12 month contract for a Business Development/Learning Consultant role with a leading client in Chicago, IL OR Peoria, IL! APPLY NOW!
Title: Business Development/Learning Consultant
Location: Hybrid 3 days a week but must be comfortable going onsite 5 days if a return to office is put in place- onsite Peoria, IL or Chicago, IL (near west loop)
Type: Contract
Pay: $32-33.77/hr w2
Length: 18 months-possibility to convert to full time
Screenings: no tech, full panel drug and background once hired
IV process: 1 or 2 rounds
+optional benefits, long term contract with ability to extend or convert to full time
Must Haves:
Education & Experience Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in one of the following or a related field(s): Learning and Development, Instructional Design, Organizational Development, Business Administration or Management (with demonstrated experience in learning or enablement)
- Minimum 5 years experience in this capacity.
Key Skills:
- Learning Needs Analysis & Performance Consulting: Proficient in assessing training requirements and identifying performance gaps to tailor learning solutions.
- Role-Based Curriculum Development Support: Skilled in designing and developing comprehensive curricula targeting specific roles and responsibilities within the organization.
- Graphic Design & Visual Storytelling: Ability to design visually engaging training assets. Understands layout, color theory, and visual hierarchy to support learner engagement.
- Stakeholder Engagement & SME Relationship Management: Expertise in collaborating with various stakeholders and managing relationships with Subject Matter Experts to ensure content accuracy and relevance.
- Collaboration with Vendors & Cross-Functional Teams: Effective in working with external vendors and internal teams to create and implement high-quality training programs.
- Understanding of Adult Learning Principles & Learning Modalities: Knowledgeable in adult learning theories and various instructional methods to enhance learner engagement and retention.
- Strong Business Acumen & Outcome-Focused Mindset: Ability to align learning initiatives with business objectives and measure the impact on organizational performance.
- Ability to Translate Strategy into Actionable Learning Solutions: Capable of converting organizational strategies into practical and scalable training solutions.
- Change Management Awareness & Adoption Planning: Proficient in planning and executing change management strategies to ensure smooth adoption of new learning initiatives.
- Communication, Facilitation, and Project Coordination Skills: Strong in communicating effectively, facilitating training sessions, and coordinating projects to ensure timely and successful delivery of learning programs.
- Project Management: Experience managing timelines, inputs, and deliverables across cross-functional teams.
- Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: Applies logic and sound judgment to connect learning needs with business priorities.
Technical Skills:
- Learning Management Systems (LMS): Familiarity with platforms such as Workday Learning, or similar for course management, tracking and reporting.
- Graphic Design Tools: Tools to create polished visual assets for training materials.
- Content Management & Collaboration: Familiarity with SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, for document collaboration and version control.
- Data & Analytics Tools: Comfortable using Excel, LMS reporting dashboards, or basic PowerBI/Tableau reports to track engagement and training effectiveness.
- Project Management Platforms: Experience with AzureDevOps (AzDO) to manage project backlogs, sprints, tasks, and cross-function collaboration.
- Proven ability to assess learning needs, develop role-based curriculum, and deliver scalable, business-aligned learning solutions
- Skilled in learning tools (LMS platforms)
- Strong understanding of adult learning principles, content optimization and agile or iterative development cycles
- Experience in working in cross-functional, matrixed environments with subject matter experts (SMEs), product teams and enterprise partners
Soft Skills
(Required)
- Adaptability: Comfortable navigating ambiguity, shifting priorities, and evolving stakeholder expectations.
- Strategic Thinking: Understands how learning solutions align with enterprise goals and dealer performance metrics.
- Collaboration: Builds trust and alignment across digital product, vendors, dealer, and enterprise teams.
- Attention to Detail: Catches inconsistencies in content design, or messaging that could confuse learners.
- Communication: Communicates clearly and confidently both visually and verbally to diverse audiences.
- Continuous Learning: Stays current with digital tools, learning trends, and feedback loops for ongoing improvement.
Disqualifiers/Red Flags:
- Choppy tenure/ job hopping
- If candidates are not local, but open to relocating on their own dime, please make sure that it is clear on resume.
- This role could go direct with client so when recruiting on this role, please make sure they are open to that possibility. With that said, they would definitely need to be local/ in area.
- Heavy reliance on generic training models - without the ability to customize learning by job role or performance outcome.
- No experience in agile or project management environments – struggles with backlog management, iteration, or sprint cycles.
- Inability to manage ambiguity or shifting priorities – needs a rigid playbook to operate.
- Poor stakeholder engagement – uncomfortable initiating conversations, gathering feedback, or navigating resistance.
- Lacks business acumen – can’t tie learning initiatives to operational outcomes or dealer performance metrics.
- Surface-level thinking – approaches training as a one-time event rather than part of a continuous learning ecosystem.
- Struggles to simply complex information into digestible, learner-friendly formats.
Typical task breakdown:
- Conduct thorough learning needs analysis to identify performance gaps.
- Translate findings into role-specific learning objectives that support business outcomes.
- Support the design and development of comprehensive curricula targeting specific roles and responsibilities.
- Coordinate input from cross-functional stakeholders to ensure training aligns with dealership priorities.
- Proactively identify and engage Subject Matter Experts to contribute to learning initiatives, ensuring content reflects current practices and expertise.
- Advocate for access to end users and frontline dealer employees to gather actionable feedback that informs learning design and continuous improvement.
- Build partnerships across departments to secure SME participation and facilitate direct learner input throughout the project lifecycle.
- Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts to ensure content accuracy and relevance.
- Work with external vendors and internal teams to develop and implement high-quality training programs.
- Apply adult learning theories and various instructional methods to enhance learner engagement.
- Align learning initiatives with business objectives and measure their impact on performance.
- Convert organizational strategies into practical and scalable training solutions.
- Plan and execute change management strategies for smooth adoption of new learning initiatives.
- Communicate effectively and coordinate projects for timely delivery.
- Conduct quarterly evaluations to keep learning aligned with changing technologies, tools, and goals.
- Eliminate overlapping training content, aligning materials to performance goals.
- Set and manage expectations regarding project scope, funding, and timelines.
- Ensure development timelines, modalities, and deliverables align with user needs and objectives.
- Collaborate on design approaches that support scalability, maintenance, and adoption.
- Evaluate and continuously improve learning effectiveness, adoption, and business impact.
- Leverage feedback, performance data, and field input to refine learning experiences.
- Recommend and test new methods to sustain long-term learning effectiveness.
Interaction with team:
- Working with 3 other members in the learning team directly but also collaborating with the communication team.
- Work across Digital product owners and industry partners in role that include Digital.
Job Description: This position is crucial for designing, and coordinating impactful training initiatives. It involves close collaboration with U.S.-based SMEs, Global Dealer Learning teams, and key business stakeholders. Frequent, real-time interactions with U.S. SMEs are needed for content development, feedback, and timely adjustments to training materials..
Position’s Contributions to Work Group:
- This Learning Consultant will drive key digital learning initiatives that directly align with our 2026 goals.
- The role centers on leading the development of learning programs for 2–3 prioritized dealer digital job roles, in partnership with subject matter experts, PACS, and engagement consultants.
- The Consultant will design and deliver targeted, role-based digital job role learning assets, ensuring our workforce is ready for digital transformation and advancing our objectives of building digital capabilities and accelerating adoption of priority digital tools
