About Niche

Niche is the leader in school search. Our mission is to make researching and enrolling in schools easy, transparent, and free. With in-depth profiles on every school and college in America, 140 million reviews and ratings, and powerful search tools, we help millions of people find the right school for them. We also help thousands of schools recruit more best-fit students, by highlighting what makes them great and making it easier to visit and apply.

Niche is all about finding where you belong, and that mission inspires how we operate every day. We want Niche to be a place where people truly enjoy working and can thrive professionally.

About the Role

Niche is looking to hire our first Learning and Development Specialist to work alongside our People and Talent team. This role will report directly to our Chief People Officer. As a part of our People team, you will work with cross functional teams to create, implement and scale training programs that help employees and managers increase engagement and performance. The right candidate knows how to create and deliver engaging, bold and creative curriculum that weaves in Niche's values and L&D best practices.

What You Will Do

During the 1st Month:

• Work with department leadership to assess training needs, select appropriate training programs and delivery methods, and monitor training programs to ensure they are current and effective.
• Work with functional leaders to assess needs around career and learning paths for all levels of the organization
• Evaluate and assess training vendors and current tech stack for organizational wide training program roll out.

Within 3 Months:

• Select and/or develop materials and appropriate delivery methods (e.g., instructor led, web demos, video conferences, workshops) for programs on a variety of topics (e.g., new employee orientation, job skills training, continuous education, leadership training, performance management)
• Create a robust Manager onboarding and learning handbook that sets our managers up for success
• Lead implementation for future organizational wide cross functional and communication focused training program

Within 6 Months:

• Measure and report out on training programs and impact (ROI)
• Organize and update content on our future self service portal that will allow employees and managers to quickly find useful content to help with understanding and navigating their employee and manager experience

What We Are Looking For

• 5-6 years of experience preferred
• Bachelors or Master's degree in Instructional Design or Organizational Development ( ATD certificates a plus)
• Experience with training managers and Executive leaders
• Strong background in Instructional Design and Delivery
• Expertise in facilitating learning sessions both in person and virtually
• Ability to build content that is creative and engaging
• Grounded in adult learning principles
• Proven thought partner for how to increase employee engagement and performance through learning
• Strong writing and communication skills

Helpful Certifications

• DDI - Development Dimensions
• Crucial/Fierce/Radical Candor
• Personality Assessments for Team Alignment and Optimization

Are you excited about the position and its responsibilities, but hesitant because your experience doesn't align 100% with the posted requirements? We believe you are more than a resume, so go for it! You won't want to miss the opportunity to play a part in helping students find where they belong.

Why Niche?

• We are a fully flexible workforce empowering our employees to choose to work remotely, in our Pittsburgh office or whatever combination suits you
• Full time, salaried position with competitive compensation in a fast-growing company
• Best-in-class 100% paid employee health plan, including vision and dental and supplemental coverage
• Flexible Paid Time Off Policy
• Stipend that allows you to build your work from home office in a style and function that suits your personal preferences
• Ability to join our diversity committee (Niche Diversity Initiative) to shape company-wide programs and events
• Parental leave for all employees (12 weeks fully paid) in addition to short term disability for birthing parents
• Meaningful Stock options and 401(k) with employer match
• Your ideas and work will make an immediate impact on our company and millions of users
• You will join a team that cares about you, our mission, our work - and celebrates our wins together!

Niche will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future for this opening.

We are currently hiring in states where we currently have employees: AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, DC, WV.

Candidates only. No recruiters or agencies, please. Sorry, we do not offer relocation assistance.

Niche is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. Therefore, we provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

All interviews are being held remotely. If there are preparations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.