Learning & Development Director Job

Responsibilities:

• Directs organizational training needs across the talent life-cycle: onboarding, mentoring, individual contributor, new leader development, leader and executive development, high-potential talent development, succession and engagement.
• Develops and evolves a best-in-class learning portfolio that aligns with business priorities ensuring that all aspects of development and delivery are high impact and meets the needs of a diverse range of users (hourly, salaried, clinical, technical etc.).
• Provides leadership and management of learning and development priorities along with a vision for near and long-term value creation for Athletico.
• Designs innovative learning and development programs to strengthen individual and organizational skills and competencies that drive a culture of continuous learning and performance improvement.
• Directs the creation of content and learning programs that are engaging, effective and facilitate organizational capability growth and sustainability.
• Oversees the design and deliver training content and courses in a variety of learning formats, including: instructor led, virtual instructor led, train the trainer, e-learning, and other considerations to support a variety of learning styles and preferences.
• Conduct organizational needs assessments to identify and evaluate opportunities to evolve and scale learning framework including optimizing learning management systems and solutions and addressing training gaps that enhances employee / user experience and training effectiveness.
• Monitor and measure training effectiveness: training tools, systems, vendor partnerships and overall program offerings.
• Proactively stays abreast of the latest market offerings, trends, innovation, training solutions and partners to evaluate opportunities to implement them within the organization.
• Develop, scale, and maintain a competency framework that outlines how roles/role families relate to the business, its goals, and success.
• Partner with Internal Communications team to implement communication strategies that raise awareness and promote learning and development opportunities.
• Partner with HR Business Partner team to meet specific professional or functional needs including creating a framework for career pathing for key job groups and implementing meaningful solutions to activate the internal talent marketplace.
• Establishes enterprise-wide metrics/KPIs for the employee performance experience and develops a reporting cadence and delivery to Executive Leadership.

Qualifications:

• Education:
  • 8 – 10 years’ experience designing and leading L&D programs at scale and creating learning and development strategic plans.
  • Graduate degree in Education, Organizational Development, or Organizational Behavior, with related technology experience in Instructional Design Technology.
• Work Experience:
  • Proven experience with curriculum development and delivery methodologies and best practices.
  • Track record of innovation and program-building within an evolving environment including onboarding, mentoring, coaching, individual contributor, new manager, leadership development, and high-potential development programs.
  • Strong management and leadership capabilities.
  • Strong track record of building programs from scratch
• Certification/Licensure:
  • Change management and/or HR certifications (e.g., SHRM) preferred
  • DiSC Certificaton preferred
• Knowledge and Technical Skills:
  • Must have strong knowledge of adult learning principles to support team and individual coaching and development.
  • In-depth understanding of best practices in learning strategy development and execution in employee engagement on multiple platforms and media.
  • Successful track record designing and deploying blended learning, multi-generational adult learning theory and practices and training and development programs.
  • Experience developing instructional materials (instructor-led course materials, eLearning, content / job aid, tools, solutions, etc.)
  • Outstanding analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
  • Excellent communication, facilitation and engagement skills.
  • Experience with learning management systems and eLearning development tools – from selection to implementation.
  • Strong consultative skills and ability to make persuasive recommendations based on business rationale.
  • Data driven with an analytical mind-set and the ability to incorporate data into learning initiatives and programs and draw insights to make meaningful business recommendations.
  • Ability to prioritize initiatives based on the evolving needs of the company, consistently making strategic recommendations to company leadership.
  • Ability to work in and manage ambiguity, including dealing effectively with issues that do not always have a process, system, or solution in place.
  • Well versed in change management theory and practices.
  • Prior success analyzing organizational needs, setting and managing expectations.
  • Demonstrated ability to create and lead the implementation of strategic, creative and fiscally sound programs that drive business results and improvement
  • Agile, high-energy, high-integrity, self-starter with exceptional process, planning and detail orientation.
  • Strong business and financial acumen and relationship building with internal stakeholders and external partners.
  • Results-driven, collaborative and curious leader with excellent coaching, teaching and mentoring skills.
• Language Skills:
  • Ability to read, write and speak English proficiently

• Ability to fulfill activities including, but not limited to, remain stationary for extended periods of time (i.e., while working at a desk), stoop/kneel/crouch, travel around the office, communicate with others (verbal and written), and use fine motor skills including fine hand manipulation and keyboarding.
• Ability to see at close range, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20-25 pounds

• Consistent with a standard office environment, noise level is low with little to no extraordinary environmental factors.