Denodo is currently seeking a bright, motivated Training Specialist to join our fast paced, passionate Sales Enablement Team. The Training Specialist will be responsible for executing the training and enablement strategy set forth by the Operations team and will help facilitate and build best practices to increase our sales teams effectiveness. The Training Specialist will lead the process of developing, managing and improving our training content which includes onboarding training, sales training, continuation training and skills-based training.
Duties Responsibilities
- Assist in the planning, design, facilitation, instruction and evaluation of training classes on products and selling/communication skills and update the courses regularly to meet the needs of the organization.
- Support and build training based on department goals and initiatives.
- Deliver company training programs and workshops to employees and managers.
- Use a variety of instructional methods to ensure maximum delivery effectiveness.
- Monitor employees knowledge before and after training to help determine follow-up training required and to reinforce skills taught during training sessions.
- Assist in the creation and delivery of continuing education and ongoing training for existing staff.
- Work closely with Sales Operations and Sales leadership to identify skills and areas needing improvement.
- Maintain course content in conjunction with applicable new product release functionality.
- Identify opportunities to improve, update, or customize training materials to meet the needs of the audience.
- Conduct course evaluations to determine effectiveness of training and incorporate measurement and assessment results into future training.
- Update and maintain employee onboarding paths for all roles.
- Consult with subject matter experts, business owners, and peers to meet business training and enablement needs across multiple cross-functional teams.
- Manage onboarding activities across geographically-dispersed teams, defining project timelines, and identifying priorities.
Qualifications
Desired Skills Experience
- 8+ years of experience in training and applying curriculum development and instructional design practices and methodologies to support training creation and delivery.
- 5+ years proven strong experience with:
- eLearning Authoring tools (Camtasia, Articulate) is a must;
- LMS Platforms (Litmos or similar)
- Knowledge of adult learning principles and course development and teaching methodologies.
- Excellent verbal, written, proofreading, and editing skills.
- High level of creativity, independence and dependability.
- Flexibility and the ability to work in multiple time zones across North America and Europe.
- Ability to effectively interface with business leadership teams.
- Knowledge of Sales and Marketing tools like: CRM, Sales Enablement Tools, Marketing Automation tools and others.
- Must be willing to travel to the office minimum 3 days per week.
Additional Information
Employment Practices
- We are committed to equal employment opportunity.
- We respect, value and welcome diversity in our workforce.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law
- We do not accept resumes from headhunters or suppliers that have not signed a formal fee agreement. Therefore, any resume received from an unapproved supplier will be considered unsolicited, and we will not be obligated to pay a referral fee.