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The Field Coach is an integral part of the training and engagement team on a national field-marketing program. You will be responsible for providing in-store and on-the-floor coaching for Field Managers and Brand Ambassadors (across all active markets) focused on improving behaviors, team performance, and maintaining progress toward client and agency objectives. The ideal Field Coach has a unique ability to motivate various different leadership styles through proven coaching techniques, as well as create lasting trust-based relationshps. The main goal of this role is to create lasting performance improvement and engagement among teams visited.

As the Field Coach, you will:

• To inspire, motivate and educate field managers/brand ambassadors so that they may not only elevate performance, but continue to be highly engaged members of the program
• Serve as an extension of the core training/engagement team, providing timely feedback through in-the-field visits.
• Become a partner to field managers and brand ambassadors, creating lasting trust-based relationships that allow for the elevation of confidence and performance.
• Ability to enhance existing high-performers and "coach-up" underperforming teams/staff via proven coaching techniques.
• Ability to travel: the Field Coach will travel across all program markets (Continental USA) up to 80% of the time to activate with field teams in-store during set activation dates (typically weekends)
• Work with and report to the Training Supervisor to share feedback on any training needs, and/or behavioral gaps within the field teams
• Fully learn and understand the training focuses and content, to ensure brand guidelines are being upheld by the team in-market
• Provide in-field post-onboarding coaching support for new markets
• Work with the Training Supervisor to collect field insights / performance data and utilize these findings to help guide future training strategies
• Help assess and monitor the effectiveness of in-field training initiatives against predefined metrics
• Assists with improvement of team performance with 1:1 behavioral-led coaching
• Maintain a deep understanding of the Walmart+ InHome service, its features and benefits and how this is integrated into conversations with customers
• Support Field Managers and Brand Ambassadors to connect authentically with customers, by following the core principles introduced during onboarding and other formal team trainings
• Remain immersed in any new training modules released by the Training Supervisor, and ensure a deep understanding of the content and how this is fed into coaching the team
• Focusing on proven coaching techniques, separately from training
• Actively look to improve coaching skillset, and share industry insights which may benefit the program

• At least 3 years of experience with background in coaching and training, especially in a customer-relations environment in retail, retail brand, brand marketing.
• Must be coachable, and have a desire to be trained to coach in a manner that suits the program
• Having a deep understanding of the client's brand identity and feeling confident assessing whether Field teams on-site are engaging with customers in a way that is aligned with brand standards
• Be capable and confident using hardware and software that supports the role, including laptops and mobile devices (both Android & iOS)
• Able to navigate collaborative platforms on both iOS and Microsoft: Keynote, MS PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook/Teams/Sharepoint, Zoom, plus in-field reporting tools (training will be provided)
• This is a hybrid role and a love of travel and the ability to travel away from home, which is anticipated on a weekly frequency (about 80% of the time, across Continental US) and must have weekend availability
• Have a clear understanding of the difference between coaching vs. training; focusing on proven coaching techniques
• Confident knowledge of consumer culture
• Multi-tasking capabilities, with ability to work on variety of workstreams at one time
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including meeting facilitation skills and confidence to give presentations
• Comfortable interacting with a variety of stakeholders, including clients, executives, and field teams
• Ability to clearly articulate goals and objectives; understand challenges and concerns, and develop effective responses
• This temporary position goes until August 2024 with possibility to extend.

The anticipated salary for this position is $51,000 - $83,375 (Semi-monthly). Salary is based on variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other factors permitted by law.

Benefits: Eligible for Sick and Safe Time, and Paid Holidays.

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We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact your recruiter if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.