Training Strategist II (Evolve 365)

Planet Technologies; Central (LA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, seeks a Training Strategist II to support impactful projects and drive user adoption. Evolve 365 includes diverse training solutions and webinars across Microsoft environments.

Responsibilities include designing campaigns, building customer relationships, and delivering concise training content to diverse audiences. Remote work with travel up to 10% is supported; a Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or comparable work history required.
• Active Secret clearance essential (GCC, GCCH).
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Experience creating technical training materials for diverse audiences.
• Strong communication skills and business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and end-users.
• Design, develop, customize, and schedule training campaigns and courses.
• Create communications blueprints and drive adoption of Microsoft and related tech.
• Assess risk and drive user adoption across the customer lifecycle.
• Produce customer success reports showing adoption progress and stakeholder delivery.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Public speaking

Relationship building

Project coordination

Instructional design

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Copilot

Visio

Publisher

Adobe Acrobat

Zoom

Snagit

Camtasia

Job description

Planet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our growing team asa Training Strategist II. In this role, you will be supporting impactful projects that make a difference for our country.

Evolve 365 is a Planet Technologies methodology and service that drives learning and promotes user adoption. Custom learning and training solutions that fit any organization's needs or workforce. Evolve 365 includes a dedicated Technology Training Strategist familiar with user adoption, the changes of Office 365, as well as other Technologies driving users to embrace system modernization.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain relationships with customers and end-users by building strong, long-term relationships, staying in communication and efficiently resolving issues with alternate solutions tailored to individual needs.
• Design, develops, customize, and schedule learning and adoption campaigns including customized Training Course based on individual customer goals and technology.
• Develop communication blueprints and executing communication and adoption activities to help customers drive digital transformation with Microsoft and other technology platforms
• Evaluate risk management for each customer and proactively evade dissatisfaction and drive user adoption throughout customer life cycle.
• Create customer success reports to ensure customers are increasing user adoption, issues are resolved proactively, and customer goals are met including deliery to key stakeholders.
• Provide insight and relay the voice of customer with internal Plant Technologies teams, including Sales, Marketing, and Project Teams.
• Customize and deliver 100 and 200 Level End User Webinars to Office/Microsoft365;Coordinate and Execute Customers internal Champions Program for Office 365 and provide 1:1 Coaching for End Users on Office 365 basic functionality
• Update and Build New Training Courses Based On Feature Updates from a variety of Microsoft environments (including Enterprise, EDU, GCC, GCC-H & DoD)
• Serve as a product, company, and industry ambassador, to educate prospects as well as existing customers on the capabilities of Evolve 365 services.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or comparable work history with 3-5 years of experience in a Technical Training, Education, Curriculum development or similar types of roles
• Previous experience working with regulated Government M365 cloud environments with an active Secret clearance is essential (GCC, GCCH)
• Ability to effectively create and deliver complex training content to diverse groups of people presenting technical and non-technical information clearly and precisely.
• Previous experience creating technical documentation for the purposes of training a non-technical audience
• Must be an outstanding communicator, able to listen for verbal and non-verbal cues, with exceptional writing and verbal skills with a solid understanding of business operations and relevant IT skills of day-to-day business operations.
• Expertise in industry-available media and education delivery processes (e.g., computer-based training, web-based training, etc.) and modern educational techniques.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and OneNote. It is also important that they are familiar with other common office tools such as Copilot, Visio, Publisher, Adobe Professional, Zoom, SnagIt & Camtasia.
• Customer-centric, flexible with the ability to meet customer needs, and able to work effectively with many levels of personnel.
• Ability to build rapport, influence others with ease, and establish and manage relationships with all levels of employees.
• Plan and prioritize activities to achieve optimal results in a fast-paced environment.
• Effectively plan program activities and follow through with a schedule to produce quality work within the stipulated timeframe.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and phone communication skills, with the ability to adapt conversations for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Minimum of a Secret Clearance required
• Location: Remote
• Travel: Less 10%

Here are just a few ways Evolve 365 collaborates with organizations on customized training solutions:

• Micro-Training Videos
• Training & Communication Plans
• Custom Playlists
• Monthly Office Hours
• Communication Campaigns
• Ongoing Usage and Adoption Analysis
• Customized Virtual Classroom Training

You can use this link to learn more about Planet’s Evolve 365 solution.

Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft Consulting Services to public sector and commercial organizations.Planet has significant experience in deploying business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, and systems management with an emphasis building, deploying, and managing custom solutions that transform the business operations of federal government agencies.

Planet Technologies does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms and conditions of employment, or practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law. Federal Agency Clearance Requirements may require up to a 10-year background investigation - US Citizenship (clearable) is required.

Salaries for Training Strategists at Planet Technologies range from $75,000 and $105,000. Several factors will impact final pay offered to a successful candidate including but not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, clearance level, the type of years and experience within the industry, education, training, etc.

Visit www.go-planet.com to learn more about us. Details about our benefits can be found here Planet Technologies Benefits Guide 2024-2025.