Learning and Development Director Job

• Lead design and delivery of all learning experiences across the company in the most progressive and effective manner.
• Ensure an ongoing process exists that continuously enhances the knowledge and capability of leadership talent, enabling managers to effectively lead the organization toward achievement of strategic initiatives.
• Manage external vendor and consulting relationships, including the use of his/her own current network.
• Effectively build eLearning, self-paced and experiential learning experiences.
• Design and implement assessment processes to monitor existing talent skills and gaps to meet current and future needs.
• Through the use of techniques that maximize learner participation, comprehension and application, deliver high impact products and services.
• Remain current with trends and issues in the marketplace that will help shape and enhance the design, development and implementation of talent and learning products, services and interventions.
• Determine appropriate delivery methods with a focus on leveraging and incorporating technology to support learning objectives.
• Oversee the development and management of the Learning Management System (LMS).
• Evaluate program effectiveness and measure change in capabilities and behavior.
• Identify development opportunities and coach company leaders in order to increase their managerial and leadership effectiveness.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Possesses the level of vision and passion required to drive progressive learning experiences.
• Ability to create a learning culture within an organization.
• Demonstrated ability to produce high quality deliverables.
• Excellent leadership, communication and presentation abilities and analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate with ambiguity and able to maintain strong results focus in a high change environment.
• Proven ability to conceptualize and successfully implement curricula for sustained business growth.
• Demonstrates a positive, proactive and self-directed approach.
• Desire to contribute directly to the strategic success of the business.
• Experience in creating learning and development approaches, leadership development, change management and organizational development initiatives.
• Deep knowledge of instructional design.
• Must be flexible in order to respond quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities; ability to work under tight deadlines and plan, organize and carry out multiple, detailed tasks.
• Thrives in a team-oriented, collaborative work environment; builds strong interpersonal relationships at all levels.
• Experience using action-learning to reinforce and transfer learning objectives to the job.
• Experience in utilizing assessment tools for needs assessment, manager and employee development, selection, team effectiveness and employee engagement.
• Must demonstrate a sense of curiosity and knowledge about business strategies as well as an ability to consult with partners credibly and influence successfully.
• Strong leader and innovative thinker.