Merchant Training Coord - American First Finance : Job Details

Description Position at American First Finance What Makes an AFF Merchant Training Coordinator?:The Merchant Training Coordinator is responsible for achieving accurate and timely results that support established organizational expectations, standards, and goals. This core responsibility of this role lies in the design, implementation, and oversight of training resources to promote the success of merchants offering payment solutions through AFF. A successful Merchant Training Coordinator is proficient in identifying both the current and future training needs of the organization, developing content to meet those needs. This is a fast-paced role, requiring an efficient, detail-oriented individual who can manage multiple projects, work with other functional areas of the business, and deliver results within strict deadlines. The Training Coordinator will be responsible for achieving company goals, providing Best in Class service to our Merchants, and complying with established laws, regulations, and company policies. Essential Job Duties:

• Develop training content through various mediums (e.g., job aids, presentations, video, etc.) to facilitate effective in-person, remote, and pre-recorded training programs.
• Design, produce, and maintain an expansive library of on-demand training courses for active merchants and their store associates.
• Draft, schedule, and deploy recurring training communications on best practices, new product features, and program changes.
• Assess and anticipate business training needs by leveraging complaint trends, industry changes, and management feedback.
• Become a subject matter expert in No Credit Needed payment solutions, transaction flows, and merchant portal features.
• Proactively plan, track, and report on all merchant training activities, including in-store visits and client deliverables.
• Maintain, organize, and update all existing merchant training documentation, creating new resources as needed.
• Utilize surveys, polls, and other call-to-action tools to evaluate training retention and participant feedback.
• Receive, prioritize, and respond to training support requests from intradepartmental functional areas.
• Manage the review and approval process of all training documentation.
• Perform other operational duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:

• 3 years of prior work experience in a training or teaching role.
• Bachelor degree in education, instructional design, or instructional technology (related experience considered in lieu of education).
• Advanced knowledge of PC windows-based applications, including Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suites.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities, meet deadlines, track projects to completion.
• Excellent time management, communication, organizational, and public speaking skills.
• Knowledge of graphic design and audiovisual editing skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Prior experience and knowledge of No Credit Needed payment solutions.
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software experience.
• LMS management experience.
• Fluent in Spanish (oral and written).

Critical Competencies:

• Plans and Aligns: Sets objectives to align with broader organizational goals; Breaks down objectives into appropriate initiatives and actions; Stages activities with relevant milestones and schedules; Anticipates and adjusts effective contingency plans.
• Balances Stakeholders: Understands internal and external stakeholder requirements, expectations, and needs; Balances the interests of multiple stakeholders; Considers cultural and ethical factors in the decision-making process; Acts fairly despite conflicting demands of stakeholders.
• Collaborates: Works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives; Represents own interests while being fair to others and their areas; Partners with others to get work done; Credits others for their contributions and accomplishments; Gains trust and support of others.
• Communicates Effectively: Is effective in a variety of communication settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, or among diverse styles and position levels; Attentively listens to others; Adjusts to fit the audience and the message; Provides timely and helpful information to others across the organization; Encourages the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions.
• Customer Focus: Gains insight into customer needs; Identifies opportunities that benefit the customer; Builds and delivers solutions that meet customer expectations; Establishes and maintains effective customer relationships.
• Resourcefulness: Marshals resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done; Orchestrates multiple activities simultaneously to accomplish a goal; Gets the most out of limited resources; Applies knowledge of internal structures, processes, and culture to resourcing efforts.

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