Overview We are not just offering a job but a meaningful career! Come join our passionate team! As a Fortune 50 company, we hire the best employees to serve our customers, making us a leader in the insurance and financial services industry. State Farm embraces diversity and inclusion to ensure a workforce that is engaged, builds on the strengths and talents of all associates, and creates a Good Neighbor culture. We offer competitive benefits and pay with the potential for an annual financial award based on both individual and enterprise performance. Our employees have an opportunity to participate in volunteer events within the community and engage in a learning culture. We offer programs to assist with tuition reimbursement, professional designations, employee development, wellness initiatives, and more! Visit our Careers page for more information on our benefits, locations and the process of joining the State Farm team! Responsibilities The Learning Strategy Teams within Agency Learning align learning strategies with broader transformational initiatives. They incorporate data to synthesize tailored learning paths to suit the unique needs and aspirations of each learner. Distribution Strategists are visionaries that orchestrates the connection between our Enterprise-wide strategies and tailor learning paths, ensuring every step we take propels us towards organizational and Market Area business goals. Key Responsibilities: Contributes to setting strategic priorities across work products to drive objectives Evaluates new opportunities for strategic alignment and learning contribution Delivers strategy/decisions to a variety of audiences including leadership Builds strong relationships and engagement with internal stakeholders to help accomplish business area objectives Demonstrates change agility and champions continuous improvement Applies strategic business focus in all aspects of work Applies understanding of business and technology to evaluate opportunities, set direction and alignment with organizational strategies and communicate vision Additional Expectations: Utilize data, market trends and industry knowledge to craft learning programs to serve as the catalyst for State Farm's success and making sure outcomes are tangible and have a measurable impact. Design human learning experiences using creativity, analysis and experience design. The learning experiences reflect the State Farm Agent's reality, drive behavior change and provide best-in-class learning support for the agent's lifecyle. Identify the most impactful learning solutions by analyzing data, including learner needs and organizational goals. Partner closely with the Measurement Team to gauge the effectiveness of our strategic priorities meeting the unique needs of our diverse audience. Fundamental Values of Distribution Strategists: Culture creator: Sets the tone for a positive culture by establishing high standards and demonstrating high integrity. Visionary: Communicates values and expectations, ensuring everyone understands the standards of behavior and performance. Emphasizes diversity and inclusion: Creates an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities. Fosters psychological safety: Encourages open and transparent communication channels, where peers are confident expressing ideas, concerns, and feedback. Promotes collaboration: Creates opportunities for collaboration and teamwork, fostering a sense of unity and shared goals. Celebrates success and failure: Acknowledges and appreciates the hard work and accomplishments of team members Empowers development: Supports professional growth and development ***This position is a Hybrid work arrangement, located in Bloomington IL, Dunwoody GA, Richardson TX, or Tempe AZ. Remote opportunities will not be considered and relocation will not be offered.*** Qualifications Desired Experience and Background: Experience developing and stewarding learning strategy Experience leading with data Demonstrated examples of leading complex projects and program teams Demonstrated examples of taking strategy to execution efficiently and with pace A background in learning technique, performance support, instructional design or e-learning development would be helpful but not mandatory Background and experience working with State Farm agents or Agency Field Leadership would also be ideal but not mandatory Desired Skills: Synthesis: Understands big picture, consumes broad sets of qualitative and quantitative information and analytically reduces information into strategic conclusions and recommendations Business Communication: Strong written and verbal communication; an ability to convey findings from data, business insights, and changes clearly at all levels of the organization Intellectual Curiosity: Desire to learn more about the world and find the answers to deeper questions beyond just the surface level explanations Creativity: Ability to generate a variety of ideas, concepts and solutions that are novel or innovative; things outside of the box and thinks about problems or issues in new and different ways using imagination to better solve problems End-User Empathy: Views the world through the end-user lens leveraging a current and objective understanding of target audience and end-user based on data, research, and feedback ****Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity**** #LI-DNI
Desired Experience and Background: Experience developing and stewarding learning strategy Experience leading with data Demonstrated examples of leading complex projects and program teams Demonstrated examples of taking strategy to execution efficiently and with pace A background in learning technique, performance support, instructional design or e-learning development would be helpful but not mandatory Background and experience working with State Farm agents or Agency Field Leadership would also be ideal but not mandatory Desired Skills: Synthesis: Understands big picture, consumes broad sets of qualitative and quantitative information and analytically reduces information into strategic conclusions and recommendations Business Communication: Strong written and verbal communication; an ability to convey findings from data, business insights, and changes clearly at all levels of the organization Intellectual Curiosity: Desire to learn more about the world and find the answers to deeper questions beyond just the surface level explanations Creativity: Ability to generate a variety of ideas, concepts and solutions that are novel or innovative; things outside of the box and thinks about problems or issues in new and different ways using imagination to better solve problems End-User Empathy: Views the world through the end-user lens leveraging a current and objective understanding of target audience and end-user based on data, research, and feedback ****Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity**** #LI-DNI
The Learning Strategy Teams within Agency Learning align learning strategies with broader transformational initiatives. They incorporate data to synthesize tailored learning paths to suit the unique needs and aspirations of each learner. Distribution Strategists are visionaries that orchestrates the connection between our Enterprise-wide strategies and tailor learning paths, ensuring every step we take propels us towards organizational and Market Area business goals. Key Responsibilities: Contributes to setting strategic priorities across work products to drive objectives Evaluates new opportunities for strategic alignment and learning contribution Delivers strategy/decisions to a variety of audiences including leadership Builds strong relationships and engagement with internal stakeholders to help accomplish business area objectives Demonstrates change agility and champions continuous improvement Applies strategic business focus in all aspects of work Applies understanding of business and technology to evaluate opportunities, set direction and alignment with organizational strategies and communicate vision Additional Expectations: Utilize data, market trends and industry knowledge to craft learning programs to serve as the catalyst for State Farm's success and making sure outcomes are tangible and have a measurable impact. Design human learning experiences using creativity, analysis and experience design. The learning experiences reflect the State Farm Agent's reality, drive behavior change and provide best-in-class learning support for the agent's lifecyle. Identify the most impactful learning solutions by analyzing data, including learner needs and organizational goals. Partner closely with the Measurement Team to gauge the effectiveness of our strategic priorities meeting the unique needs of our diverse audience. Fundamental Values of Distribution Strategists: Culture creator: Sets the tone for a positive culture by establishing high standards and demonstrating high integrity. Visionary: Communicates values and expectations, ensuring everyone understands the standards of behavior and performance. Emphasizes diversity and inclusion: Creates an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities. Fosters psychological safety: Encourages open and transparent communication channels, where peers are confident expressing ideas, concerns, and feedback. Promotes collaboration: Creates opportunities for collaboration and teamwork, fostering a sense of unity and shared goals. Celebrates success and failure: Acknowledges and appreciates the hard work and accomplishments of team members Empowers development: Supports professional growth and development ***This position is a Hybrid work arrangement, located in Bloomington IL, Dunwoody GA, Richardson TX, or Tempe AZ. Remote opportunities will not be considered and relocation will not be offered.***