Director, Sales Training

Transamerica Job Opportunity

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests. Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life. Today, we're part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what's important to them. We're empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

Job Description

Provide leadership to a diverse team of financial services learning professionals. Create a learning ecosystem of instructional design, product, sales training, and in-person coaching to educate and engage external agents and financial advisors, and internal sales and distribution colleagues. Build relationships and collaborate with cross-functional teams in the design and implementation of innovative learning solutions. Ideal candidate must have managed a large team of training professionals across the insurance or financial services industry.

Responsibilities :

• Develop and manage the strategic roadmap for the learning and development function across the business.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to develop strategic training plans that align with business goals and needs.
• Leads a team of learning professionals; provides guidance, support, and development opportunities.
• Design and deliver user-centric learning programs, leveraging a variety of delivery methods, strategies, and technologies.
• Lead by example and can deliver training education programs virtually and in-person.
• Evaluate training effectiveness and return-on-investment (ROI) of training initiatives.
• Collaborate with divisional leadership and senior management while utilizing customer feedback to develop robust learning plans.
• Develop and monitor metrics to measure the impact of learning programs on business outcomes.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices in learning and development to continuously innovate learning programs.
• Serve as a thought leader and internal consultant on learning and development-related topics.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and policies.

Qualifications :

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees. Compensation benefits, benefits package, health and work / life balance benefits, inclusion & diversity, giving back, and transamerica's parent company.