Learning & Development Associate Director

Key responsibilities:

• Identify training needs, recommend and implement solutions, and evaluate and measure effectiveness.
• Lead the development and continuous improvement of a comprehensive training strategy ensuring strategic alignment of training and development with business goals.
• Collaborate with HR team members and business leaders to understand their needs related to training and development by proactively interfacing with key stakeholders in order to understand, recommend and deploy effective solutions.
• Conduct assessments and analyses to define performance, skill and knowledge gaps and recommend training and development to drive individual and company-wide capability and performance improvement.
• Partner with the HR team to recommend and develop employee engagement programs and activities that enhance employment experience.
• Design and develop programs and curriculum, partner with internal subject matter experts and/or external vendors to achieve defined training, learning and development objectives.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive communication strategy for training and development programs.
• Establish and maintain individual and organizational performance evaluation methods for training content, delivery, activities, engagement and outcomes. Utilize metrics to validate knowledge transfer and return on investment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Learning Management, Instructional Design, Human Resource Development or a related field.
• 5-7 years of learning and development experience including developing, implementing, and delivering training
• Strong consultative approach
• Current knowledge of effective learning and development methods
• Familiarity with e-learning platforms and practices
• Experience in project management and budgeting
• Proficient in MS Office and Learning Management Systems (LMS)
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills; sharp business acumen