Confluent is hiring a Senior L&D Specialist

Confluent is looking for a Senior L&D Specialist to support employees, people managers, and new joiners across our European region. You will own critical learning and development programs, balancing meticulous administrative coordination with direct facilitation to foster effective employee growth.

What You'll Do

• Be the lead facilitator of New Employee Orientation (NEO) in Europe, ensuring new employees receive a positive and welcoming experience.
• Ensure new employees receive timely and accurate information necessary to acclimate quickly to the Confluent culture.
• Support Confluent’s existing and future leadership and management development programs by managing program logistics, providing input on program design, and co-facilitating in-person and virtual programming.
• Coordinate in-person training events primarily out of EMEA regional hubs in London, UK and Barcelona, Spain.
• Work closely with key business partners in scheduling guest speakers for training events.
• Book hotel accommodations, internal and external meeting venues, and other venues and activities as needed for in-person events.
• Utilize the LMS (Workday Learning) to track attendance and manage reporting for in-person training events and other L&D sessions.
• Monitor L&D communication channels such as corporate intranet pages, Slack channels, the Learning email inbox, and the Jira ticket L&D queue.

What We're Looking For

• 2+ years of relevant experience in HR, Onboarding, Recruiting, or Learning & Development.
• Proven experience building and implementing successful employee programs.
• Virtual and in-person facilitation experience.
• Experience with using web conferencing platforms to host small and large classes using features such as break out rooms, whiteboards, chat, and screen sharing.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and work independently to propose ideas, create content, and deliver on deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple events simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization.

Nice to Have

• Proven expertise in delivering learning content for virtual and asynchronous delivery.
• Experience using Workday Learning, as well as industry standard content authoring and survey tools.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to analyze data and make recommendations based on findings.
• Experience using AI and automation tools in a Learning & Development environment.

Technical Stack

• Workday Learning
• Jira
• Web conferencing platforms

Work Mode

This role operates on a local-city work mode, based out of our offices in London, UK or Barcelona, Spain.

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