Learning & Development Specialist

Neapco; Farmington Hills (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Neapco is seeking a Learning & Development Specialist to build a global learning and development practice. This role designs, develops, implements, and evaluates company-wide initiatives that support business objectives, employee development, and organizational effectiveness.

You will partner with leaders and cross-functional teams to identify learning needs and deliver programs that build technical, operational, and leadership capabilities across the organization.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in Learning & Development or related field.
• Experience with global learning solutions across multiple delivery methods.
• Experience administering LMS and learning technologies.
• Experience designing curricula for technical and leadership development.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Conduct learning needs assessments to identify capability gaps.
• Develop learning strategies, curricula, and career paths with global leaders.
• Design engaging instructional materials using ADDIE and modern methods.
• Coordinate and support training programs, workshops, and leadership sessions.
• Manage the enterprise LMS, course creation, reporting, and administration.
• Measure learning effectiveness and business impact with assessments and metrics.
• Track participation, certifications, and program effectiveness via data analysis.
• Manage relationships with external learning vendors and RFP processes.
• Maintain training docs, job aids, facilitator guides, and SOPs for consistency.
• Collaborate with HR, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Safety, and others.

Skills

Instructional design

Adult learning theory

LMS administration

Project management

Global training delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design or related field

Master's degree or certifications

Tools

Articulate 360

Adobe Captivate

Camtasia

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Job description

Job Summary

The Learning & Development Specialist is responsible for building a global learning and development practice at Neapco. This will involve designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating company-wide learning and development initiatives that support business objectives, employee development, and organizational effectiveness. This role will partner with leader and cross-functional teams to identify learning needs, develop engaging learning solutions, manage learning technologies, and deliver programs that build technical, operational, and leadership capabilities across the organization.

The Learning & Development Specialist is responsible for building a global learning and development practice at Neapco. This will involve designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating company-wide learning and development initiatives that support business objectives, employee development, and organizational effectiveness. This role will partner with leader and cross-functional teams to identify learning needs, develop engaging learning solutions, manage learning technologies, and deliver programs that build technical, operational, and leadership capabilities across the organization.

Essential Functions

• Conduct learning needs assessments to identify capability gaps and development priorities.
• In partnership with global functional leaders, develop learning strategies, curricula, and career-based learning paths for functional, technical, operational, and leadership roles.
• Design and develop engaging instructional materials based on best practices in adult learning principles, learning technologies, and instructional design methodologies.
• Coordinate, facilitate, and support training programs, workshops, leadership development sessions, and technical training initiatives.
• Manage enterprise Learning Management System (LMS), including course creation, learner assignments, reporting, user administration, and content maintenance.
• Develop measurement strategy to evaluate learning effectiveness and business impact through assessments, participant feedback, performance metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Tracklearning participation, compliance, certifications, and program effectiveness through data analysis and reporting.
• Manage relationships with external learning vendors, consultants, and training providers, including supporting the RFP process, contract coordination, implementation, and performance evaluation.
• Maintain training documentation, job aids, facilitator guides, participant materials, and standard operating procedures to ensure consistent global learning experiences
• Collaborate with HR, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Safety, and other functional teams to support strategic organizational initiatives.

Required Skills

• Minimum of 5–10 years of experience in Learning & Development, Instructional Design, or Corporate Training.
• Expert level knowledge of adult learning theory, ADDIE, SAM, Kirkpatrick Evaluation Model, and other instructional design methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering global learning solutions across multiple delivery methods, including classroom, virtual instructor-led, blended learning, and eLearning.
• Experience conducting organizational learning needs assessments and developing competency-based learning strategies.
• Experience designing curriculum for technical, operational, professional, and leadership development.
• Experience supporting global organizations and designing learning solutions that can be implemented across cultures and geography.Experience administering Learning Management Systems (LMS) and learning technologies.
• Experience using instructional design and authoring tools such as Articulate 360, Adobe Captivate, Camtasia, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and other digital learning platforms.
• Experience managing multiple complex learning projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and business priorities.
• Experience developing training for global engineering, manufacturing, quality, or technical environments preferred.

Required Competencies

• Project Management
• Formal Presentation Skills
• Building Trust
• Consultation Skills
• Group Facilitation Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Innovation/ Creativity

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Learning & Development, Educational Technology, , Education, or a related field required.
• Master's degree or relevant postgraduate certifications (Instructional Design, Organizational Development, Adult Learning, etc.) preferred.

Travel Requirements

Travel expected to be about 10% and mostly domestic.