Onboarding Field Trainer

3 Day Blinds (Corporate) • Irvine, CA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Onboarding Field Trainer prepares new Design Consultants for success during onboarding by delivering primarily virtual training in product knowledge, systems proficiency, and company processes. The Trainer follows structured curriculum, supports certification and skill assessments, tracks each new hire’s progress, and uses cohort performance metrics to identify needs and shape support. They share new hires’ strengths and development needs with local sales leaders as consultants transition to the field.

When not delivering classes, the Trainer supports the local field team through in-home ride-alongs, appointment observations, hands-on coaching, district meetings, and sales events. The position is hybrid and virtual-first during onboarding classes, but recurring in-field presence is a core responsibility. Field time may reach or exceed 40% during peak periods.

The role has a 40-hour Monday-through-Friday work week, with flexible start times based on the home market and core collaboration hours of 10:00 AM–3:00 PM Pacific Time. Independent travel within assigned markets is required. Mileage reimbursement is provided for driving beyond 60 miles round trip.

Requirements

• Training, sales, or coaching experience, ideally in a retail, direct-to-consumer, or in-home sales environment.
• Strong interpersonal, presentation, and facilitation skills, especially in virtual environments.
• Ability to follow and deliver structured curriculum and scheduled programming while maintaining learner engagement.
• Baseline understanding of and capability with technology, including Outlook, Teams, AI tools, and virtual learning platforms.
• An established personal technology suite used to stay productive.
• Ability to analyze cohort KPIs, ramp, and performance metrics and act on them.
• Valid driver's license, reliable personal transportation, and willingness to travel independently within assigned markets.
• Ability to work a 40-hour Monday-through-Friday schedule and meet recurring in-field requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Prior facilitation experience with demonstrated sales achievement tied to it.
• Prior experience as a Design Consultant, sales trainer, or field coach.
• Experience delivering virtual instructor-led training or new-hire onboarding.
• Experience operating in a hybrid field-based role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver virtual onboarding training to new Design Consultants on product knowledge, systems, and company processes.
• Follow structured curriculum and scheduled programming while maintaining learner engagement.
• Facilitate interactive virtual sessions that build skills through practice.
• Support new-hire certification and skill assessments.
• Participate in periodic observation of training delivery by the Onboarding Field Training Manager and apply facilitation feedback.
• Analyze onboarding cohort KPIs and use the metrics to proactively support new-hire success.
• Partner with District Sales Managers and Field Sales Trainers to act on cohort insights and target support.
• Track new hires’ onboarding progress and identify knowledge or skill gaps early.
• Share new hires’ strengths and development needs with District Sales Managers and Field Sales Trainers as they transition to the field.
• Provide follow-up support as new hires begin running appointments.
• Support the local field team with in-home ride-alongs, appointment observations, and hands-on coaching.
• Attend district team meetings and sales events to reinforce training.
• Serve as a visible, trusted resource for consultants across the local market.
• Maintain training schedules, learner rosters, and completion records.
• Coordinate logistics for virtual and in-person sessions, including platforms, materials, and samples.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and a performance-based bonus structure aligned to training delivery, consultant ramp, and departmental outcomes.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) plan with a degree of employer matching.
• Short- and long-term disability benefits at no cost to the employee.
• Company-paid life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, with options to elect additional voluntary insurance plans.
• Six weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees following birth, adoption, or foster placement.
• Mileage reimbursement for in-field travel beyond 60 miles round trip, in accordance with company policy.
• Laptop, smartphone, product samples, and virtual learning technology.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed