Learning & Leadership Development Advisor

Company Overview

Recognized as a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Top Workplace for 14 consecutive years, including three years of being honored as number one! We hire talented individuals who are conscientious, dedicated, customer focused, and able to build lasting relationships. We create and maintain an environment where you feel a sense of belonging and appreciation. Your diversity of thought, experience, and knowledge are valued. We’re committed to fostering a welcoming culture, offering you opportunities for meaningful work and professional growth. More than a workplace, we celebrate our successes and take pride in serving our communities. 

Job Summary

As a Learning & Leadership Development Advisor, you’ll design programs that empower associates, elevate leaders, and support career growth. You’ll bring fresh thinking to how learning is designed and delivered—creating experiences that spark curiosity, build capability, and make development part of everyday work. Blending strategy and creativity, you’ll elevate learning across the organization strengthening engagement and cultivating continuous development. This is a visible, high-impact role where your work will directly strengthen both our people and our business.

Work Location

We offer a hybrid work schedule from our West Bend, Madison, or Appleton offices, combining in-person collaboration with remote flexibility (3 days in office/2 days remote). Travel to the West Bend office will be expected for delivery of programs, stakeholder engagement, and collaborative planning. 

Responsibilities & Qualifications

What You'll Own 

The Learning & Leadership Development Advisor supports strategy, design, and delivery of learning and development programs that enhance organizational effectiveness and elevate associate and leadership performance. The role partners across HR and the business to curate and design impactful learning experiences, drive continuous improvement, and foster a culture of growth and inclusion.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full lifecycle of learning programs—from design and communication to delivery and continuous improvement aligned with business needs.
• Utilizing consultative skills, partner with HRBPs and business leaders to assess organizational needs and execute targeted interventions (e.g., 360-feedback, change management, team building, executive coaching, mentoring programs, onboarding, career development, etc.).
• Develop and execute on internal communications plans related to learning programs in alignment with program project plans.
• Evaluate, track and report on program effectiveness by collecting and analyzing feedback and recommending and implementing continuous improvements.
• Select, curate, and manage human skills and leadership content/learning paths in alignment with business needs in the LMS, and support its ongoing administration and optimization.
• Design, develop, deliver, and sustain associate and leader onboarding roadmap.
• Partner with vendors to relay strategic business needs. Ensure needs are translated to appropriate learning and monitor vendor performance.
• Collaborate across the HR function and business unit training functions to ensure integration and alignment of talent programs, early-career efforts and business needs.
• Apply a learner-centric, inclusive lens to ensure tools and processes are practical, accessible, and support meaningful growth.

 

What You'll Bring

• 5 years of experience in Learning & Development or Organizational Development role.
• Collaborative with ability to build strong, strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Problem-solving, systems and critical thinking skills.
• Written and verbal communication skills, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to adjust style to different audiences.
• Project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and drive multiple projects to successful completion on time.
• Proficiency in organizing, analyzing metrics to drive decision making.
• Proactive, results-oriented approach.
• Bachelor’s degree in Adult Education, Organizational Development, Human Resources or a related field preferred.

Salary Statement

The salary range for this position is $106,451 - $145,000.   

  

The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.  Compensation decisions are made by West Bend and are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.  

Benefits