as PG&E, Allstate, American Express, LinkedIn, Microsoft, and more. • Oversaw product team including developers, designers, and multimedia production staff to develop Flash and HTML5 courses for PC, iOS, and Android. • Spearheaded user research, rapid prototyping, and lean development while balancing the unique work flow cultures of each of my clients. • Recent products include a 3-D simulation game in the life of a business owner (Amex), a personalized course for leaders to develop coaching skills (Allstate) and company-wide training on California’s energy and utility systems (PG&E). ### Interactive Content Designer and Product Manager @ Education.com Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 • Develop product strategy and design learning games for K-5 grade audience. • Script distinct educational sessions, including teaching animations, games, and story reads. • Assume diverse tasks to support a speedy, cost-efficient and targeted release, including product ideation, strategy, curriculum design, game scripting, content creation and user testing. ### Senior Product Manager @ VolunteerMatch, Powered by Idealist Jan 2008 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area Drove product design and development through agile sprints, in collaboration with Eng team. Defined roadmap, launch and feature releases for multiple touchpoints across VolunteerMatch. ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Developmental and Child Psychology Cornell University ### Masters in Journalism New York University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alizaaber --- Source: https://flows.cv/alizaaber JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/alizaaber/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13