Position Summary
The Learning Partner is responsible for ensuring operational effectiveness within the team and supporting the timely execution of quality training deliverables to Busey associates. The Partner facilitates associate onboarding, coordinates and manages standing monthly & series trainings and manages the Busey University training calendar. This role also serves as an administrative point person for niche initiatives and as a Brand and Communications ambassador for the Professional and Leadership Development team, ensuring a consistent and professional image across all internal customer-facing resources. The Partner collaborates closely with subject matter experts in Human Resources, Wellness and lines of business across the organization, reporting to the Professional and Leadership Development Manager.Duties & ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities:
Training Program Partnership & Facilitation
- Coordinate and facilitate standing monthly training sessions and ongoing training series, including planning, scheduling, working with subject-matter experts, survey analysis and follow‑up
- Facilitate associate onboarding programs, ensuring a consistent, engaging, and high‑quality experience for new hires
- Design, develop, and facilitate training programs as needed using adult learning principles and a variety of delivery methods (in‑person, virtual, and blended)
- Manage and maintain the Busey University training calendar in collaboration with the Professional and Leadership Development team, ensuring accuracy, alignment, and timely advertising and communication with stakeholders
Training Operations & Event Management
- Plan, coordinate, and execute in‑person training events, including logistics, materials, room setup, technology needs, and participant communications
- Serve as an administrative point person for niche or specialized Professional and Leadership Development initiatives
- Organize team meetings, planning sessions, and special occasions
Brand, Communication & Media
- Serve as a Brand and Communications ambassador for the Professional and Leadership Development team, ensuring consistency in branding, messaging, and customer‑facing materials
- Produce, edit, and maintain training videos and multimedia content to support learning initiatives and on‑demand resources
- Ensure training materials and communications align with organizational brand standards and reinforce a positive associate experience
Evaluation, Insights & Continuous Improvement
- Analyze training survey data and feedback, identifying trends and summarizing key themes and insights for leadership and stakeholders, especially as it applies to new associate onboarding
- Evaluate the effectiveness of training programs and recommend enhancements based on data, feedback, and organizational priorities
Leadership & Team Support
- Collaborate with Professional and Leadership Development and HR partners to align training efforts with organizational goals and workforce needs
- May have supervisory or workgroup-lead responsibilities as opportunities arise, including providing guidance, coordination, and peer support
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge of:
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong customer service orientation and attention to detail
- Working knowledge of talent development practices and adult learning theory
Ability to:
- Learn new programs and systems quickly
- Analyze and solve problems
- Perform duties and make decisions under frequent time pressures
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently and effectively in a fast‑paced environment
Education and Training:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Talent Development, Organizational Development, or a related field required
- Minimum of 2 years of previous training or facilitation experience required
- Experience supporting or leading onboarding, training programs, or learning initiatives preferred
Every day, our associates live Busey’s core values, doing better business, building stronger relationships and creating thriving communities—while delivering meaningful value to shareholders.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary offered is based on factors, including but not limited to, the job duties, required qualifications and relevant experience, and local market trends. The role may be eligible for bonus or incentives based on company and individual performance.
(Base Pay Range: $27-$33/hr)
Busey provides a competitive Total Rewards package in return for your time, talents, efforts and ultimately, results. Your personal and professional well-being—now and in the years to come—are important to us. Busey’s Total Rewards include a competitive benefits package offering 401(k) match, profit sharing, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance and long-term disability, supplemental voluntary life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness incentives and an employee assistance program. In addition, eligible associates may take advantage of pre-tax health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts. Visit Busey Total Rewards for more information.
Equal Opportunity
Busey values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strives to recruit, develop and retain individuals with exceptional talent. A team with diverse talent, working together, is essential to Busey’s commitment of delivering extraordinary excellence. Busey is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. Visit Busey.com/Careers to learn more about Busey’s Equal Opportunity Employment.
Unsolicited Resumes
Busey Bank, and its subsidiaries, does not accept any liability for fees for resumes from recruiters or employment agencies ("Agency"), without a binding, written recruitment agreement between Busey and Agency describing the services and specific job openings ("Agreement"). Busey may consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume and explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the Agency, unless an Agreement is in place. Any email or verbal contact with any Busey associate is inadequate to create a binding agreement. Agencies without an Agreement are requested not to contact any associates of Busey with recruiting inquiries or resumes. Busey respectfully requests no phone calls or emails.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Talent Development, Organizational Development, or a related field
- At least 2 years of training or facilitation experience
- Knowledge of talent development practices and adult learning theory
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong customer service orientation and attention to detail
- Ability to learn new programs and systems quickly
- Ability to analyze and solve problems
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Experience supporting or leading onboarding, training programs, or learning initiatives
Busey Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Busey and has not been reviewed or approved by Busey.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company match alongside a profit‑sharing plan, creating multiple employer‑supported savings channels. This structure strengthens long‑term financial security beyond base pay.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan is available, adding an ownership pathway that complements traditional retirement benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and volunteer time off are included, supporting time away for family and community. Flexible scheduling features in some materials further support practical use of time off.
Busey Insights
What We Do
As of September 30, 2023, First Busey Corporation (Nasdaq: BUSE) was a $12.26 billion financial holding company headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. Busey Bank, a wholly-owned bank subsidiary of First Busey Corporation, had total assets of $12.23 billion as of September 30, 2023, and is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. Busey Bank currently has 46 banking centers serving Illinois, eight banking centers serving Missouri, three banking centers serving southwest Florida, and one banking center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Through Busey’s Wealth Management division, the Company provides asset management, investment, and fiduciary services to individuals, businesses, and foundations. Assets under care totaled $11.55 billion as of September 30, 2023. Busey Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, FirsTech, specializes in the evolving financial technology needs of small and medium-sized businesses, highly regulated enterprise industries, and financial institutions. FirsTech provides comprehensive and innovative payment technology solutions including online, mobile, and voice-recognition bill payments; money and data movement; merchant services; direct debit services; lockbox remittance processing for payments made by mail; and walk-in payments at retail agents. More information about FirsTech can be found at firstechpayments.com. Busey Bank is honored to be named among America’s Best Banks by Forbes magazine for the second consecutive year. Ranked 26th overall in 2023, compared to 52nd in last year's rankings. Busey was named among DiversityInc’s Top Regional Companies. The DiversityInc Top 50 survey is the external validator for large U.S. employers that model fairness in their talent strategy, workplace and supplier diversity practices, and philanthropic engagement. We are honored to be consistently recognized nationally and locally for our engaged culture of integrity and commitment to community development. For more information about us, visit busey.com.
