Learning Strategy Senior Associate at Crowe in Chicago, IL

Learning Strategy Senior Associate Location: Chicago IL USA Your Journey at Crowe Starts Here: At Crowe, you can build a meaningful and rewarding career. With real flexibility to balance work with life moments, you’re trusted to deliver results and make an impact. We embrace you for who you are, care for your well-being, and nurture your career. Everyone has equitable access to opportunities for career growth and leadership. Over our 80-year history, delivering excellent service through innovation has been a core part of our DNA across our audit, tax, and consulting groups. That’s why we continuously invest in innovative ideas, such as AI-enabled insights and technology-powered solutions, to enhance our services. Join us at Crowe and embark on a career where you can help shape the future of our industry. Job Description: The Learning Strategy Senior Associate will support Business Unit learning activities. This individual plays a key role in executing the priority learning initiatives aligned with BU-wide and firm-wide strategy. The role requires strong communication, project management, and problem-solving skills. Responsibilities: Reports to Learning Business Advisor(s) to support execution of learning strategies and programming. Supports strategic learning agenda for the designated BUs by aligning programs with BU-wide and firm-wide priorities. Executes administrative and operational tasks including meeting preparation (pre-reads, agendas, notes, action items), project trackers, and vendor license upkeep. Develops and executes communications plans for learning programs, including stakeholder updates, newsletter content, and learning program messaging. Collaborates with BU stakeholders and learning teams to coordinate and support the execution of key learning initiatives, including intern programming, role-specific learning pathways, and upskilling efforts. Creates high-quality presentations and deliverables that meet professional services standards. Develops and maintains SharePoint sites and pages for internal and externally facing resources, ensuring they are functional, user-friendly, and aligned with strategy and branding. Utilizes firm-approved AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) to enhance processes, deliverables, and innovative initiatives. Collaborates with delivery and instructional design teams to define material needs and responsibilities. Qualifications: 3+ years of experience in Learning & Development, Organizational Development, or in a professional services/business environment. Bachelor's degree required. Strong organizational, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills. Ability to manage multiple simultaneous workstreams, including multiple Business Units. High degree of initiative and ability to work independently within a collaborative team environment. Excellent written and oral communication skills with ability to adapt messaging for diverse audiences. Expertise in Microsoft PowerPoint, with ability to produce professional service standard presentations. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Office 365 tools (especially Outlook, Teams, SharePoint). Familiarity with maintaining internal knowledge platforms (e.g., SharePoint). Familiarity with AI in a business setting to enhance productivity. Experience in professional services preferred. #LI-JB1 #GoCrowe We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times. The application deadline for this role is 05/15/2026. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Crowe is not sponsoring for work authorization at this time. The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Crowe, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $67,700.00 - $133,900.00 per year. Our Benefits: Your exceptional people experience starts here. At Crowe, we know that great people are what makes a great firm. We care about our people and offer employees a comprehensive total rewards package. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for you! How You Can Grow: We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosper! More about Crowe: Crowe (www.crowe.com) is one of the largest public accounting, consulting and technology firms in the United States. Crowe uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities while also helping clients reach their goals with tax, advisory, risk and performance services. Crowe is recognized by many organizations as one of the country's best places to work. Crowe serves clients worldwide as an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 130 countries around the world. Crowe LLP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Crowe LLP does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity or any other third-party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes or candidates submitted to Crowe, or any employee or owner of Crowe without a pre-existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Crowe, and free of charge. 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