Manager Learning and Development

Home Office Careers • Rock Island, IL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Learning and Development Manager What if your next role gave you the opportunity to develop employees, grow leaders, and build a culture where learning matters? At Modern Woodmen, we believe learning is a powerful driver of employee growth, leadership effectiveness, and organizational success. We are seeking an experienced Learning & Development Manager to lead the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of learning and talent development programs that help our employees and leaders thrive. This role combines strategy and execution—partnering with business leaders to identify development needs, creating innovative learning solutions, facilitating engaging programs, and measuring outcomes to ensure meaningful impact. If you are passionate about developing people, driving organizational capability, and building a culture of continuous learning, we encourage you to apply. Modern Woodmen of America is one of the nation’s largest fraternal benefit societies, with over $18 billion assets. Fraternals are unique membership organizations that pair the “member-owned” characteristic of a mutual insurance company with the “social mission” characteristic of a service organization. They unite individuals with common bonds, provide a variety of life insurance and investment products, and form one of the nation’s most effective volunteer networks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Adult Learning, Continuous Education or other related fields of study.
• Seven or more years of progressive experience in learning and development, training, organizational development, or a related discipline.
• Two or more years of leadership or supervisory experience.
• Strong knowledge of adult learning principles and instructional design methodologies.
• Experience utilizing learning management systems (LMS) and learning technologies.
• Proven ability to build partnerships and influence stakeholders across all levels of an organization.
• Excellent communication, presentation, coaching, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and continuously improve a comprehensive learning and talent development program aligned with Modern Woodmen’s corporate plan strategies and ongoing operational workforce needs.
• Develop and facilitate high-quality employee and leader learning programs in areas such as leadership, change management, customer service, and professional development.
• Partner with leaders and HR teams to identify capability gaps and implement targeted learning solutions.
• Create and maintain learning curricula that support employee growth and organizational effectiveness.
• Evaluate and leverage external learning resources, vendors, and tools to enhance development opportunities.
• Measure program effectiveness through assessments, participant feedback, and business impact metrics.
• Administer and encourage use of learning programs such as tuition assistance, professional education offerings, and other development resources.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team while fostering a positive, high-performing work environment.
• Manage budgets and resources responsibly to maximize learning investments.

Benefits

• Vacation
• Sick leave
• 11 paid holidays
• Company-paid retirement plan
• Matching 401(k) plan
• Medical, Dental and Prescription Drug Insurance. We pay 100% of employees’ health insurance premiums and 50% of employee dependents’ premiums.
• Group term life insurance.
• Long-term and short-term disability.
• Employee Impact Bonus
• Voluntary benefits: vision, flexible savings accounts (FSA), accident insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager