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Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week
Group Benefit Solutions delivers comprehensive insurance and absence management solutions for mid-sized and large companies. Our work fosters a healthier, happier, and more secure workforce, contributing to New York Life’s legacy of being there when we’re needed most. Here, you'll design, implement, and support these solutions directly impacting employees’ lives. At our core, we provide financial security and peace of mind to people through our absence, accident, disability, voluntary benefits, and life insurance solutions. Click here to learn more about Group Benefits solutions.
Service Learning & Development Senior Trainer
Business Unit: Group Benefit Solutions
Department: Service Learning & Development
Job Title: Senior Trainer, Service Learning & Development
Level: PF3
Location of role:
1) Pittsburgh, PA
2) Bethlehem, PA
3) Dallas, TX
4) New York, NY
Role Overview:
The Service Learning & Development Senior Trainer is responsible for designing, facilitating, and continuously improving performance-based learning programs that support organizational service excellence. This role focuses on new hire onboarding, skill development and strategic learning initiatives for service team members, ensuring alignment with business goals and compliance standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and delivery of role specific training programs for service teams, including onboarding, upskilling, and project learning needs.
- Collaborate with legal, compliance, and operational teams to integrate regulatory updates and best practices into training content.
- Maintain curriculum design, ensuring materials are current, engaging, and effective for both in-person and virtual environments.
- Analyze audit outputs and performance trends to identify skill gaps; develop targeted learning solutions to address these gaps.
- Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for service processes, systems, and client experience standards.
- Mentor and coach trainers and team members, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Manage classroom and virtual training environments, monitoring learner engagement and performance.
- Evaluate training effectiveness through existing feedback, assessments, and business impact metrics.
- Partner with business leaders to assess training needs and align learning initiatives with strategic objectives.
- Drive innovation in learning methods, leveraging technology and new approaches to enhance service delivery.
Skills & Competencies
- Advanced facilitation and presentation skills; able to lead role-specific training sessions independently.
- Deep functional and technical knowledge of Group Benefit Service Operations, systems, and client experience management.
- Strong mentoring and coaching abilities, with a track record of developing others.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to manage ambiguity, prioritize tasks, and drive accountability.
- Action-oriented, nimble learner, and effective collaborator across all organizational levels.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, SharePoint, MSTeams, and other learning platforms.
- Growth mindset in supporting AI within Service Operations.
- Bachelor’s degree in education or related field preferred.
- 5 years of experience in training, coaching, curriculum development, or service operations.
- Certification in training and development or facilitation (preferred).
- Demonstrated success in designing and delivering impactful learning.
- Experience with Knowledge Management development and governance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Group Benefits learning, employee development, and change management.
- Proven ability to innovate and implement new learning strategies.
- Strong analytical skills for evaluating training effectiveness and business impact.
- Experience in Lean Six Sigma Continuous Improvement organization.
- Manages Ambiguity
- Communicates Effectively
- Interpersonal Savvy
- Nimble Learning
- Ensures Accountability
- Action Oriented
- Collaborative Team Member
Location of role:
1) Pittsburgh, PA
2) Bethlehem, PA
3) Dallas, TX
4) New York, NY
Pay Transparency
Salary range: $71,000-$101,500
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.
Our Diversity Promise
We believe in a diverse workforce because it is our mission to advocate for the financial security and success of people in every community. This is why diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are guiding principles that are embedded in our brand and our culture. Click here to learn more about how we have been recognized for our leadership.
Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.
Job Requisition ID: 93078
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Salary : $71,000 - $101,500