The Curriculum Developer designs training solutions and curriculum for our 100,000 Ace retail associates (i.e. red vested heroes). They will lead, consult, and develop larger, more complex, high profile behavioral-based curriculum projects with stakeholders throughout the organization with key areas of support including Store Systems and Operations, Merchandising and Business to Business.

The Curriculum Developer will design and create curriculum in multiple modalities that includes e-learning, virtual classroom training, and in-store training, that results in learning objectives that drive high performance, in delivering the Ace Helpful Promise.

This role defines learning objectives, designs comprehensive training solutions, identifies gaps, and evaluates and maintains curriculum. Project Management and time management are essential for this role.

The Curriculum Developer will also lead the development and maintenance of Ace's Retail People Strategy focusing on Learning Plans by Role, Leadership & Coaching and partner with Store Systems and Operations on training to support our People Management initiatives.

This position will require advanced knowledge and application of instructional design, curriculum development practices and project management to ensure Ace Hardware remains the training and performance development leader across the retail industry.

What you'll do:

• Report Training Programs Effectiveness - Report to the Curriculum Development Manager to ensure Ace's Retail People Strategy is aligned with the overall retail training strategy including department goals and initiatives.
• Leadership - The Curriculum Developer will be responsible to project manage and lead the team in the curriculum development for high profile/large strategic initiatives.
• Subject Matter Expert - Lead for Ace's Retail People Strategy, responsible for leading the development and maintenance by the curriculum development team, focusing on Learning Plans by Role, Leadership & Coaching and supporting Store Systems and Operations with the People Management initiatives. They are responsible for demonstrating sound leadership, project management and curriculum development skills to ensure curriculum is aligned with the needs of the business and learners.
• Consult with strategic business partners to ensure training solutions align with the needs of the business and learner.
• Vendor Management - Work with development vendors to ensure training solutions are completed on time and within budget.
• Project Management - Own and maintain multiple curriculum projects, each with their own project plan with curriculum developers, deliverables, milestones, and due dates.
• Portfolio Management - Maintain and update curriculum content for instructor-led courses to achieve 100% alignment to Higher Ground.
• Design/deliver instructor-led courses, electronic training sessions and curriculum presentations as assigned/needed.
• Coaching - Coaches curriculum team to ensure development and design practices are varied and reflect current industry best practices.

What you will need:

Knowledge, Experience, and Competencies:

Experience and Technical Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Curriculum, Learning & Development or related field
• 7-10 years of curriculum development experience, retail industry experience a plus
• Proficient in instructional design and curriculum development processes
• Virtual training content development experience
• Demonstrated facilitation skills
• Micro learning development experience preferred
• Knowledgeable in sound assessment practices included performance-based assessment, job-embedded assessment, e-Learning assessment theory and formative/summative assessment theory
• Participatory and distributed leadership style that builds strength, collective wisdom and servant-first principles when working across all stakeholder groups
• Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communications skills with retailers, vendor partners, field staff, and Corporate
• Ability to develop and deliver instructor-led training, both in-person and virtual
• Ability to effectively communicate project priorities and develop multiple curriculum projects simultaneously
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills that demonstrate an ability to apply logical thinking to gather and analyze information, design and test solutions to problems, formulate plans and meet deadlines
• Excellent software skills including e-learning technologies including Articulate, Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook, online meeting/training software including Zoom and Microsoft Teams

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Why should you join our team?

We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don't often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, to Ace retailers and to the Ace brand.

In addition to providing our employees a great culture, Ace also offers competitive benefits* that address life's necessities and perks, many of which expand and improve year after year, including:

• Incentive opportunities, based on role/grade level (rapid company growth over the past 5 years resulted in incentives being paid out at an average of 126% of your target opportunity!)
• Generous 401(k) retirement savings plan with company contributions, averaging 9.6% per year of eligible earnings over the past 5 years
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision and disability - up to 26 weeks short-term disability and long-term disability ) & life insurance benefits for you and your dependents
• 21 days of vacation immediately available (prorated in the first year) and up to 6 paid holidays depending on the month of hire
• Company Car, phone and fuel card are provided for field-based positions
• Your career at Ace is more than just a job. It's a chance to be part of something meaningful. We help locally-owned businesses thrive and make an impact in their communities - and we support our employees in doing the same by offering an annual Ace Cares Week, 20 hours off work per year to volunteer at an organization of your choice, opportunities to help Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and the Ace Helpful Fund through the Ace Foundation
• Ace invests in every employee we hire, with a key focus on development and coaching. We offer on-site classes, facilitator-led courses, and a generous tuition assistance program, plus a performance management approach that goes beyond the typical annual review
• We know the work environment matters. That's why Ace holds frequent campus events like Employee Appreciation Week, vendor demos, cookouts, and merchandise sales
• We bring them to you! Services such as mobile spas, auto maintenance, car wash and detailing, dry cleaning, dentists, eye doctors, flu shots, recycling and more!
• Employee discounts on Ace merchandise (including top brands like Weber, Traeger, Yeti, Craftsman, DeWalt and more), travel, fitness, computers and thousands more
• Birth/Adoption bonding paid time off
• Adoption cost reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - access to free visits to therapists and lawyers, guidance on financial matters, elder and childcare, and assistance with tickets to entertainment events
• Identity theft protection

* Benefits are provided in compliance with applicable policies.

We want to hear from you!
When most people think of career opportunities with Ace Hardware, they often think of the helpful cashiers and sales associates at their local store. However, have you also considered the people behind the scenes who select, promote, ship and process the invoices for more than 75,000 products? Maybe you haven't, but we'd like you to. Because together we help our customers take care of their homes. Come find out why a career with the Ace Hardware Corporation is one of America's best kept secrets.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Ace Hardware Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. The company recognizes the importance of diversity and leveraging the skills and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each individual and the organization.

The company is committed to the prevention of employment discrimination related to race, religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability and military or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other action covered by federal or applicable state/local laws.

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