About Ascendion:
Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.
Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life:
We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:
- Build the coolest tech for the world’s leading brands
- Solve complex problems - and learn new skills
- Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
- Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience
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Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.
About the Role: Learning Specialist (Hybrid Sacramento, CA)
Job Title: Learning Specialist
Responsibilities
- Develops technical and behavioral expectation training and objectives.
- Assesses employee development needs and defines appropriate resources and processes to support learning.
- Develop unique training programs to support the development of our retail and product services departments and their employees.
- Obtains and/or develops effective training materials utilizing a variety of media.
- Develops strategies to ensure the application and transfer of learned skills and knowledge to the workplace, including post-training activities and assessments.
- Documents existing internal processes and procedures to create training materials.
- Creates and updates training procedure manuals, user guides, and learning materials.
- Trains and coaches managers, supervisors, and others involved in employee development efforts (train the trainer)
- Maintains records of training and development activities and conducts follow-up studies of completed training to evaluate and measure results.
- Assists the Manager of Learning Operations with developing and maintaining instructional best practices for in-person, virtual, and on-demand formats.
- Develops and delivers engaging and interactive live, virtual, and on-demand training sessions for employees across the organization.
- Works effectively with members of management and human resources to create effective learning programs.
- Monitors, tracks, and reports on organization-wide training programs in addition to specialized training programs that address the learning and development needs of a department, position, and/or functional area.
- Maintains knowledge of the latest trends in learning and development.
- Adapts and customizes learning content to meet the unique needs of different learner groups.
- Adapts facilitation style and content delivery based on the needs and preferences of diverse learner groups.
- Leverages technology to enhance learning experiences, including virtual platforms, the Learning Management System, multimedia, and other interactive tools.
- Ensures seamless integration of digital resources into the learning process.
- Administers assessments to measure learning outcomes and provide constructive feedback to participants.
- Develop evaluation tools and gather feedback to continuously improve learning programs.
- Encourages individuals to take ownership of their development and seek growth opportunities.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualification:
- A bachelor's degree in a relevant field, such as Education, Training, and Development, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in facilitating learning sessions, curating content, for curriculum development, participating in or leading consulting intake conversations, preferably in diverse organizational settings. Experience working with subject matter experts and instructional designers.
- Relationship building and inquiry skills as used in consulting conversations, needs assessments, and focus groups.
- Show commitment to personal and professional development in learning and development.
- Ability to conduct interactive and engaging learning sessions using a variety of instructional techniques.
- Skilled in fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment that encourages active participation and collaboration.
- Effective delivery of content aligned with organizational learning objectives and industry best practices.
- Competency in utilizing diverse instructional methods, including presentations, group activities, case studies, and discussions.
- Skill in implementing strategies to ensure the application and transfer of learned skills and knowledge to the workplace.
- Ability to design and conduct post-training activities and assessments.
- Collaborative mindset to work with subject matter experts and instructional designers to review and adapt training materials.
Location: Sacramento, CA (Onsite 3 days)
Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $77k to $81k per year. Factors that may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertain to the City/ State] [10-15 days of paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System]
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