Learning and Development Specialist

Jane Street Group, LLC; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Jane Street is seeking a Learning and Development Specialist to design and deliver high-quality learning experiences for its Talent Development team. You will craft objectives, assessments, and content across online and in-person formats while collaborating with HR, SMEs, and external partners.

The role emphasizes adult-learning best practices, end-to-end instructional design, and excellent copywriting. A base salary between $175,000 and $225,000 plus discretionary bonus reflects the total

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience developing, implementing, and improving learning experiences.
• BA/MA in instructional design or education with knowledge of learning theories.
• Experience with end-to-end instructional design projects and adult-learning practices.
• Ability to write, edit, and proofread instructional copy, presentations, and scripts.
• Strong verbal and written communication and collaboration across roles.

Responsibilities

• Design and facilitate engaging learning experiences across modalities.
• Analyze needs, map content to objectives, and develop assessments.
• Coordinate with HR partners, SMEs, instructional designers, and external partners.
• Manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment and deliver on time.
• Evaluate feedback and implement updates for future learners.

Skills

Instructional design

Adult learning

Content development

Project management

Communication

Education

BA or MA in instructional design, education, or similar

Job description

We are seeking a Learning and Development Specialist who can help our Talent Development team design and facilitate high-quality learning experiences. Ideally, you should have a teaching or training background, a strong understanding of how people learn, and a passion for creating impact through education.

In this role, you will create and maintain a broad set of content—including developing new objectives and assessments, and rewriting and reshaping existing content. You’ll work closely with HR partners, subject-matter experts, peer instructional designers, and other external partners as you analyze, design, develop, implement, evaluate, and maintain engaging and effective learning experiences for your colleagues.

Additional responsibilities of the role will include:

• Managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment while delivering high-quality work on time
• Performing the research and needs analysis required in the development of content; and mapping course content and learning activities to the appropriate learning objectives
• Using a content-development framework to create engaging and effective learning content (e.g., courses, presentations, videos, one-pagers, hands-on activities, assignments)
• Designing learning experiences to support a variety of modalities (e.g., self-paced online training, virtual classroom training, in-person classroom training, or a blend thereof)
• Facilitating classroom-based training where appropriate
• Evaluating feedback and prioritizing updates to improve experiences for future learners

About You

• Have 7-10 years of experience developing, implementing, and improving online and in-person learning experiences
• Have a BA or MA in instructional design, education, or similar with excellent knowledge of learning theories and instructional-design models
• Experienced with implementing adult-learning best practices and leading end-to-end instructional design projects
• Able to write, edit, and proofread effective copy, instructional text, presentations, and audio and video scripts
• Excellent verbal and written communicator; able to facilitate small and large group sessions
• Have a highly collaborative mindset; proven able to work with employees across a wide range of disciplines and build credibility throughout an organization
• Experienced in developing relationships with technical and non-technical people alike
• Organized with strong project management skills; experienced with managing complex projects

Base salary is $175,000 - $225,000. Base salary is only one part of Jane Street total compensation, which includes an annual discretionary bonus.

Jane Street is an Equal Opportunity Employer