Learning & Development Consultant Jobs

Come join the Microsoft Aspire Team as a Learning & Development Consultant within the Talent, Learning & Insights Group (TLI).
The Microsoft Aspire Experience is a Senior Leadership-sponsored, globally scaled, two-year journey of growth and development where early career and MBA talent are equipped with the community, skills, and opportunities they need to thrive in their careers and in life.
As a company, we look to these bright talented individuals to shape the future of Microsoft, to spark the next waves of disruptive innovations, and most importantly, to help discover new ways to accomplish our mission. For this reason, the mission of Microsoft Aspire is to empower our early career and MBA hires to achieve more.
As a Learning & Development Consultant for Microsoft Aspire you have an incredible opportunity to design, build and facilitate programming to enable our early career and MBA hires to succeed today, tomorrow, and into the future. Your work will scale across the globe in nearly 100 countries to drive impact towards transformational leadership, mobility across the organization, and deliver on Microsoft’s brand promise.
You will join a team of highly talented and collaborative colleagues and partners delivering truly best-in-class learning experiences. If you enjoy helping people discover themselves through defining experiences, then this is just the role for you! This is a fun and inclusive space. We value orientation toward purpose, impact and growth, the need for diverse networks, core skill development, and opportunities to drive Microsoft’s culture, and our careers, forward.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities
Program Planning and Development

• Leading and planning signature events and programs, you will contribute to the development and management of learning programs and initiatives for relevant audiences by identifying organizational needs, securing resources, and communicating with senior stakeholders. Collaborating with others, you will support and prioritize short-term planning efforts, and long-term learner-centric solutions. You will successfully manage end-to-end experiences, including financial planning and forecasting. Your work will align to the larger learning and skilling capabilities of the organization for the most impact.

Skilling Delivery

• You will independently deliver several single or multi-day skilling offerings or other learning experiences either in person or virtually to the target audience. Leveraging multiple modes (e.g., presentations, discussions, labs, simulations) and embracing digitally enhanced instructor-led capabilities to effectively deliver technology-based learning experiences. Engaging with learners, you will ensure content and concepts are being understood and are aligned with learner goals (e.g., internal and external learner partnership).

Program Execution

• By implementing core learning programs across the organization, you will execute tactically on multiple learning components of the learner journey. You will map the necessary points of engagement with relevant stakeholders to continuously improve content and programs.

Program Success Analysis and Metrics

• Using data analyses, you will define capability gaps for the business, improve benchmarking, and execute learning priorities through learner-centric methodology. Independently evaluates and analyzes effectiveness of programs, evaluating learning survey analyses, including program metrics (e.g., user satisfaction, participation in the deliverable), return on investment (ROI), and behavior change. Shares key performance indicators (KPIs) with relevant stakeholders. Leverages a solid understanding of the competition and landscape to improve company offerings.

Stakeholder/Customer Collaboration

• Consume accountability for clearly communicating project status. You will also collaborate with team members to enhance customer and content experiences, meeting content delivery expectations by contributing to timely delivery.
• You will develop relationships with key stakeholders/partners across audiences to represent learning-related needs. Leveraging working knowledge of local/regional perspectives and championing diversity and inclusion initiatives, you will communicate learning and development approaches to leaders and stakeholders to educate them on learning solutions.
• You will learn and understand the current state of content experiences in your area of expertise. Stay updated on industry and competitive trends, adjusting content strategy as needed and sharing best practices within teams.

Other

• Embody our culture and values

Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Vocational qualification or higher education degree (e.g., Bachelor's Degree) AND/OR 2+ years' experience in Learning and Development, relevant technical roles, business development, field or sales, HR, customer success, collection management, research/restoration evaluation, industry, or program/project management
• OR Master's Degree or equivalent AND/OR 1+ year(s) experience in Learning and Development, relevant technical roles, business development, quota management, human resources (HR), customer success, collection management, research/restoration evaluation, industry, or program/project management
• OR equivalent experience.

Additional Or Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Fundamentals, Coaching (e.g., International Coaching Federation), Project and/or Program Management Professional, archival, or a similar certificate.
• OR equivalent experience.
• Demonstrates commitment to career development and continuous or consistent learning through formal and informal efforts (e.g., change management, design thinking, management training, online courses).
• Vocational qualification or higher education degree (e.g., Bachelor's Degree) AND 6+ years' experience in Learning and Development, relevant technical roles, business development, field or sales, HR, customer success, collection management, research/restoration evaluation, industry, or program/project management
• OR Master's Degree or equivalent AND 4+ years experience in Learning and Development, relevant technical roles, business development, field or sales, human resources (HR), customer success, collection management, research/restoration evaluation, industry, or program/project management

Integrated Learning IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $91,800 - $178,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $117,900 - $195,000 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
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