Learning And Development Relationship Management - Senior Specialist

Make your mark. Our internal firm services focuses on the firm’s critical business needs. From human resources opportunities to marketing and everything in between, our integrated solution approach is designed to help enable and manage growth, leverage resources, and optimize firm operations. At Plante Moran, we have a privilege of serving clients and providing consultative services as they face challenges and seek new opportunities.

What does diversity, equity, and inclusion mean to Plante Moran? It means that all staff members have equitable and fair opportunities to succeed, in an inclusive environment, with their individual, unique identities.

Plante Moran enjoys a “Workplace for Your Day” model which, simply put, means no one knows the best place for you to physically work better than you. Our staff choose their work location based on their individual day’s needs, and gives them the flexibility they need when they need it. If staff need to go into the office to collaborate, the space is there, and if they have a day where they need to focus alone, then staying home works just fine, too.

Your role.

Your work will include, but not be limited to:

• Ensures appropriate learning methods are used to achieve desired learning outcomes.
• Works with others in L&D and clients to project manage session timelines.
• Responsible for assisting with the development and implementation of training program benchmarks for continuous improvement.
• Works along with the service group Relationship Manager to serve as a Learning and Development subject matter expert to consult and execute on training and development strategy.
• Implements short- and long-term training strategy in alignment with the Service and/or Industry group goals.
• Participates with Human Resource projects and/or initiatives; responsible for the coordination and completion of projects, including setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring and summarizing progress of project. Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of project.
• Recommends appropriate instructional approaches and methods.
• Determines appropriate learning objectives based on needs assessment and matches with appropriate instructional strategy.
• Conducts research into training products, services, systems, and vendors in support of development and purchasing efforts.
• Develops communication strategy to relay upcoming sessions, events, and programming to the greater firm
• Serves as primary project lead with some client relationships
• Serves as secondary project lead with some client relationships

The qualifications.

• Strong communication skills are required.
• Ability to manage workload to consistently meet client expectations and deadlines.
• 5+ years’ experience in learning and development.
• Strong project management skills are required.
• Strong technical aptitude with a desire to understand Firm infrastructure, challenge and streamline existing processes, and create new processes.
• Ability to coordinate information flow with multiple sources (Management, Partnership, team, staff, etc.)
• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in business, learning and development, educational, or related.
• Experience with professional services organizations preferred.

Our difference.

We are a nationally recognized public accounting, consulting, and wealth management firm, consistently ranked as one of FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” At Plante Moran, we live by the Golden Rule, fostering a relatively “jerk-free” culture with the lowest staff turnover rate in the industry. Our supportive network of well-rounded professionals is excited to catapult your growth and help pave your pathway to professional excellence.

Apply now. Make your mark.

This is an exempt position, and may require hours that exceed the standard 40-hour work week.

Interested applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, with the exception of candidates that are bilingual in Japanese and English. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and become the property of Plante Moran.

The specific statements above are not intended to be all-inclusive.