ex-PwC ex-Deloitte ex-Accenture

Debarshi Kanjilal

Learning solutions architect

Fifteen years of learning design in some of the most recognizable professional services organizations, including heading learning design, pre-sales, and learning technology teams, architecting learning solutions, managing stakeholders, and designing learning products that demonstrably improve performance.

Currently available for independent consulting engagements.

Debarshi Kanjilal
1,000+
Learning design projects
Internal and external clients, across industries
20+
Learning product types
In-person, digital, blended
10+
Brandon Hall awards
As lead designer or as project/program head

Offerings

Learning solutions designed around your goals

01

Learning solutions architecting

Working with business stakeholders and subject matter experts to define the learning needs and translating that into a blueprint your design and development teams can execute.

Deliverables: project proposals, learner journeys, high-level design documents, course-level storyboards, etc.

02

Gamified learning solutions

Designing and developing gamified learning solutions that transform concepts and content into immersive experiences.

Deliverables: gamified digital simulations, business simulations, game-based assessments, gamified curricula and learner pathways, etc.

03

ILT and VILT development

Designing and content development for classroom and live virtual sessions, built so that a facilitator who did not design it can still run it well.

Deliverables: session decks, facilitator guides, participant guides, job aids, etc.

04

eLearning and video-based learning design and review

Creating design documents, creating video scripts for interactive eLearning courses and educational videos, and reviewing published artifacts.

Deliverables: detailed design documents, storyboards, video scripts, comprehensive review logs, etc.

05

Assessments

Writing, designing, and developing standalone assessments based on existing content.

Deliverables: summative, diagnostic, scenario-based, gamified assessments, etc.

06

Custom solutions

Designing and developing custom learning solutions to serve unique or long-running performance objectives.

Typically: blended learning solutions, learner pathways, agentic AI-powered learning design, etc.

Fees and turnaround times are negotiated based on the agreed scope of engagement.

Portfolio

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Leadership simulation

The Situation Room

A scenario-based gamified digital simulation built to develop critical leadership skills.

Launch demo
Deck-building game

Startup Story

A retro-styled business simulation where the player leads a startup from a garage to a global corporation by solving real business dilemmas.

Launch demo
Reflective Diagnosis

Greenhand Reflection Exercise

A reflective diagnostic assessment that lets a learner self-assess their own leadership competency.

Launch demo

About these demos: These AI-assisted concept projects aim to showcase innovative learning systems and interaction design. Every client deliverable is designed with deep human expertise, and client work is never shared with anyone without express consent.

Selected Design Credits

A record of measurable impact

Past Experience

Where I've done the work

Nov 2025 – Apr 2026

PwC Acceleration Centers Learning and Development Manager

Served as the lead learning architect for enterprise-wide human skills development programs and led a team of learning designers.

Apr 2024 – Oct 2025

Independent Learning consultant

Developed proprietary learning products and provided independent consulting services to learning design companies.

Nov 2021 – Apr 2024

Deloitte Manager, Learning Design Services

Managed multiple learning services accounts end to end and headed a pre-sales learning solutions design team.

Jun 2016 – Apr 2020

Deloitte Assistant Manager, Learning Design Services

Led multiple instructional design teams.

Nov 2015 – May 2016

Reliance Jio Manager, Content Development (Learning)

Served as a learning design specialist to support the digital transformation of customer success and in-store workforce training.

May 2011 – Oct 2015

Accenture Team Lead, Instructional Design

Designed a wide variety of virtual and in-person training across industries and led teams of instructional designers.

Trained in

Instructional design, gamification, design thinking, communication design.

Certificate in Communication Design, IIT Bombay, 2018  ·  MBA, ICFAI University, 2015  ·  BSc Economics (Hons), Calcutta University, 2010

Let's start a conversation.

I can collaborate from the training needs analysis stage to define, design, and develop effective learning solutions.