Learning & Development Advisor

Company Overview:

Recognized as a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Top Workplace for 14 consecutive years, including three years of being honored as number one! Join us at West Bend, where we believe that our associates are our greatest asset. We hire talented individuals who are conscientious, dedicated, customer focused, and able to build lasting relationships. We create and maintain an environment where you feel a sense of belonging and appreciation.

Your diversity of thought, experience, and knowledge are valued. We’re committed to fostering a welcoming culture, offering you opportunities for meaningful work and professional growth. More than a workplace, we celebrate our successes and take pride in serving our communities.

The Learning & Development Advisor supports the strategy, coordination, and delivery of enterprise learning with a strong focus on Leadership Development Programs, while managing learning platforms and fostering a seamless development experience for associates. This role partners with third-party facilitators, internal stakeholders, to coordinate learning logistics, role-based learning, and enterprise development offerings. The Advisor also designs and facilitates learning experiences, optimizes learning technology, and drives program effectiveness through measurement and continuous improvement.

This position offers a hybrid work schedule. Candidates who are located within 50 miles of a West Bend office location will work a hybrid schedule for collaboration days, team meetings or other in-person events. The position can be based in West Bend, WI.

The internal Final date to receive applications is 08/28/2026. External applications will be accepted on a rolling basis while the position remains open.

• The Learning & Development Advisor is an individual contributor within the Talent Center of Excellence who leads the organization’s learning technology ecosystem and digital delivery approach.
• This role blends learning expertise with ownership of learning platforms.
• The Advisor will plan, design and deliver internal learning programs that strengthen associate capability, enhance organizational performance, and support a culture of continuous learning including new associate onboarding, role base learning pathways, and enterprise programs while guiding how learning systems and emerging technologies are used across the organization.
• This position ensures learning solutions are aligned to organizational needs, measurable, and scalable across the organization.

• Collaborates with third-party facilitators, internal stakeholders, to coordinate learning logistics, role-based learning, and development offerings.
• Lead the evolution of the learning technology ecosystem (LMS, learning hub, content platforms, analytics tools) including roadmap development, governance standards and modernization through emerging technologies.
• Lead configuration and optimization of the LMS and connected learning platforms, including curricula structure, automation workflows, reporting, integrations, and user experience design.
• Design and implement a scalable, new associate onboarding experience and role-based learning pathways that integrate digital, live, and self-directed components.
• Lead, execute and market the learning and development open registration curriculum (“All Access Learning”), ensuring development experiences align to business priorities and associate growth.
• Identify and apply practical uses of AI and emerging tools to improve personalization, efficiency, and learning impact.
• Leads structured intake and consultation to assess learning needs and outcomes to recommend scalable, technology-enabled solutions.

• 6 years of relevant experience in Learning and Development with expertise in learning design, learning platforms, and digital delivery.
• Demonstrated experience leading or optimizing an LMS or digital learning platform.
• Expert learning design capability, including experience designing onboarding or structured enterprise learning journeys.
• Proficiency with eLearning authoring tools (e.g., Articulate…