Tarrel Pierson

Learning & Development Industry Advisor | Future of Work | New

America/Denver (UTC-6)

English

Tarrel Pierson

Learning & Development Industry Advisor | Future of Work | New

America/Denver (UTC-6)

English

About

I'm a life long learner and learning professional with a passion to help discover, develop, and deliver the skills and knowledge employees need to improve their lives professionally, and personally. I love that I've had the opportunity to help so many people in my career, and am proud to say my work has impacted over a quarter of a million learners in 15 industries, across 38 companies (15 Fortune 100). I have developed or led the development of over 25 learning product types, covering 21 business technologies, and 10 distinct sales and business process methodologies. I have leveraged over 40 distinct learning technologies from cloud-based software to content development software and Learning Management Systems. And I have produced or led the production of over 400 end user hours of training. Most recently I have focused on innovation within the learning industry to inject the latest neuroscience and adult learning methodologies into the curriculum my teams develop and manage. I have over 20 years of experience in Human Performance (Learning and Collaboration), with expertise in business readiness and training, including all organizational change management components related to leadership alignment, stakeholder engagement, communications, and learning. I have nearly 10 years experience working for a Big 4 Management Consulting firm, and over 6 years within the High Tech Industry.

Key Skills

Experience

Co-Founder | Navigant Learning

Apr 2024 - Present

Denver, Colorado, United States Flexible Learning Solutions - Fractional | On Demand | Project-Based | Subscription Services Navigant Learning is a global organization and network of experts bringing learning solutions to clients of all sizes through flexible and tailored engagement models.

Co-Founder | XR sherpas

Apr 2024 - Present

Denver, Colorado, United States XR sherpas provides human-led consulting services that help companies strategize, deliver and adopt immersive technology solutions including AR/MR/ VR, the Metaverse, Digital Twins and Digital Humans.

Associate Client Partner | Korn Ferry

Jan 2023 - May 2024

Denver, Colorado, United States

Director | NTT DATA Services

Apr 2021 - Jan 2023

Denver, Colorado, United States I lead the strategy, delivery, business development and consultant development for the Learning and New Skilling solutions and services as part of the Workforce of the Future Offering. I am responsible for go-to-market solutions, client engagement leadership, team building and direction and overall client relationship management. Lead complex projects and programs to set the strategy and drive change that addresses large-scale client challenges in the areas of Learning and New Skilling, and the development of the Skilling Platform supporting technology.

Senior Director, Solution Design and Delivery | Santander Bank, N.A.

Dec 2019 - Mar 2021

Job Summary: I Lead the Learning Solution Design And Delivery team responsible for creating all materials to support the 14 internal lines of business curriculums including. Responsibilities include managing a cross entity team of 18 instructional designers and instructional design managers, budgeting, resource capacity management, and learning solution/product design and production. My Team, under my guidance, determines the strategy, work process design, and manages all stages of the instructional design and development processes.

Director Enablement Development and Program Management | Yext

Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

Greater Denver Area Job Summary: Lead the Enablement Development and Program Management team responsible for creating all materials to support the Internal Sales, Partner, and Client Success Enablement curriculums including Facilities planning, budgeting, and resource capacity management. I Determine strategy, work process design, and manage all stages of the instructional design and development processes. I collaborate with Sales and Partner Channel Leadership, and well as Enablement Business Partners and Product Marketing leadership to build and sustain a deep understanding of business demands and facilitate partnerships that enable successful learning outcomes. VMware

Senior Manager, Learning Innovation Lab | 2 years 6 months

Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

Greater Denver Area Job Summary: I was responsible for creating and managing the Learning Innovation Lab within the World Wide Readiness and Customer Experience organization. The Innovation Lab Facilitates, fosters, curates, and creates remarkable solutions that push to new heights the boundaries of how, when,

Senior Manager, Learning Architecture and Design | and where our customers, sales teams, and partners learn.

Jul 2016 - Dec 2017

Greater Denver Area Job Summary: My role was to lead a team of 20+ resources responsible for creating all materials to support the Sales and Partner Enablement curriculum including Facilities planning, budgeting, and resource capacity management. Determined strategy, work process design, and managed all stages of the instructional design and development processes. Acted as the primary point of engagement between my team and Stakeholders, vendors, project teams and sales operations leadership to build rapport and trust and effectively develop, launch and measure learning impact of over 900 learning assets in just under 2 years.

Manager, Learning and Collaboration/Change Management | Accenture

Mar 2005 - Jun 2016

Job Summary: My responsibilities included managing teams in the design and delivery of Change Management and Training projects as required by clients. I developed deep specialization in needs assessment and managing the execution of projects focused on instructor-led and web-based training for SAP and other ERP implementations and upgrades. My focus was in large- scale global business process transformation and system implementation projects, managing teams of 2-25 people.

Client Support Manager | CenterStone Technologies, Inc.

Jan 2001 - Dec 2004

Job Summary: My duties included managing all aspects of the support department including help desk (call-center) support, technical support, account management, technical documentation, and training.

National Sales Representative | Data Works

May 2000 - Jan 2001

Job Summary: My job was to generate new sales and to develop new products for Quick Service Restaurant business unit.

National Chain Accounts Coordinator | The Coca-Cola Company

Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

Job Summary: My position was to facilitate a single point of contact for the sale of syrup, and allocation of fountain equipment to Aramark, Sodexho Marriott, and Compass/Eurest accounts nationwide.