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Skills Transformation & Learning Program Coordinator Senior Associate

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week

Be part of a dynamic team shaping the future of talent at New York Life. As part of Human Resources, you'll contribute to a comprehensive strategy that attracts, develops and retains top talent. Whether it's identifying future leaders, crafting engaging learning experiences, enhancing offerings that support our people or fostering a workplace culture where everyone feels they belong, your work directly empowers individuals and fuels the company's growth. Join us and play a vital role in making New York Life an employer of choice for generations to come.

About the Team

The Skills Transformation team drives New York Life's enterprise shift toward a skills-based talent model. The team supports job architecture, skills taxonomy and data, workforce enablement, learning strategy, and adoption of AI-enabled and data-driven tools (e.g., Eightfold, Sana).

We partner across HR, Technology, and the business to ensure employees and leaders have clarity on roles, skills, and development pathways as work evolves and that learning and enablement efforts translate into real capability uplift and adoption.

Role Overview

The Skills Transformation & Learning Program Coordinator Senior Associate supports the execution and day-to-day delivery of enterprise skills and learning initiatives, including AI learning, job architecture enablement, and skills-based workforce programs.

This role is execution-focused and highly cross-functional. It supports learning operations, instructional design, data analysis, and change execution across multiple workstreams helping translate strategy into scalable, well-run programs.

The role partners closely with Learning Operations, Change Management, HR teams, vendors, and technology partners to ensure initiatives are delivered effectively, insights are captured, and continuous improvements are made.

The role operates under the direction of senior team members but is expected to proactively manage assigned workstreams, maintain strong execution discipline, and connect dots across learning, skills, and data.

What You'll Do

Skills, Learning & Capability Enablement

• Support delivery and ongoing administration of enterprise learning and skills programs, including:
• AI learning and enablement
• Skills-based workforce initiatives
• Job architecture and role clarity enablement
• Support instructional design and content development using tools such as Sana, incorporating learner feedback, business use cases, and evolving skill needs.
• Partner with vendors and internal teams to coordinate learning sessions, materials, and program logistics.
• Analyze participation, adoption, and feedback data to identify insights and opportunities to improve learning experiences and program effectiveness.
• Support updates to learning and enablement materials as tools, skills priorities, and business needs evolve (e.g., AI tools, skills platforms, role frameworks).
• Help identify emerging skill gaps or adoption challenges and support continuous improvement efforts.
• Facilitate and co-facilitate learning and enablement sessions as needed, partnering with vendors and internal facilitators to deliver effective, engaging experiences.

Program Management, Data & Change Execution

• Support execution of skills transformation initiatives using structured program and change execution practices.
• Assist with execution of job architecture, skills data, and workforce enablement efforts, including coordination across HR, Technology, and business partners.
• Support change execution by:
• Advancing tasks to completion and managing near-term timelines
• Coordinating handoffs, follow-ups, and dependencies across teams
• Supporting documentation of role-based impacts and scope boundaries
• Identifying execution risks or readiness concerns and escalating with proposed actions
• Supporting post-launch reinforcement and enablement activities
• Analyze and manage program, learning, and skills-related data to:
• Track progress and adoption against defined success measures
• Identify trends, risks, and actionable insights
• Produce clear summaries that inform execution decisions and next steps
• Draft and coordinate program communications, including FAQs, reference materials, presentations, talking points, and employee and leader communications.
• Support preparation of enablement materials for leaders, managers, and HR partners to reinforce learning and skills adoption.

What You'll Bring

• 3+ years of experience in Learning & Development, Talent Management, HR Program Management, Change Execution, Skills Management, or a related field
• Experience supporting complex, cross-functional initiatives in an execution or coordination role
• Exposure to skills platforms, job architecture, or workforce data (e.g., Eightfold or similar tools) a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholders with attention to detail
• Comfort working with data, feedback, and operational metrics to inform decisions
• Interest in workforce skills transformation, learning innovation, and AI-enabled tools
• Proactive, dependable, and execution-oriented mindset
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed environment
• Bachelor's degree preferred

Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $79,000-$104,000

Overtime eligible: Exempt

Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes

Sales bonus eligible: No

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.