Learning Specialist Jobs in Chicago, IL

As an S&C Electric team member, you’ll work on projects that have real-world impact. You’ll help transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has more than a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012. We continue this legacy as a trusted, forward-thinking leader in the electrical industry. You will advance a safer, more reliable, and more resilient electrical grid. Our products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. We’re big enough to be a respected industry leader but small enough for you to impact our company directly. Our commitment gives you opportunities to impact on and off the job positively. Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow’s energy challenges and become an employee-owner!

Hours

• 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) Hybrid 3 Days in Office

Compensation

At S&C, we are dedicated to providing competitive and equitable compensation for all our team members, and we are committed to transparency in our pay practices. The estimated annual base salary range for this position in the United States is $87,758 - $116,285.18. Individual pay within this salary range is determined by several compensable factors, including performance, knowledge, job-related skills and experience, and relevant education or training. This role is also eligible for S&C’s annual incentive plan (AIP), subject to eligibility criteria.

Join Our Team as a Senior Learning Specialist!

The Talent Enablement department is responsible for developing, implementing, and sustaining S&C’s global talent management ecosystem designed to facilitate organizational, professional, and career development in support of S&C's strategic objectives and competitive advantage in the market.

The Senior Learning Specialist is responsible for developing and implementing innovative learning solutions. The Senior Learning Specialist leads the assessment of training needs, designs and develops training content and programs, and evaluates training effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities:

• Training Design & Delivery: Lead and/or collaborate on end-to-end training projects with specific activities including project management, needs analysis, and determining the best course design approach using full-cycle ADDIE and SAM models.
• Assess Learning and Training Needs: Partner with the business to lead the analysis of training needs and determine assessment and success criteria. Design and facilitate surveys, assessments, and focus groups to gather information. Use data insights to identify needs and drive learning impact. Develop solutions focused on filling gaps and training needs, thinking outside of the box with continuous evaluation and innovative methodologies.
• Identify Learning Solutions: Develop creative and engaging learning content, curriculums, and learning paths in a variety of media through the design, creation, construction, and purchase of learning content. Partner with outside vendors, agencies, and educational institutions as needed. Provide guidance and strategies to evaluate and enhance current programs and build new learning programs.
• Delivery of Learning: Facilitate a variety of learning and skill-building sessions in person and virtually. Consult with SMEs on the train-the-trainer process and training sustainment and maintenance recommendations. Coordinate training and fulfill administrative tasks as needed.
• Communication & Promotion: Support the Manager - Learning & Development in creating marketing and communications plans for training initiatives. Align with Internal Communications on creative service design, communication planning, build, and deployment.
• Maintenance of Learning Systems & Resources: Maintain updated training curriculum, learning paths, and resources, along with training records, and assets. Perform as an administrator in the learning management system. Support implementation and management of learning platforms and content catalogs. Measure learning metrics and report out regularly. Support and recommend learning operational and governance processes and practices.
• Team Member Development: Stay current with L&D Industry trends and best practices to elevate the learning experience. Stay current on advancements in learning tools, metrics, measurement, and reporting. Mentor L&D team members as needed.
• Program & Vendor Management: Source, assess, and partner with external vendors, consultants, and providers to design and deploy learning programs and systems. Proactively manage external vendors and providers and monitor service to maintain successful partnerships and standards of services offered.

Additional Functions

• Lead learning evaluations, programs, and projects.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
• Attend in-person or virtual meetings as requested or required.
• Communicate effectively and respectfully with others.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

What you’ll need to succeed:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Instructional Design, Human Resources, a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5-7+ years of demonstrated experience with end-to-end learning, development, and evaluation, including experience as a corporate trainer.
• Ability to design, create, and deliver effective training sessions for a variety of learnings virtually and on-site at the S&C Chicago campus, including team members working on the shop floor in manufacturing and assembly areas.
• Demonstrated experience using e-learning platforms and tools, including leading virtual classrooms utilizing multimedia tools.
• Great presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate concepts to a wide variety of audiences, from production workers to leaders.
• Ability to engage learners and create an interactive learning experience that’s impactful and enhances retention. Sound communication skills (written, verbal, and listening). Able to liaise with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, from executives to support staff, and present compellingly to achieve buy-in from managers, and team members.
• Ability to analyze stakeholder performance indicators and determine if training intervention is needed.
• Sound customer service and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent scriptwriting and great language skills. Good organizational and project management skills with the ability to support multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to produce highly targeted learning-related deliverables.
• The ability to lead, mentor, and provide guidance while collaborating with the L&D team.
• Familiarity with DEI principles and experience contributing to initiatives that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
• Demonstrated experience working with Articulate 360, Camtasia, Synthesia, LMS, video design, storyboard creation, recording, video editing, sound editing, and other software/tools relevant to the Learning & Development space.

Preferred

• Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD).
• Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD).
• SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP).
• SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).
• Knowledge or experience applying experiential learning theory.
• Knowledge of change management principals.
• Native or bilingual fluency in Spanish (written and verbal)

S&C Electric is committed to equal-opportunity employment. All employees and applicants will be considered without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to complete the application, please email us at TAsupport@sandc.com.

No fixed deadline

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In 1909, S&C Electric Company transformed the delivery of safe, reliable electricity with the invention of the Liquid Power Fuse. Today, as the world faces extreme weather events and the demand for electricity grows, S&C continues to innovate and advance the electrical grid, ensuring reliable and resilient power for homes, communities, and critical infrastructure around the world.

With a diverse, global workforce and core values around integrity, safety, and quality, S&C is a trusted industry leader and top workplace that offers meaningful careers to more than 3,500 team members. As a people-first organization, S&C is committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative workplace where team members advance their careers through robust talent-development programs and involved leadership.

S&C’s deeply rooted belief diversity fosters greater creativity, innovation, and success guides the company to advance and sustain a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture.

S&C provides a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical & Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account (HSA), Group Life Insurance, optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance, Wellbeing Resources including Employee Assistance Program and Family Forming Benefits (i.e., Adoption and Fertility support)
• Leave Benefits: Vacation Time, Sick Time, Paid Holidays and Company Shutdown days, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves, Paid Parental Time and Military Leave
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (KSOP) offering traditional and Roth 401(k) options and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) component; KSOP participants can receive annual ESOP company contributions of over 11% of eligible earnings (3% Core, up to 3.5% Match, Variable Periodic).