Learning & Development Architect

Unity Bank; Clinton (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Unity Bank seeks a Training Manager to design and organize employee development initiatives that boost performance and productivity. You will assess needs, develop curricula, and deliver programs across branches, including manager coaching, compliance training, and orientation sessions.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years in training, with banking experience preferred. You will create materials, manage calendars, and monitor costs while collaborating with managers to close skill

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education, organizational development, business, or similar field.
• Minimum 4 years' experience in a trainer/training manager capacity.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in banking industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess training needs through consultation with managers, interviews with employees, focus groups, or surveys to develop new programs or modify and improve existing programs to meet emerging organizational or individual trends, needs or skill gaps.
• Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs using knowledge of effective adult learning methods such as classroom training, seminars, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops. Select and use training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation and audience.
• Offer specific training programs to help workers maintain or improve job skills.
• Develop or obtain training manuals, guides, course materials, handouts, and multimedia visual aids.
• Evaluate training materials such as textbooks and handouts to ensure that material being presented to employees is appropriate to the audience, relevant and aligned with needs assessment and skills gap analysis for the employee and the organization.
• Conduct or arrange for the delivery of ongoing technical and skills training and personal development classes for managers and staff. Present information to trainees using a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.
• Train managers and supervisors in techniques and skills for coaching and developing employees.
• Monitor training costs to ensure budget is not exceeded; prepare cost/benefit analysis to justify training expenditures.
• Develop testing and evaluation procedures for skills and technical training programs.
• Build and maintain organization-wide training database; create management reports as requested.
• Create and maintain an annual training calendar based upon needs analysis; adjustment the calendar as attendance and emerging needs dictate.
• Administer annual compliance assignments for all employees.
• Deliver monthly HR Orientation sessions.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Active listening

Curriculum design

Adult learning theory

Analytical thinking

Coaching and development

Budget management

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in education, organizational development, business, or similar field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Unity Bank seeks a Training Manager to design and organize employee development initiatives that boost performance and productivity. You will assess needs, develop curricula, and deliver programs across branches, including manager coaching, compliance training, and orientation sessions.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years in training, with banking experience preferred. You will create materials, manage calendars, and monitor costs while collaborating with managers to close skill