Senior Learning & Development Specialist

The TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide, ranking No. 89 in the 2016 Fortune 500 listings, with $30.9 billion in revenues in 2015*, more than 3,600 stores in 9 countries, 3 e-commerce sites, and approximately 216,000 Associates.

The Senior Learning & Development Specialist designs, develops, evaluates, and adjusts solutions to identified Learning and Development needs of individuals, client groups, and the general Planning and Buying populations. Leveraging project management skills, they act as a resource for and take ownership of internal and external programs and materials. They design and develop programs on targeted topics, such as leadership skills, onboarding, and functional training, using adult learning theory and accelerated learning techniques.

• Evaluates, anticipates and conducts needs assessments; providing recommendations based upon assessment findings.
• Creation of work and project plans; design of appropriate solutions (training programs, individual / manager coaching, group facilitation, etc.);
• Uses the most relevant technology to develop learning strategies to meet the needs of the entire population and learning styles.
• Evaluates results and adjusts programs as needed.
• Evaluates, designs and adjusts Planning and Buying Learning curriculum as well as the processes associated with that curriculum, to meet identified business needs and support the people strategy
• Partners with the broader TJX Learning and Development/Human Resource Business Partners as needed (through coaching, co-facilitation, contributions to projects, etc.).
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Human Resources or related field; or equivalent experience
• 2 - 4 years’ experience in Learning and Development,
• 2-4 years in project management and/or instructional design roles
• Strong communication skills
• Problem solving skills.
• Proven track record of conducting needs assessment, course design, and measuring effectiveness of course content.