POSITION SUMMARY

The Learning & Development Specialist reports to the Manager of Learning & Development and partners with the entire L&D team, cross-functional team members, and subject matter experts to organize, coordinate, manage, and communicate Vistage’s learning programs for our global communities. Our learning programs consist of live, blended, and online learning models that teach and develop Vistage Chairs to effectively build, grow, and manage a Vistage Executive Coaching practice. To excel in this role, you will utilize skills in written communication, event planning and execution, logistics, capacity planning, and project management. We are looking for someone who is a team player, highly detail-oriented, and has a genuine drive to make an impact.

THE COMPANY

Vistage is the world’s largest CEO coaching and peer advisory organization for small and midsize business (SMB) leaders. We offer the most effective approach for SMB enterprises to achieve better results and grow faster and for SMB leaders to maximize their impact.

The 45,000+ members we serve are CEOs, owners, and executives of SMB organizations located across the U.S. and in 40 countries worldwide. These SMB executives spend a day or more with Vistage every month, immersing themselves in our comprehensive platform to become better leaders, make better decisions, and achieve better results. Our platform features three core elements: valuable perspectives from a trusted group of peers, professional guidance, and meeting facilitation from an accomplished business leader (the Chair), as well as deep insights from subject matter experts.

Vistage was founded more than 65 years ago, and we’ve grown every year since then by innovating to stay on the cutting edge of business and relentlessly delivering value to our members. Our success is demonstrated by Vistage member companies growing 2.2 times faster than non-Vistage peer companies. Learn more about us at www.vistage.com.

VISTAGE EMPLOYEE LIFE

Vistage’s success is anchored by a unique culture that reinforces employee commitment to the Vistage mission. It is a spirit of collective success and achievement which is also reflected in our workplace. Here’s a sample of the employee experience that helps drive our success:

• Welcome to our home. Our U.S. headquarters sits in the heart of San Diego’s UTC area. It features an open, modern aesthetic with lots of collaboration spaces and opportunities to interact with co-workers. We stay fueled up with free snacks and a weekly free lunch day, along with free lattes and nitro cold brew coffee on tap! From our San Diego base, we collaborate with colleagues based across the country and around the world.
• We sweat the details. Our on-site gym is decked out with Peloton bikes and other top-tier fitness equipment to keep your workout challenging and fresh. Our campus also offers access to an additional gym, volleyball courts, and a scenic office park, perfect for getting in those midday steps!
• We invest in your career. Each employee has an actionable career progression plan developed through individual collaboration with their manager. We focus on promoting from within, and employee progression plans are complemented by all-staff development days held in our state-of-the-art learning center. Employees also have access to tons of individualized development resources and a generous tuition reimbursement program.
• We invest in you. Our employee benefits program is one of the most generous you’ll find. Fully-paid healthcare is provided for employees through Aetna, along with access to dental, vision, and life insurance coverage available to employees at very low rates. Take care of your financial future with eligibility for 401(k) matching funds after your first month as an employee. Use the free individual investment counseling we provide to help you grow the money you’ve saved. You’ll also start with 16 days of paid time off + 12 paid holidays per year to allow you to relax and recharge. Employees receive additional annual paid days off based on tenure.
• We keep it fun! Whether you’re with us in the Padres luxury suite enjoying our summer baseball outing, unwinding during an employee happy hour, or toasting your co-workers at our epic annual holiday party, you’ll see that we take having fun as seriously as helping our members succeed! The office vibe is business casual with flexible schedules, along with the freedom to work from home three days per week if you so choose! We value mutual respect and laughter . . . we hate stiff formality. You’ll have regular access to Vistage executives—our CEO even buys everyone doughnuts to fuel his informal employee chats!

Vistage’s culture and sense of mission drive employee loyalty: more than half of our staff has been with the company for five years or longer. Are you ready to start your Vistage journey?

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Organizing: Applies a variety of organizing, scheduling, and project management skills to collaboratively plan, develop, and execute a wide variety of learning events. Plans and organizes our yearly calendar of learning events, and coordinates scheduling of staff support for each program.
• Communications: Supports learning constituents as they move through learning paths and programs. Communicates with learners to provide information, instructions, and other methods to prepare for educational programming. Communicates with cross functional departments to support alignment on strategic projects.
• Project Management: Supports L&D team with project management of existing and new learning programs. Leverages technology, such as Asana and Cvent, to drive automation of program tasks and increase efficiency.
• Event Support: Supports event logistics and planning. Responsible for the creation and upkeep of our learning event registration platform. Creates, maintains, and disseminates rosters and materials for events to instructors, L&D team, and other stakeholders. Assists in the preparation and set up of learning events (both live and virtual). Arrives at learning site in advance of programs to ensure that event logistics and planning are executed as planned. Attends events to oversee smooth program operations and delivery. Willing and able to produce Zoom learning environments, including screen sharing, running polls, managing breakout rooms, etc.
• Logistics & Capacity Planning: Collaborates with the L&D team to address learning capacity issues and scheduling learning events. Assists in the preparation and set up of these virtual learning events.
• Team Support: Willing to support any team member with any administrative tasks.
• Learning Management System Support: Supports the Learning Management System (LMS). Works with L&D team to organize, structure, upload, and update content as needed.
• Creativity: Assists with development of communications and learning aids for virtual projects and programs. Develops/creates training manuals, learning modules, and course materials for learning initiatives in collaboration with other team members.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Learning & Development or a related field. Comparable work experience within the discipline can be substituted for actual degree completion.
• 3+ years in corporate work environment, ideally in a corporate learning and development department.
• The ideal candidate has strong attention to detail and communication skills, is proactive in anticipating and addressing learner and stakeholder needs, excels at working independently and in collaboration with others, embraces change and innovative thinking, and is committed to their own professional growth.
• Ability to manage a variety of complex programs and projects simultaneously and produce highly professional outcomes.
• Experience in the administration of learning or corporate events, including event planning, scheduling, and execution in collaboration with a variety of individuals and groups.
• Able to work with subject matter experts to create content and plan learning events.
• Proven capability to produce timely and accurate project plans, reports, and communications.
• Demonstrated ability to use technology for project and program planning and administration.
• Strong interest in the field of education, learning and development, and leadership development as measured by education and/or experience in academic or corporate environments.

COMPENSATION RANGE

$68,700 - $70,000 base salary + 6.5% corporate bonus

JOB LOCATION

Hybrid in San Diego; 2 days onsite, 3 days remote