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Rachel McKinney

@rachelmckinney

L&D specialist with 10+ years designing leadership and career development programs that turn business goals into scalable learning.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to partner with leadership in fast-moving, high-accountability environments to design scalable learning tied to business goals—building career frameworks, competency-based programs, and measurable behavioral impact through clear communication.

I’m a Strategic L&D professional with 10+ years designing career development frameworks, leadership programs, and scalable learning solutions that connect directly to business goals. I translate complex capability needs into practical tools, guides, and programs employees and managers actually use.

I’ve built real career infrastructure—establishing IDAP’s first formal Assignment Profile to define expectations by role, and initiating cross-site capability benchmarking to close training consistency gaps. I also design competency-based, scenario-driven learning (like a case management course) and lead redesign conversations—such as improving Hazard Communication training effectiveness through needs analysis.

I enjoy ambiguous, fast-moving environments where creative problem-solving and direct communication drive results. Across my roles, I’ve led working sessions with senior stakeholders, managed SuccessFactors LMS administration and compliance tracking, and used learner and business outcomes to prove impact, including a 55% increase in target behavior adoption and a 4.75-star learner satisfaction rating.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Associate, L&D

Current

Eli Lilly and Company

Dec 2025 - Present (6 months)

Partnered with site leadership as the L&D lead for a 500+ person manufacturing operation, designing career-relevant learning solutions and building role-based curriculum infrastructure to close capability gaps. Established IDAP’s first Assignment Profile framework, initiated cross-site capability benchmarking, and managed SuccessFactors assignments and compliance tracking.

Instructional Design Blended Learning Needs Analysis Stakeholder Management

Senior Associate Strategic L&D

Eli Lilly and Company

Nov 2018 - Dec 2025 (7 years 1 month)

Performance consultant and learning design lead for a 200+ person commercial organization, building scalable, career-relevant curriculum and leadership capability programs. Designed five role-specific Coursera learning programs (~44 courses) and drove outcomes including a 55% increase in target behavior adoption and a 4.75-star learner satisfaction rating.

Learning Design Curriculum Design Assignment Profile Standardization Change Management Leadership Development

Associate Strategic Business Partner

Eli Lilly and Company

Jun 2016 - Nov 2018 (2 years 5 months)

Supported role & competency standardization by helping transition from individualized training assessments to standardized role-based Assignment Profiles through leader and SME collaboration. Coordinated the SMART START marketing onboarding program and executed training assignments in SuccessFactors to maintain accuracy and compliance across learning plans.

SME Curriculum Alignment Logistics Coordination Learning Administration

Learning Administrator

Conduent

Jan 2014 - Jan 2016 (2 years)

Managed training administration and LMS operations for a national field-based sales workforce, supporting consistent onboarding delivery. Processed requests and coordinated new hire logistics to ensure timely, accurate learning execution.

LMS Training Administration Logistics Coordination Process Management Compliance Oriented Record Accuracy