Learning and Development Specialist III

The next part of your journey is right around the corner — with The Standard.

A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams, we’ve been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture focused on operational excellence thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference?

Job Summary:

The Learning and Development Specialist III is responsible for ongoing design, deployment, delivery and evaluation of learning programs to enhance the performance and growth of teams to meet departmental goals. Stays up to date on the newest learning technologies and tools to enhance training delivery and engagement. Leads, plans and prioritizes training projects by conducting needs assessments, creating & delivering content, while meeting requirements and due dates. Manages multiple tasks for numerous deliverables by transitioning simply and easily from one project to the next. 

Key Responsibilities:  

• Conduct full business and training needs analysis for large groups and department initiatives that link learning objectives to application for participants.
• Drive design and development of complex curriculum tied to measurable outcomes and impacts to the organization. Manage the design work of highly visible projects with stakeholders and recommend delivery methods to enable effective learning.
• Facilitate complex topics and action learning workshops for high risk, challenging groups and senior learners. Ability to redesign curriculum as needed to meet the learning objectives for the audience/participants. 
• Conduct post-session follow up engagement sessions to facilitate learning reinforcement through debriefs and leveraging feedback systems using complex ongoing evaluation strategies.
• Develop assessments, evaluations, and learning activities to evaluate overall training effectiveness.  Provide results and feedback to management and recommend training or process modifications. 

Skills & Background You’ll Need:

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in a related field.

Experience:

• 5 to 10 years of relevant, progressive work experience in the development of training for adults in a business environment.
• Hands-on experience with MSOffice Suite, Adobe Creative Cloud, Articulate 360 and other learning development tools.
• Experience in data analysis and vendor management that support an effective and dynamic learning program. 

Skills:

• Strong design and development skills to create outputs in various methods and the ability to deliver training sessions effectively, facilitate group discussions, and engage training participants of varying skill levels.
• Effective business partner to stakeholders across the organization and thinks strategically to ensure successful learning program implementation.
• Comfortable working with various program evaluation and performance measurement systems and tools.

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate:

Winning Together: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build trust and effective partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders. Fosters teamwork, maximizes efficiencies, and works to promote collaboration between the L&D team and business partners to ensure team members are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to deliver exceptional customer experiences.

Driving Success: Strong organization and project management skills and ability to effectively manage multiple initiatives simultaneously. Works effectively with stakeholders to address challenges and is viewed as a subject matter expert with the ability to negotiate and influence management decision making.

Improvement Mindset: Proactively identifies trends and patterns and provides analysis and recommendations to stakeholders and decision makers, to define, implement, and deliver on learning strategy. Takes a proactive approach in gaining knowledge across multiple business lines and job functions to create programs that take us “next level.”

Adaptability: Adapts quickly to changing priorities and is comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty driven by a fast-changing environment and new challenges.

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We have built an enduring legacy of stability, financial strength and exceptional customer service through the contributions of the service-oriented people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including medical, dental, vision and a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions

• An annual incentive bonus plan

• Generous paid time off including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually — PTO increases with tenure

• A supportive, responsive management approach and opportunities for career growth and advancement 

• Paid parental leave and adoption/surrogacy assistance

• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools

In addition to the competitive salary range below, our employee-focused benefits support work-life balance. Learn more about working at The Standard.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on a variety of factors including individual and organizational performance.

The actual compensation for this role will be based on a combination of education and experience, knowledge and skills, position budget, internal equity, and market data.

Salary Range:

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC, StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., and American Heritage Life Insurance Company and American Heritage Service Company, marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. Except where precluded by state or federal law, The Standard will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. The Standard offers a drug- and alcohol-free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on The Standard's property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation and employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. After any conditional offer of employment is made, the background check will include an individualized assessment based on the applicant’s specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job. Applicants will be provided an opportunity to explain and correct background information. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.