Senior Analyst, Learning & Development - Professional Development & Strategic Resources

Join William Blair, a premier global partnership, as a Senior Analyst in Learning & Development to build the firm's firmwide professional skills curriculum. Shape how colleagues across the firm grow their core skills through structured learning paths and courses.

About the role

You will design, develop, and facilitate structured learning paths and courses, focusing on professional skills. In the first year, you’ll create engaging materials and facilitate sessions for diverse audiences. You’ll also partner with learning management system (LMS) technical experts to organize and house content. A smaller portion of your role will involve building custom content for corporate functions such as IT, Finance, Legal & Compliance, Workplace & Real Estate Management, Human Resources, Brand, Marketing & Communications, and Philanthropy & Sustainability.

This role reports to the Manager of Learning & Development and is ideal for candidates who thrive in creating new programs rather than maintaining existing ones.

Responsibilities

• Design and build a firmwide professional-skills curriculum and learning paths, covering core skills.
• Deliver instructor-led training sessions; prioritize instructor-led and blended delivery over stand-alone eLearning.
• Provide input into Workday Learning system configuration and reporting; partner with the HRIS team, which owns technical administration and analytics.
• Advise the L&D team on how courses, learning paths, and completions are organized and housed within the LMS.
• Partner with the Manager, Learning & Development to prioritize which competencies and functions to build first, sequencing work in manageable waves.
• Lead weekly orientation for firmwide new hires globally.
• Maintain and evolve curriculum based on participant feedback and evolving business needs.
• Occasionally build custom content to address team- or function-specific needs.
• Track participation, completion, and effectiveness data to demonstrate program impact.
• Additional responsibilities, as requested.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 3-5 years of professional experience in instructional design, learning and development, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated, hands-on experience building a professional skills or core-competency curriculum from scratch; candidates should be prepared to share examples of their work.
• Strong facilitation skills; demonstrated comfort delivering instructor-led training to cross-functional audiences.
• Strong LMS experience required; Workday Learning experience preferred, with willingness and aptitude to become the L&D team's Workday Learning subject-matter expert.
• Working knowledge of adult learning theory and competency-based learning path design.
• Comfort using instructional design tools (e.g., Elucidat, Articulate).
• Comfort using generative AI tools to accelerate content development and course authoring.
• Ability to work independently and move quickly in a build-from-scratch environment with limited existing materials.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; skilled at establishing credibility with senior leaders across diverse functions.
• Experience working within a regulated environment; preference for experience administering company-wide campaigns (e.g., preventing workplace harassment).
• Experience in a financial services or professional services environment is preferred.
• Ability to work across multiple time zones.
• Willingness to come into the office a minimum of two days a week; more as learning programs may require.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) and profit sharing.
• Paid time off.
• Maven family & fertility benefit.
• Parental leave (including adoption, surrogacy, and foster placement).
• Other voluntary benefits.

Pay

Base salary range: $90,000—$100,000 USD. This role is eligible for either a discretionary annual bonus (based on company, business unit, and individual performance) and/or commission-based incentives.

About Our Firm

William Blair is an independent partnership delivering trusted advice and tailored solutions across investment banking, investment management, private wealth management, and strategic resource groups. With nine decades of expertise, we serve clients across North America, Europe, and Asia, empowering colleagues to deliver client success and engage in our communities. Our unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds drive innovative problem-solving and thoughtful work.