Senior Learning & Development Consultant

Caterpillar•Irving, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. Caterpillar is seeking a Senior Learning and Development Consultant to join the corporate Learning & Development Center of Excellence. We are looking for someone passionately committed to helping the Caterpillar team grow through learning opportunities and professional development. You will help reinforce a learning culture, advance our enterprise strategy and ensure proactive skill growth.

Requirements

Degree or equivalent experience desired
Consulting: Knowledge of techniques, roles, and responsibilities in providing development guidance to business partners; ability to apply consulting knowledge appropriately.
Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.
Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Instructional Design: Knowledge of relevant instructional design concepts and processes; ability to design instructional content to meet the learning needs of a target population.
Training Delivery : Knowledge of methods and tools of training delivery; Ability to deliver learning solutions for desired training outcomes

Nice To Haves

Training Needs Analysis: Knowledge of tools, techniques and methods of training needs analyses; ability to identify what people need to learn for successful individual and organizational performance.
Training Solution Development: Knowledge of training solution development procedures, tools and techniques; ability to utilize the knowledge for developing a solution to stated training needs.
Strong business acumen and inquiry skills to identify, probe, and define business requirements.
Skillful analyzer of both quantitative and qualitative data, credible in bringing reliable and valid insights to light.
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills; comfortable delivering presentations to a wide range of audiences.
Experience managing change when enhancing current products and solutions, as well as introducing new products and solutions.

Responsibilities

Establishing and maintaining processes for assessing changing business needs for employee, executive, and organizational development programs.
Providing consulting services on design and development of large-scale or complex solutions for addressing skills gaps, leadership, and organizational development issues.
Designing programs and solutions for global leadership development initiatives which support business goals.
Implementing programs with efficient use of resources, including negotiating with vendors and adopting technology solutions, to achieve learning goals and business outcomes.
Evaluating new and existing curriculum/learning solutions, including pilot and experimental programs, and recommending appropriate approaches for scaling or improving development programs for enterprise application.