- Company: ZURU
- Location: New Zealand (nationwide) (nationwide)
- Salary: Pay not listed
ZURU at a glance
zuru.com- Founded 2003
SEC filings mentioning "ZURU": 3 — search EDGAR
ZURU (zuru.com) is a consumer products company founded in 2003. Recent coverage highlights its global toy lines, including bringing the viral Slime Mart collection to South Africa (Bizcommunity).
Training Specialist at ZURU - New Zealand (nationwide) (nationwide)
About the Role
ZURU is seeking a Training Specialist to join our dynamic team. The Training Specialist will be responsible for designing, implementing, and delivering training programs that ensure all employees are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in their roles.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive training materials
- Conduct training sessions both online and in-person
- Evaluate the effectiveness of training programs and make improvements as needed
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify training needs
- Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures through training
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
The Training Specialist will be responsible for:
- Creating engaging and effective training programs tailored to the specific needs of ZURU employees
- Delivering training sessions that align with company goals and objectives
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of industry best practices in training and development
- Evaluating the effectiveness of training initiatives through feedback and performance metrics
- Staying abreast of new technologies and trends in employee training and development
Who We're Looking For
We are looking for a highly organized, detail-oriented individual with excellent communication skills. You should have experience in designing and delivering training programs, as well as a deep understanding of adult learning principles.
- Experience in developing and implementing training programs
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Adequate knowledge of adult learning theories and practices
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software
Working at ZURU
ZURU is on a mission to disrupt across industries, challenge the status quo, and catalyze change through radical innovation and automation advances. This is evident in different pillars of the company: ZURU Toys are re-imagining what it means to play; ZURU Tech is shaping a better future by leading the next building revolution; ZURU Edge is pioneering new generation FMCG brands to better…
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Working in New Zealand (nationwide) (nationwide)
New Zealand (nationwide) / Aotearoa is an island country in the southwestern Pacific, with the North and South Islands plus many smaller islands, east of Australia across the Tasman Sea. This role is listed as on-site in New Zealand (nationwide) (not remote).
🇳🇿 Relocation safety for New Zealand (nationwide): Very Safe — via Warnely, CC BY 4.0
National unemployment rate in New Zealand (nationwide): 5.1% — via World Bank
GDP per capita in New Zealand (nationwide): $49,591 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in New Zealand (nationwide): 2.8% (annual) — via World Bank
Real GDP growth in New Zealand (nationwide): 0.5% (annual) — via World Bank
Average hours worked per year in New Zealand (nationwide): 1,723 — via OECD
About this role & career path
Training Specialists (SOC 13-1151.00) develop and deliver workforce learning: needs assessment, course materials, multi-format instruction, and evaluation of delivery modes and program results (O*NET).
Traits that fit this role
- Innovation
- Adaptability
- Social Orientation
- Achievement Orientation
- Cooperation
Source: O*NET Work Styles (Distinctiveness Rank).
Typical preparation needed: Job Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. — via O*NET
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- How financial services organizations are using AI in 2026 - RSM US LLP
Source: O*NET (public-domain bulk data)
Salary & compensation
Workers in Business & Financial Operations occupations earn a national median of $76,859 — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Build the skills for this role
- Instructional design and multi-format delivery (role play, simulation, lecture, virtual)
- Needs analysis via surveys, interviews, and manager consults
- Writing procedure manuals, guides, and handouts
- Measuring training effectiveness and refining programs
- Walk through a needs assessment you ran and how it shaped the curriculum
- Explain when you choose in-person vs virtual delivery and how you measure impact
- Share an example of materials you built for non-technical or retail/ops audiences
- Discuss scaling training across product launches or multi-market teams
Strong fit if you enjoy building practical learning for product, ops, or commercial teams at a global toy/consumer brand headquartered-style footprint in New Zealand (nationwide), and you can prove programs with clear evaluation—not just classroom hours.
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Listing facts
- Role Training Specialist
- Employer ZURU
- Location New Zealand (nationwide) (nationwide)
- Type Full Time
- Pay (from listing) Pay not listed
- Posted July 25, 2026
- Apply by August 24, 2026
- Country New Zealand (nationwide)
- Overview Full job description on this page (322 words)
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Typical work in Training Specialist
Independent occupational context from O*NET (U.S. public-domain labor data). This is about the occupation, not a rewrite of this employer's posting.
- Present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.
- Obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials.
- Evaluate modes of training delivery, such as in-person or virtual, to optimize training effectiveness, training costs, or environmental impacts.
- Offer specific training programs to help workers maintain or improve job skills.
- Assess training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers, instructors, or customer representatives.
- Monitor, evaluate, or record training activities or program effectiveness.
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- Hacker News — Lone Geniuses Are Overrated
- Hacker News — Complaint-Driven Development
- Hacker News — Show HN: Ratschn – A local Mac dictation app built with Rust, Tauri and CoreML
- Hacker News — Velisch zeigt neues Crypto‑API‑Beispiel: kompletter Service in einer Date
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