Salim Parak

Salim Parak is an experienced Training Professional with expertise in all aspects of the learning experience, including hiring, instructional design, curriculum development, train the trainer, certification & credentials, in-person or online delivery, training strategy, onboarding new employees, and stakeholder management.

He has a proven track record of creating and scaling partner and employee training programs on a global scale. Salim excels in hiring staff members, selecting instructional vendors, and is a dynamic presenter, facilitator, and executive coach for presentation skills.

With strong project management skills, he efficiently implements Learning Management Systems (LMS) and delivers learning content within budget and on time. Salim's core competencies include high-energy presenting, building engaging workshop experiences for online and in-person settings, onboarding new employees and partners, developing training vision and strategy, resource planning, curriculum development, instructional design, leadership development, metrics establishment for stakeholder dashboards, scalable training environment creation, enterprise sales, sales methodology expertise, program management, LMS selection and implementation, and change management.

Throughout his career, Salim has created engaging Partner Enablement Training programs for Search, G-Suite & Maps, delivered top-quality yearly employee training conferences globally, built scalable onboarding programs, interviewed and hired team members, designed hands-on workshop exercises, managed LMS and SAP implementations, and even developed a podcast for on-the-go learning.

Salim holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from the University of Waterloo and a Master's in Industrial Relations from Queen's University. He has held key roles in prestigious organizations including Senior Training Manager at TikTok, Trust & Safety Training Manager at LinkedIn, Technical Training Manager at Google, Training Manager at Marimba, Curriculum Developer and Technical Trainer at Marimba, Curriculum Developer and Technical Trainer at Selectica, and SAP Training Team Lead at Deloitte Consulting.