Director of Solution Services & Product Development

TransAmerica Training Management

TransAmerica Training Management is an award winning full service training management company. We specialize in two principle lines of technical training:
• Oracle/PeopleSoft/Siebel/JD Edwards technical and application training. We offer training in public sessions, private onsite classes and in eLearning formats. Our 5 locations in Miami, FL, Providence, RI, Albuquerque, NM, Fayetteville, AR and San Juan, PR service customers from the USA, Canada, The Caribbean and Europe.
• Provide clients with custom user adoption and end-user training solutions for the deployment of their enterprise software.

Job Description

Job Title: Director of Solution Services & Product Development
Department: Product Development

SUMMARY
The Director of Solution Services & Product Development is a senior level position. This will require the appropriate candidate to manage time and resources between two distinct yet complementary activities.
As the Director of Solution Services the candidate will assist the Sales Managers during the sales cycle in the coordination of responding to client’s request for training services. The Candidate would coordinate with both the Sales Managers and decision-makers at the client’s decision making levels. Primary responsibilities include developing training solutions to address customer’s end user training requirements.
As Director of Product Development the candidate will be instrumental in the design and creation of additional products and services that complement TransAmerica Training Management’s existing portfolio of Oracle Certified training products and User Adoption Services (UAS) solutions. The primary responsibility includes providing or creating cost effective learning solutions that are easy to deploy and are cost effective to create.
The successful candidate will need to direct marketing content and activities to promote solution sales and new product offerings. The candidate’s ability to multi-task and complete projects by deadline is a must to accomplish personal and corporate goals.

Required Qualifications
• 7-10 years experience in designing, developing, and delivering end user training materials in support of business transformation initiatives and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions
• Well-versed in application of ADDIE-based instructional design strategies and practices related to training and audience analysis, concept and task analysis, content outlining and storyboarding, development of web-based and instructor-led training components, creation of performance support, and development of learner practice and assessments
• 5-7 years project management experience leading instructional design. Well-versed in managing projects and creating and maintaining detailed training plans and schedules on large scale, multi-year projects
• Be instrumental in the responding to user adoption services RFP’s.
• Ensure quality and profitability of UAS projects
• Interface with UAS project managers to provide project oversight
• Conduct customer training needs assessments as required.
• Demonstrated communication skills (written, oral, and interpersonal) in a collaborative environment
• Strong background in planning and scheduling for large scale, multi-year projects
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project)
• Prior experience with training development accelerators like Oracle's User Productivity Kit (UPK) or other industry known authoring tools used to develop training and performance support materials
• Prior experience developing Web-based learning programs using Flash, Dreamweaver, Captivate or similar tools
• Ability to prioritize tasks to meet established deadlines
• Strong organizational and problem solving skills
• Bachelor's degree in instructional systems design or related field plus 5-7 years experience developing end user training materials in support of enterprise applications. 10+ years of relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Entrepreneurial and able to work with minimal ramp up time to generate product interest at multiple levels within client’s organization.
• Creativity in structuring customer/business solutions as it pertains to Transamerica Training Management's complementary services and products.
• Ability to negotiate profitable terms and conditions for Transamerica Training Management.
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple accounts and projects.
• Ability to present highly complex technical and business concepts to all levels of an organization.
• Excellent communication, business writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to manage a team of remote instructional designers.
• Ability to self-motivate and drive cooperation and support from multiple Transamerica Training Management departments.

Required Skills & Experience
• At least a BS/BA degree.
• Experience selling and creating IT consulting solutions (CRM, ECM)
• At least 5 years of software and professional services experience selling and creating complex software/services solutions; Big 4 and/or Large System Integrator sales experience a plus.
• Proven consultative selling skills with the ability to simultaneously manage multiple sales campaigns and complex sales campaigns.
• Proven ability of identifying, evaluating, qualifying and closing sales opportunities in a dynamic and fast paced environment.

Benefits
• Base Salary plus profit sharing plan.
• Employer paid healthcare plan
• Diversity is part of the way we think. EOE

Submit resumes to info@tamtraining.com or fax to 305-728-2398 Attn: Human Resources

 

 
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