Lead Sales Training & Education Specialist

Lead Sales Training & Education Specialist
Ameritas Life-Lincoln HYB-NEHY2
Training
Full-time

This is a hybrid role working partially in-office and partially from home.

The Lead Sales & Training Education Specialist leads the development, design, and delivery of sales training programs to achieve shortened learning curves and increased sales.

At Ameritas, our mission is Fulfilling Life. We do that in many ways, but especially by helping people invest in themselves by offering trusted financial products and advice. Because we believe everyone should be happy, healthy and financially secure, we work hard to provide trusted financial products and valued guidance, including individual life and disability insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, investments, and wealth management services.

What you do

• Assesses, designs, and evaluates training content, including but not limited to facilitating virtual classroom or e-learning presentations.
• Manages and directs the development of training courses using instructional design methodology, adult learning principles, and blended learning philosophy.
• Assists with content design and coordination of breakout sessions for major company conferences throughout the year.
• Determines the most efficient, cost-effective method for delivering training.
• Evaluates data and feedback as required in order to provide measurements as to the effectiveness of training programs.
• Manages training projects including the functions of needs analysis, product demonstrations, reporting progress, and following the project through to completion.
• Communicates with management to recommend training enhancements.
• Identifies gaps in effectiveness of existing and future training.
• May be responsible for delegating tasks to team interns, work assignments, and scheduling.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you bring

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required.
• 3-5 years Related Experience required.
• Prior Insurance and/or Financial Services experience preferred.
• Series 6 FINRA License (required to obtain within first year of employment if not currently held).
• Previous experience utilizing Learning Management Systems
• Content creation development and management skills.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to work in a fast-paced work environment.
• Advanced PowerPoint Design skills preferred.
• Knowledge of Video Editing Software, Visme, Adobe, and/or Salesforce preferred.

What We Offer

• Our company motto is "Fulfilling Life" and we take that job seriously, with a heavy commitment to volunteering and community support, employee well-being, and providing quality products and services that help our customers create a brighter future.
• Being a mutual-based organization, the return on our investment goes back into the company, to benefit our members/customers.
• We're committed to professional development, opportunity, inclusion and diversity. Team building and collaboration are also priorities.
• A total rewards package with all the comprehensive health and welfare benefits you'd expect, including competitive pay and incentives, 401(k), flexible work schedules and time off to care for yourself and others.
• Additional popular benefits, including tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment, an incentivized well-being program, adoption assistance, paid time off for volunteering, training and career development opportunities.
  
  

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we're committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.