Learning Consultant

GP Strategies•Troy, MI

About The Position

The Learning consultant plays a critical role in partnering with clients and internal stakeholders to ensure learning and performance interventions are tightly aligned to business goals and measurable outcomes. This role goes beyond training delivery—focusing on performance analysis, strategic consultation, and solution design to enable sustainable behavior change and business results. You will work closely with business leaders, learning teams, and front‑line performers to assess needs, define performance challenges, and recommend solutions that may include learning, process, communication, or other non‑training interventions. This role ensures that learning investments are intentional, effective, and aligned to real business needs. By focusing on performance—not just training—you help organizations move from activity to impact, driving behaviors and results that matter. If you enjoy partnering with leaders, diagnosing complex challenges, and shaping learning strategies that deliver measurable value, this role offers meaningful impact and visibility. GP Strategies Corporation is one of the world's leading talent transformation providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we help organizations transform through their people and achieve meaningful change. GP Strategies has delivered our innovative consulting, learning services, and talent technology solutions to over 6,000 organizations globally. From our global experience working across thousands of projects and initiatives over the past 55 years, we've learned that relationships, business, work, innovation, strategy, and transformation are all about people. And, to put it simply, GP Strategies is about our people - an extensive global network of learning experts. Additional information can be found at www.gpstrategies.com. With more than 4000 employees in over 30 countries, diversity at GP Strategies is second nature! Beyond our locations, our culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That's how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter. GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.

Requirements

Strong background in performance consulting, learning strategy, or organizational development.
Proven ability to analyze business problems, recommend solutions, and align learning initiatives to measurable outcomes.
Excellent consulting, facilitation, and stakeholder‑management skills.
Ability to influence and guide learning leaders without direct authority.
Strong analytical and critical‑thinking skills, combined with structured problem solving.
Effective communicator—able to translate complex ideas into clear, actionable recommendations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with digital learning platforms (LMS, LXP, etc.).
Familiarity with automotive or highly technical environments.
Hands‑on experience with course programming tools (Articulate Storyline, Captivate, or similar).
Experience applying adult learning principles and performance diagnostics in complex organizations.

Responsibilities

Build and sustain long‑term, trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including decision‑makers, implementers, and business sponsors.
Maintain a deep, current understanding of client business goals, strategies, and challenges.
Serve as a strategic thought partner—helping clients connect performance outcomes to business impact.
Evaluate business issues and change initiatives to determine whether performance analysis or diagnostics are required.
Lead initial discovery discussions with business stakeholders to assess situational needs and align on the appropriate performance solution approach.
Advocate for data‑driven performance analysis and diagnostic methods before recommending solutions.
Design and present performance‑based learning strategies, including recommendations for non‑training interventions when appropriate.
Develop high‑level curriculum architectures and performance‑based learning roadmaps, including communication, enablement, and measurement plans.
Provide role‑based outcomes input into accreditation frameworks and certification programs.
Collaborate with Instructional Designers and Subject Matter Experts to ensure content accuracy and alignment to performance goals.
Incorporate AI tools to enhance performance analysis, learning design, and workflow efficiency.
Research emerging trends and collaborate with innovation teams to identify new opportunities in instructional and performance design.
Evaluate pilot and deployed solutions to measure effectiveness and inform continuous improvement.
Liaise across teams to ensure seamless collaboration between consultants, designers, SMEs, and stakeholders.
Support and promote a culture of teamwork, inclusion, and shared accountability across all organizational levels.