Employee Growth & Development Specialist

symplr; Montgomery (AL); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

symplr seeks an Employee Growth & Development Specialist to design and lead scalable learning initiatives, combining adult learning theory with modern training modalities. You will collaborate with HR and leadership to set objectives, develop curricula, and measure impact across the organization.

You will curate product training, foster leadership development, and apply AI-enabled approaches to improve processes and outcomes in a remote-office environment, with travel up to 25% and a full-time

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience creating and administering employee learning programs, with at least 5 years in leadership development.
• Experience supporting organizational AI enablement initiatives, including adoption, change management, training, or workforce upskilling.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Learning, Human Resources, and organizational leaders to define and design scalable, employee growth training, including scope, objectives, and learning lifecycle for employee growth and development.
• Curates and customizes learning courses and programs to meet tactical and strategic objectives and intended employee groups.
• Coordinates employee training experiences (onsite and virtual) to support internal teams.
• Develops, evaluates, and continuously improves training programs to stay current with technology, development approaches, new learning modalities, and audience needs.
• Communicates learning leading practices for internal training programs to support learning outcomes across the organization.
• Monitors the effectiveness of learning initiatives and proactively recommends improvements.
• Develops and provides metrics to leadership on learning strategy and outcomes.
• Facilitates core-skills development and leadership training.
• Keeps working knowledge of symplr products to curate product training into learning paths.

Skills

Adult learning theory

Curriculum development

Learning analytics

Training program design

Change management

Presentation skills

Communication

Project management

AI enablement knowledge

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

The Employee Growth & Development Specialist utilizes knowledge of adult learning theory, curriculum development, learning technologies and tools, process development and improvement, as well as program effectiveness and metrics tracking, to create and lead successful learning and development initiatives that support employee growth and development.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Learning, Human Resources, and organizational leaders to define and design scalable, employee growth training, including the scope, objectives, and learning lifecycle for employee growth and development
• Curates and customizes learning courses and programs to meet both the tactical and strategic objectives of the organization and intended employee groups
• Conducts and coordinates employee training experiences (onsite and virtual) to support internal teams
• Develops, evaluates, and continuously improves training programs to keep current with current technology, development approaches, new learning modalities, and training audience needs
• Effectively communicates learning leading practices for internal training programs that support learning outcomes across the organization
• Monitors the effectiveness of learning initiatives and proactively recommends improvements
• Develops and provides metrics to leadership on learning strategy and outcomes
• Facilitate core-skills development and leadership training
• Keep a working knowledge of symplr products to curate product training into employee growth learning paths, as applicable
• Continuously grows functional and industry knowledge through training, research, and collaboration
• Adopts and develops department operational standards and procedures to maximize team efficiencies
• Other duties as assigned
• Communicates effectively and professionally with employees at all levels of an organization
• Demonstrates ability to proactively evaluate programs and implement improvement ideas on an ongoing basis
• Demonstrates ability to leverage AI tools to improve team processes, streamline workflows, enhance deliverables, and drive operational efficiency
• Demonstrates effective communication and critical thinking skills
• Possesses a high attention to detail, ensuring program design, content, and success metrics are done with excellence
• Change management champion
• Works well in a fast paced, innovative environment

Skills Required

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Minimum 3+ years of experience in creating and administering employee learning programs required with at least 5 years in leadership development
• Experience supporting organizational AI enablement initiatives, including adoption, change management, training, or workforce upskilling efforts
• Experience utilizing adult learning theory and application in learning program development
• Experience in setting goals, objectives, and metrics around learning programs
• Ability to analyze key metrics that indicate a learning initiative's success and provide concise and meaningful reports to Leadership and Executive teams
• Strong presentation, training facilitation, written, and verbal skills
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications required; proficiency in curriculum development programs and technical acumen strongly preferred

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• This job operates in a remote office-based setting
• This position does require travel up to an estimated 25%
• This is a full-time, 40-hour per week position
• NOTE: Typical work hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Some flexibility in hours is allowed, but the employee must be available during the "core" work hours of 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in their working time zone.

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