Learning and Development Specialist

FACILITATION & CONSULTATION (50%)

• Regularly facilitate key products such as Company Onboarding (COB) as well as other ad hoc events such as team offsites.

• Maintain regular communication with Onboarding LED Leadership Talent & Performance Management teams in order to create and update a common calendar and information database (i.e. Talent Development Wiki page Talent Development initiatives calendar) with a broad indepth overview of the team activities.

• Attend and actively contribute to key team meetings where needed including coordination and management of the  Talent Development fortnightly updates. 

• Participate and be a strategic partner for every relevant crossteam project (such as Learning Festival Functional Onboarding Organisational Development etc.) representing the Talent Development team as necessary with external stakeholders in a coordinating function.  

• Create and maintain vendors database as well as a shared space for useful resources for the team as relevant (i.e. Shared Drive Learning resources templates useful decks etc.) 

• Maintain the Talent Development Wiki page Talent Development Inbox and keep it updated with useful information for all our external stakeholders.

QA & EVALUATION (30%)

• Creating resources and frameworks to evaluate and develop feedback around the various initiatives carried out by the Talent Development teams prepare presentations and newsletters as needed and offer advice and recommendations as required (ex. monitoring feedback for any training delivered collating feedback on onboarding talent development etc.)

• Drive utilisation of evaluation and performance data to support datadriven learning solutions in partnership with all other Talent Development teams. 

PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (10%):

• Take part in the design and delivery of training initiatives whether face to face or on our learning platforms and contribute to the support of our external stakeholders. 

• Take an active role in projects and initiatives that might need additional support across the Talent Development team (i.e. Assisting with the launch of GrowWise in a specific function Support with onboarding etc.)

DEVELOPMENT (10%):

• Takes part in offered training initiatives that develop skills which are needed in this position.

• Shows initiative to take on additional learning opportunities that would help them develop their skills.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree or higher (or equivalent experience) ideally related to adult learning or business management.

Previous Experience: 

• 3 years of Learning and Development or Training experience within a serviceoriented company.

DESIRABLE SKILLS BEHAVIOURS & KNOWLEDGE:

• Strong proficiency in project management and design thinking.

• Ability to take a consultative approach using creative analytical and problem solving skills to create bespoke solutions.

• Confident processing data and designing data presentations.

• Organised detailfocussed and capable of working under pressure while maintaining rigour and precision.

• Good stakeholder management skills and the ability to communicate effectively with multiple teams offering opportunities to connect and work together.

• Experienced working in virtual international environments with hybrid teams.

• Excellent English; other languages requested in certain locations.

Key Attributes:

• Keeping up with key changes/announcements in the business that might impact their area of work and following the industry trends developments and research in the People & Organisational Development world.

• A strategic mindset applied to Talent Development Team products and projects paired with a clear awareness of the bigger picture and the individual impact of their role connecting the dots with various products and services offered by Talent Development Team. 

• Comfortable with uncertainty and unpredictable environments flexible and adaptable to business needs.

• Being a selfstarter proactively identifying/anticipating any blockers challenges and opportunities and figuring out the solutions.

• Willingness to contribute to projects and initiatives outside of ones own domain collaborating with other team members to achieve common goals.

• A passion for organising processing and using data and general information to facilitate workflows and the success of team projects. 

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to coordinate large scale projects.

• High attention to detail passion for high quality and visual appeal.

Additional Information :

Key Benefits: 

• $71000 $90000 salary

• RSUs in a rapidly growing company 

• An annual selfdevelopment budget

• Medical dental & vision insurance including HSA and FSA options

• Companypaid: Life Insurance Short & LongTerm Disability and an EAP program

• Flexible working model a mix of working from home and from the office

• 25 days PTO 15 sick days 11 holidays 5 compassionate leave days 3 paid Me days and a paid volunteer day annually

• A paid 6week sabbatical leave after four years 

• 18weeks of paid parental leave after a year with us

• 401k with up to a 4% employer match

•   2023 Austin BuiltIn Best Award winner for Best Places to Work and Best Large Places to Work

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