Sr Learning & Development Specialist

• Minimum Education
  Bachelor's Degree Education, Human Resources, or related field (Required)
  Master's Degree Education, Human Resources, or related field (Preferred)
  
  Minimum Work Experience
  * 5 years Designing training and education strategies for adult learners (Required)
  * 5 years Facilitating training, strategy sessions, or related meeting types (Required)
  * 3 years Developing e-learning courses for adult learners (Required)
  
  Required Skills/Knowledge
  * Thorough and broad experience using Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE) or similar instructional design process.
  * Thorough and broad knowledge of adult learning theories, practices, and techniques.
  * Proven ability to develop effective collaborative partnerships with business unit and organizational stakeholders of all levels.
  * Proven ability to design, develop, and manage strategic training programs for all levels in a large, complex organization.
  * Proven ability to develop effective performance-based learning solutions in instructor-led and self-paced formats.
  * Excellent facilitation skills in a variety of training and meeting formats.
  * Proficiency with Articulate 360 suite or similar e-learning authoring tool.
  * Proven ability to administer and manage learning management systems (LMS). Specific experience with Workday LMS is a plus.
  * Proven proficiency with MS Office.
  * Excellent needs assessment, project management, prioritization, and planning skills.
  * Highly resilient and adaptable when faced with change or new priorities.
  * Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  * Experience managing training-related vendors is a plus.
  * Experience directly or indirectly leading others is a plus.
  
  Required Licenses and Certifications
  Instructional design certification (Preferred)
  
  Functional Accountabilities
  Instructional Design Consultation and Partnering
   
• With a goal of improving job performance, provide a broad range of instructional-design consultative service to all levels of employees for building knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies.

• Collaborate with business unit stakeholders to develop complex, large-scale instructional strategies/solutions. These strategies/solutions will improve the performance of those the business unit supports, as well as members of their own team.

• Collaborate with senior organizational and HR leadership to analyze business needs (current and future) and recommend paths for positive organizational changes in culture and performance.

Training Development
 

• Develop and implement organization-wide onboarding solutions that provide new employees with effective roadmaps to learn, engage, and acclimate swiftly.

• Develop and implement specialized learning curricula that ensure key personas have the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for high performance in their roles.

• Conduct thorough needs assessments to discover learning solutions needed for business units and the organization. Diagnose obstacles to high performance, conduct gap analysis and facilitate interventions and group work to improve performance and outcomes.

• Design and develop learning strategies f