Strategy Consultant Jobs

JOB SUMMARY:

Implementation & Training Services helps new and existing customers successfully onboard and launch with D2L products.

A Strategy Consultant is considered a thought leader in improving learning strategies and business processes by both internal and external stakeholders. As a Strategy Consultant, you will work with clients from across industry segments to find resources, develop successful methodologies and determine what changes can be made to improve the way their business approaches learning. This involves conducting evaluations, performing need analyses, and formulating learning strategies to support digital transformations and identifying key performance metrics. To ensure success as a strategy consultant, you should have sound knowledge of learning industry trends and considering a wide range of ongoing solutions to solve client problems. This role is analytical and is focused on understanding client use cases and providing recommendations to improve the way clients approach learning solutions.

HOW WILL I MAKE AN IMPACT?

• Provide advisory services at a business strategy level to support transitions to (and growth of) the online learning platform. Typical topics including:
• Review current and future state of client organizational/learning strategy to:
• Data related goals and focusing on what data is important
• Support customers in developing ongoing engagement strategies such as Communities of Practice.
• Maintains an up-to-date knowledge of professional education organization standards and national and state/provincial policies affecting e-learning
• Consult with clients to develop strong return on investment
• Support and document methods, practices, whitepapers, and references around the value and approaches of e-learning
• Evaluate current workflows/programs and identify a strategic roadmap for achieving future goals
• Work closely with account managers to help clients define solutions
• Organizational Readiness and Communication Planning
• Competency Based Education and launching programs
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge on current practices and emerging trends in instructional technology, educational policy, assessment of learning effectiveness, and blended and online learning
• Help clients develop credentialing, micro-credentialing, competency-based education, and skills strategies to evaluate and track learner success and progression.
• Conduct a needs analysis and supply a strategy to support digital learning transformation
• Focus on the business interpretation, business intelligence, and business value for clients
• Support and participate on sales and go to market activities
• Instructor enablement and adoption planning
• Change Management and strategies to deal with resistance
• Provide strategies for collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data
• Support the client in identifying performance gaps and align learning interventions to business goals and provide recommendations to optimize learning outcomes
• Micro Credentials/Skills based Learning
• Advisor workflows

WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO THE ROLE:

Key Competencies:

• Direct work with strategic planning, change management, and organizational readiness and significant knowledge of change management and organizational development methodology
• Ability to deliver quality, professional presentations, workshops, and individual consultations
• Ability to instill confidence and influence customers decisions in a consultative manner as a trusted advisor
• High energy level, demonstrated drive to succeed, and a sense of urgency
• Strong knowledge around teaching, training, online learning delivery, administration of online programs, and leading technology change
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships at the executive level

Skills:

• Bilingual (English / French / Spanish) is an asset.
• PROSCI® or other change management certification preferred

Work Experience:

Experience in:

• Building go to market offerings
• Corporate learning vertical valuable addition.
• Leading higher education online learning preferred
• Deep understanding in academic framework, including delivery of credentials, digital badges, mastery-based training/teaching or competency-based education programs
• Working within fast paced, growth organization
• Defining business drivers for educators, trainers, students and executives

EDUCATION RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Master's Degree or Doctorate preferred