What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Learning and Development Specialist position at German American Bank?
What You’ll Do:
A Day in the Life – Your focus will be balanced between designing and developing learning solutions, managing training projects, and regularly facilitating development courses across the organization. You will create and maintain facilitator guides, participant materials, eLearning, videos, and other performance support tools, while also leading engaging classroom, virtual, and blended learning experiences for employees, teams, and leaders. This role requires someone who enjoys the thoughtful design work behind effective learning and also values the connection that comes from facilitating directly with learners.
What it Takes:
- Three or more years of successful experience in corporate training, learning and development, instructional design, or a related field.
- Strong instructional design skills, including the ability to assess needs, design practical learning solutions, develop materials, and evaluate effectiveness.
- Strong facilitation skills and a genuine interest in regularly leading classroom, virtual, and blended learning experiences for employees, leaders, and teams.
- Ability to manage learning projects independently from concept through implementation, including organizing work, meeting deadlines, reporting progress, and adjusting as business needs change.
- Confidence partnering with leaders and subject matter experts to identify learning needs, ask good questions, make recommendations, and translate business goals into effective development solutions.
- Ability to work with a high level of ownership, good judgment, and resourcefulness in a growing L&D function.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, coaching, presentation, critical thinking, planning, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work with speed and accuracy, maintain confidentiality, learn quickly, and contribute both independently and as part of a team.
- Experience in banking, financial services, sales enablement, leadership development, or career development programs.
- Experience using Cornerstone or another Learning Management System.
- Experience developing eLearning, videos, or performance support tools using Articulate Storyline, Camtasia, or similar tools.
- Experience supporting talent development initiatives such as career pathing, competency development, leadership programs, assessments, or coaching tools.
- Familiarity with Predictive Index or similar behavioral, talent, or leadership assessment tools.
What we can offer you:
- Medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, Life insurance, etc.
- 17 days paid time off, 11 paid holidays and bereavement leave
- Educational assistance program
- Wellness benefits
- Life event coverage
- Paid parental bonding leave
- Service awards
- Financial benefits including 401(k) match, stock purchase plan and more
- National and local discounts on everything from computers and vacations to phones and retail shopping.
- Logo wear discounts
- Free checking account, checks and discounted bank services
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan, Retirement PlanSalary : $48,826 - $72,327