Sapient is looking for individuals who want to make a difference. We are inventors and the work we do changes lives. Our environment fosters growth and creativity, demands openness and client-focused delivery, and celebrates initiative and risk-taking.

Job Summary:
The Senior Associate, Learning and Development is accountable for successful design, development, and delivery of learning solutions. This role facilitates scheduled and just-in-time training programs, primarily within North America. The role works collaboratively with other Learning and Development team members to design learning solutions to be developed and delivered both in-house and through external vendors.
The Senior Associate Learning position requires:
· Instructional design capabilities: transforming business needs into learning solutions
· Facilitation and presentation skills
· Planning and project management skills
· Client relationship management
· Internal consulting skills
· Deep understanding of training and organizational development theory and practice
· Deep understanding of adult learning theory and practice
· Ability to evaluate priorities and execute tasks accordingly
· Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
· Ability to interpret and extensive variety of instructions in verbal, written or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
· Ability to effectively work with project teams and clients

The Senior Associate, Learning and Development reports to the Manager, Sr. Manager, or Director, Learning and Development.

Responsibilities:
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following and others as assigned:
· Delivers learning programs, meeting guidelines for effectiveness.
· Develops and implements project plans learning programs across multiple geographies
· Designs learning programs, meeting guidelines for effectiveness.
· Assesses learning program participants for knowledge and behaviors learned.
· Continuous improvement of course content and program delivery techniques
· The work environment is fast-paced, moderately noisy and team-based. Frequent travel is required.

Experience Guidelines:
· 2-4 years training or organizational development experience in successfully delivering, designing and implementing learning solutions in a business setting
· Previous work in a team environment; global/distributed experience preferred
· Must have experience training adults, preferably of varying age and experience levels

Education:
Bachelor's degree in arts/humanities, business, organizational development or related field is required. Master's degree preferred.

Interested candidates should contact Sapient at http://www.sapient.com/about+us/careers.htm

About Sapient
Sapient, a global services firm, helps clients compete, evolve and grow in an increasingly complex marketplace. We operate two groups-Sapient Interactive and Sapient Consulting-positioned at the intersection of marketing, business and technology. Sapient Interactive provides brand and marketing strategy, award-winning creative work, web design and development and emerging media expertise. Sapient Consulting provides business and IT strategy, process and systems design, package implementation and custom development, as well as outsourcing services such as testing, maintenance and support.

Our passion for client success-evidenced by our ability to foster collaboration, drive innovation and solve challenging problems-is the subject of case studies on leadership and organizational behavior used by MBA students at both Harvard and Yale. Leading clients, including BP, Essent Energie, Harrah's Entertainment, Hilton International, Janus, Sony Electronics and Verizon, rely on our unique approach to drive growth and market momentum. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sapient operates across North America, Europe and India. For more information, please visit www.sapient.com.

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role, which include hearing, speaking, typing, and occasionally moving and/or lifting up to 15 pounds.