Learning and Development Specialist

Jane Street
New York, US
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward mid-level professionals with 7-10 years in instructional design who thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

Best fit for

  • Instructional designers with adult-learning expertise and content-development framework experience
    — “Have a BA or MA in instructional design, education, or similar with excellent knowledge of learning theories and instructional-design models”
  • Collaborative professionals skilled at managing complex projects across disciplines
    — “Have a highly collaborative mindset; proven able to work with employees across a wide range of disciplines and build credibility throughout an organization”
  • Trainers comfortable facilitating both virtual and in-person sessions
    — “Designing learning experiences to support a variety of modalities (e.g., self-paced online training, virtual classroom training, in-person classroom training, or a blend thereof)”

Things to consider

  • Requires managing multiple projects simultaneously with tight deadlines
    — “Managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment while delivering high-quality work on time”
  • Content development spans from research to evaluation phases
    — “Performing the research and needs analysis required in the development of content; and mapping course content and learning activities to the appropriate learning objectives”

How to stand out

  • Highlight projects where you improved learning experiences based on feedback
    — “Evaluating feedback and prioritizing updates to improve experiences for future learners”
  • Demonstrate ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
    — “Experienced in developing relationships with technical and non-technical people alike”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • creating and maintaining high-quality learning experiences
  • delivering projects on time
Typical background
instructional-designtraining-background

Skills & requirements

Required

Instructional-designProject-managementLearning-theoriesContent-developmentFacilitation

Preferred

Technical-training

Stack & domain

Instructional DesignAdult LearningContent DevelopmentTrainingCommunicationCollaborationProject ManagementEducation

About the role

Original posting from Jane Street via Greenhouse

About the Position

We are seeking a Learning and Development Specialist who can help our Talent Development team design and facilitate high-quality learning experiences. Ideally, you should have a teaching or training background, a strong understanding of how people learn, and a passion for creating impact through education.

In this role, you will create and maintain a broad set of content—including developing new objectives and assessments, and rewriting and reshaping existing content. You’ll work closely with HR partners, subject-matter experts, peer instructional designers, and other external partners as you analyze, design, develop, implement, evaluate, and maintain engaging and effective learning experiences for your colleagues.

Additional responsibilities of the role will include:

Managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment while delivering high-quality work on time

Performing the research and needs analysis required in the development of content; and mapping course content and learning activities to the appropriate learning objectives

Using a content-development framework to create engaging and effective learning content (e.g., courses, presentations, videos, one-pagers, hands-on activities, assignments)

Designing learning experiences to support a variety of modalities (e.g., self-paced online training, virtual classroom training, in-person classroom training, or a blend thereof)

Facilitating classroom-based training where appropriate

Evaluating feedback and prioritizing updates to improve experiences for future learners

About You

Have 7-10 years of experience developing, implementing, and improving online and in-person learning experiences

Have a BA or MA in instructional design, education, or similar with excellent knowledge of learning theories and instructional-design models

Experienced with implementing adult-learning best practices and leading end-to-end instructional design projects

Able to write, edit, and proofread effective copy, instructional text, presentations, and audio and video scripts

Excellent verbal and written communicator; able to facilitate small and large group sessions

Have a highly collaborative mindset; proven able to work with employees across a wide range of disciplines and build credibility throughout an organization

Experienced in developing relationships with technical and non-technical people alike

Organized with strong project management skills; experienced with managing complex projects

If you're a recruiting agency and want to partner with us, please reach out to agency-partnerships@janestreet.com.

Source: Jane Street careers (Greenhouse)

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