Qualifications
Learning Experience Advocate at Smartcat, focused on AI, localization, and instructional design
Instructional designer building training, onboarding, and measurable learning outcomes
Former university teacher of English and Spanish as foreign languages
Expertise
Instructional design
Learning experience
Customer onboarding & enablement
AI in localization
Localization training
Curriculum design
Nadia Obukhova is a Learning Experience Advocate at Smartcat, working at the intersection of AI, localization, and instructional design. She designs training and onboarding programs that help internal teams and customers operate confidently within AI-driven content and localization workflows, turning technical complexity into clear, measurable learning outcomes. Her background spans instructional design at CourseFactory and teaching English and Spanish as foreign languages at Ural Federal University.
Experience
Customer Onboarding & Enablement Specialist at Smartcat
Apr 2026 — Present · 6 mos
Learning Experience Advocate at Smartcat
Aug 2025 — Present · 1 yr 2 mos
Instructional Designer at CourseFactory
Jan 2023 to Jul 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos
University Teacher at Ural Federal University
Sep 2020 to Dec 2023 · 3 yrs 3 mos
Learning Content Designer at Foxford
Nov 2021 to Dec 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo
Learning Experience Advocate at Smartcat, focused on AI, localization, and instructional design
Instructional designer building training, onboarding, and measurable learning outcomes
Former university teacher of English and Spanish as foreign languages
Instructional design
Learning experience
Customer onboarding & enablement
AI in localization
Localization training
Curriculum design
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