Senior Training Specialist

Thrivent

Senior Training Specialist at Thrivent responsible for developing training curriculum and facilitating learning experiences. Coaching team members and collaborating with stakeholders to meet business goals.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeMinneapolis • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $81,537 - $110,315 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for the development of training curriculum, setting strategy, and facilitating in-person and/or virtual learning experiences
Analyze ambiguous and complex business needs to identify skill-building requirements and determine the right facilitation methodologies to achieve the desired business outcome
Consult with business leaders and executive leadership to assess complex and ambiguous business outcomes, identify learning/development/training needs
Facilitate in-person and/or virtual learning experiences using existing resources and programs and assist in developing, testing, and operationalizing new experiences and programs
Support the design, development, and management of effective learning and performance-focused solutions
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to provide business context in the design, develop and implementation of relevant learning programs and solutions delivered through various channels
Ensure a positive, inclusive and effective learning experience for all participants to achieve intended learning objectives
Revise existing learning materials based on user feedback and necessary content changes
Document and maintain all training records
Monitor, evaluate and record effectiveness of training courses
Provide feedback to content owners and represent training interests on project teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
Six to eight years’ experience delivering training for in-person and/or virtual settings
Demonstrated ability designing courses using a commonly accepted instructional design model, e.g., ADDIE
Demonstrated ability writing explicitly stated learning objectives and creating lesson plans using Bloom’s taxonomy
Experience developing asynchronous learning solutions, e.g., eLearning
Experience using eLearning development tools and learning management systems
Ability to coach and develop less experienced training specialists and other L&D professionals
Excellent interpersonal skills, especially written and oral communication skills
Advanced skills in MS Office applications including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Demonstrated ability and experience working with and influencing employees and leaders at all levels in the enterprise.

Benefits

Comp & perks

various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives)
medical, dental, and vision insurance
health savings account
flexible spending account
401k
pension
life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
disability insurance
supplemental protection insurance
20 days of Paid Time Off each year
Sick and Safe Time
10 paid company holidays
Volunteer Time Off
paid parental leave
EAP
well-being benefits
other employee benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

instructional designADDIEBloom's taxonomyasynchronous learning solutionseLearning developmentlesson planningtraining curriculum developmentfacilitation methodologiesperformance-focused solutionstraining evaluation

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillswritten communicationoral communicationcoachingcollaborationfeedback provisionstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingadaptabilityinclusivity