Learning Development Consultant Jobs in Northbrook, IL

Role Overview:

Are you an experienced Learning and Development professional ready to bridge the gap between talent strategy and consulting excellence?
At Cornerstone Research we are seeking a Learning and Development Consultant to serve as a strategic advisor to firm leaders and consulting teams, ensuring that professional development initiatives are performance-driven, data-informed, and aligned with the firm's business priorities. As part of the Talent Management pillar, the role holder will apply a consulting mindset to identify skill gaps, conduct root-cause analyses, and design high-impact learning experiences.
The Learning and Development Consultant will focus on the "why" and "what" of learning and partner with colleagues in Learning and Development to manage "how" programs are delivered.

At Cornerstone Research, you will be part of a thriving, 1,000-strong team that spans nine offices, comprises more than 55 nationalities, and leads the industry in its commitment to develop team members across all levels. Inc. Magazine has recognized Cornerstone Research three times as a Best Workplace for its outstanding employee engagement, collaborative culture, and professional growth opportunities.

You'll Love It Here If You:

• Embrace learning and continuous improvement

• Set and strive for a high bar of excellence

• Believe that teamwork leads to success: ask us what it means to be #onefirmfirm!

• Take pride in always doing your best work, even if it's harder or takes longer

• Are passionate about what you do

How You'll Help Our Team Succeed:

• Internal Consulting & Stakeholder Management: Builds and maintains collaborative partnerships with Consulting leaders to identify individual, team, and cohort-level learning solutions that improve performance and effectiveness. Serves as a trusted advisor on behavioral change and learning design.

• Needs Assessment & Diagnostics: Conducts comprehensive needs assessments and root cause analyses using data, stakeholder input, and firm context to ensure learning solutions address business need.

• Learning Strategy & Design: Defines the strategic framework and directs the development of key learning solutions, including workshops, cohort-based programs, blended learning, and experiential development that aligns with Consulting competencies, career pathways, and firm strategy.

• Program Oversight: Owns learning programs from initial concept through post-program evaluation. Defines clear success measures and intended outcomes, while proactively leading iterative improvements.

• Facilitation & Delivery: Partners closely with Learning colleagues to ensure seamless program delivery. Leads and facilitates learning programs and workshops, both virtual and in-person, ensuring consistent application of firm-wide learning models and tools.

• Measurement & Analytics: Applies performance data and analytics to inform learning recommendations and partners with Learning and Development colleagues to report on program impact and ROI.

What You'll Need to Be Successful:

• 5+ years of relevant professional experience in Learning & Development, Organizational Development, or Management Consulting

• Professional services experience highly preferred.

• Facilitation experience is required.

• Project management experience required.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to tell a story and advocate for strategic shifts in learning design or approach.

• Self-motivated and strong work-ethic. Thrives in a fast-paced environment.

• Successfully able to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands, establishes priorities and meets deadlines.

• Strong team player. Highly adaptable and collaborates effectively with others.

• Highly developed interpersonal skills and capable of handling sensitive and confidential situations. Position continually requires discretion, poise, tact and diplomacy with demanding "customers".

• Exceptional attention to detail and organization skills.

• Bachelor's degree required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Cornerstone Research is offering a competitive market base salary for this position. The base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position in all eligible locations. This range may differ based on your geographic location and cost of living considerations. We believe compensation is more than just a base salary and offer a competitive total compensation package that includes an annual performance bonus and comprehensive benefits such as flexible options for healthcare, paid time off, and retirement savings. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.

New York: $83,500 - 105,700

Boston: $81,900 - 103,800

Chicago - $77,700 - 98,500

Los Angeles - $81,500 - 103,200

New York - $83,500 - 105,700

Washington DC - $80,500 - 102,00

San Francisco: $89,400 - 113,300

Silicon Valley - $91,000 - 115,300

Who We Are:

Cornerstone Research provides economic and financial analysis and expert testimony in all phases of commercial litigation and regulatory proceedings.

We work with a broad network of testifying experts, including leaders from academia and industry, who are recognized for their depth of knowledge, accomplishments, and research. Our staff consultants contribute expertise in economics, finance, accounting, and marketing, as well as business acumen, familiarity with the litigation process, and a commitment to produce outstanding results.

We're looking for passionate individuals who share our firm's core values and can bring varied perspectives and experiences to our team. The firm's uniquely collegial, supportive atmosphere makes Cornerstone Research a great place to work. We invest in our people in a host of ways, from providing meaningful learning and development opportunities to organizing memorable social events. To many, our culture and our people are the most exciting, enriching aspects of a Cornerstone Research career.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Cornerstone Research provides Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to legally protected categories, such as age, sex, gender, gender identity, race, color, creed/religious belief, medical condition, predisposing genetic characteristics or genetic information or testing, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, military status, veteran status, arrest or conviction record (except where permitted by law), sexual orientation, ethnic background, citizen status, ancestry, national origin, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law.