Regional Business and Program Development Associate – LatAm

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colombia.

📋 Description

• Perform labor market research focusing on industry growth trends, hiring needs, and role-level evaluations.

• Assess employment patterns, salary benchmarks, AI resilience, implementation factors, and career trajectories.

• Transform research findings into actionable insights and recommendations for regional and country teams.

• Utilize program demand diagnostic methods and labor market intelligence tools, including AI Job Market Agent, TalentNeuron, and LinkedIn Talent Insights.

• Create research summaries, market analyses, presentations, reports, and briefing documents.

• Aid in employer outreach and engagement to collect information on hiring demands, talent requirements, and role specifications.

• Conduct employer interviews, surveys, and secondary research.

• Maintain records of employer engagement within Generation systems such as Salesforce.

• Assist with activity mapping and role analysis alongside Curriculum & Instruction and cross-functional teams.

• Provide insights on role scope, necessary skills, competencies, and learner outcomes to inform program design.

• Carry out learner research via focus groups and interviews.

• Support the development of evidence-based business cases utilizing market, employer, learner, and operational data.

• Collaborate with country and cross-functional teams to facilitate program development and expansion strategies.

• Prepare materials for senior internal stakeholders, gather feedback, and aid in program approval processes.

• Assist in the identification, design, launch, and transition of new training and employment programs throughout Latin America, initially concentrating on Colombia.

⛳️ Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience in research, consulting, strategy, business analysis, program development, or related fields.

• Proven experience in conducting market research, data analysis, and generating insights to enhance strategic decision-making.

• Background in supporting business case development, program evaluations, or growth initiatives.

• Familiarity with employer engagement, talent market analysis, workforce development, education, or social impact programs is advantageous.

• Experience collaborating across various stakeholders and functions in a dynamic environment preferred.

• Knowledge of Latin America or understanding of regional labor market dynamics is a plus.

• Strong analytical, research, and systematic problem-solving abilities.

• Capacity to integrate quantitative and qualitative data into coherent insights and proposals.

• Excellent written communication and presentation skills, with a keen attention to detail.

• Ability to create reports, business case contributions, and decision-support materials.

• Strong project coordination and organizational skills, with the capacity to manage several priorities simultaneously.

• Proactive, inquisitive, and comfortable handling ambiguity and incomplete information.

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional and multicultural teams.

• Proficiency in research and data analysis tools, such as Excel, PowerPoint, labor market intelligence platforms, and survey tools.

• Fluency in English and Spanish (required); Portuguese is a plus.

• Willingness to collaborate across multiple countries and time zones.

• An English CV/resume is required for application.

🏝️ Benefits

• No specific benefits or compensation extras are stated in the posting.