Position: L&D Specialist 

Organization: Amazon

Location: Karnataka 

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Main Responsibilities

• Support creation and roll-out of Learning & Development roadmap that helps the business to scale and our employees to grow
• Design and develop learning solutions and programs applying adult learning principles and systematic instructional design
• Employ project management skills and tools to manage multiple projects from analysis through delivery concurrently
• Conduct needs analysis to identify key tasks/skills to target in the curriculum and perform post implementation evaluation on key performance and business metrics
• Manage curriculum portfolio to ensure accurate training materials and assessments from new hire onboarding through continuing education and role specific accreditation programs
• Execute on curriculum maintenance, review and implementation cycles
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional training delivery stakeholders and business subject matter experts (SMEs) to identify knowledge gaps
• Utilize recent industry experience to make appropriate design decisions
• Provide train the trainer sessions (classroom or virtual) to support implementation of training programs and deliver instructor-led classes and programs (in person or virtual)
• Ability to facilitate high quality learner focused programs, which have informative content and engaging learning techniques environment.
• Build and maintain strong business relationships, collaborating with the program manager, instructional designers, learning coordinator, other facilitators, and business leaders to deliver learning outcomes and address cross-functional issues
• Collaborate effectively across teams to roll-out scalable training solutions around leadership development and manager capabilities
• Develop highly effective training material, assessment and learning options
• Create and implement development programs to increase employee engagement and satisfaction
• Support the development of learner engagement strategies and evaluation plans
   

Basic Qualifications

• A completed Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Learning & Development or proven experience working in Amazon
• Significant experience gained in Learning & Development (Certification)
• Excellent presentation and communication skills for the purpose of knowledge transfer and skill development - both in classroom and tutorial settings
• Ability to handle multiple projects, often with conflicting deadlines
• A track record of using data to develop business cases and decision making
• Proven ability to think creatively and contribute to process simplification/improvement at a team level
• Experience with project delivery in complex organizational settings
• Experience measuring and reporting on business impact of training initiatives
• Experience designing learning and development programs from the ground-up
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment where continuous innovation is required and ambiguity is constant
• Passionate self-starter, decisive and able to move with speed to implement ideas

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry certifications in L&D as appropriate
• Experience using eLearning development tools such as Articulate Studio/Storyline, Camtasia, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/Connect Captivate and other L&D Tools knowledge would be a plus experience likewise Thinking Cap, Kornerstone or others
• Familiarity with gamification, xAPI, online learning and learning technologies
• Experience in graphic and/or web design skills
• Experience with video design and development
• Proven analytical and quantitative skills and an ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, develop business cases, and complete root cause analyses