Strategic L&D Partner for Leadership & Talent

Baker Group; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Group in Ankeny, IA seeks an HR Learning and Development Business Partner to lead strategic learning design and delivery across the organization. The role blends consulting with instructional design, LMS administration, and digital learning to translate business priorities into practical development solutions for leaders and teams.

The successful candidate will partner with executives and HR to design curricula, deliver engaging training, and measure impact using analytics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in L&D, Instructional Design, Education, HR, or related field.
• Eight+ years of progressively responsible L&D experience.
• Experience partnering with leaders and business teams.
• Significant experience designing and developing digital/e‑learning courses.
• Strong knowledge of adult learning theory and evaluation.
• Experience managing complex learning projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience facilitating instructor‑led and virtual learning.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an L&D advisor to leaders, identifying performance and future skill needs.
• Translate priorities into learning strategies, curricula, and development initiatives.
• Align learning with talent management, succession planning, and organizational priorities.
• Manage learning initiatives from needs assessment through evaluation and improvement.
• Design and develop engaging instructor‑led, virtual, blended, and digital learning.
• Collaborate with SMEs to create courses, assessments, job aids, videos, and simulations.
• Apply visual design, storytelling, and assessments while ensuring accessibility and branding.
• Maintain and update learning content for accuracy and relevance.
• Develop, publish, test, and maintain LMS courses, curricula, and learning paths.
• Manage course versions, enrollments, completion, and content organization.
• Troubleshoot LMS issues with system and technology teams.
• Produce LMS reports and identify opportunities to improve effectiveness.
• Facilitate instructor‑led and virtual sessions for varied audiences.
• Support leadership, onboarding, professional, technical, and functional development.
• Coach SMEs and leaders to enhance training delivery using feedback.
• Measure learning effectiveness and analyze data to drive improvements.
• Stay current on learning technologies and AI applications.

Skills

Business Partnership

Learning Strategy

Performance Consulting

Instructional Design

Digital Learning Development

LMS Administration

Facilitation

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Leadership Development

Learning Measurement

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Learning & Development / Instructional Design / Education / HR / Organizational Development / Business / Communications or related field

Minimum eight years in L&D, talent development, instructional design, or related field

Experience as L&D business partner or internal learning consultant

Tools

Articulate 360

Storyline

Rise

Adobe Captivate

Job description

Baker Group in Ankeny, IA seeks an HR Learning and Development Business Partner to lead strategic learning design and delivery across the organization. The role blends consulting with instructional design, LMS administration, and digital learning to translate business priorities into practical development solutions for leaders and teams.

The successful candidate will partner with executives and HR to design curricula, deliver engaging training, and measure impact using analytics.