Director of Learning and Development

Challenge Manufacturing•Grand Rapids, MI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Vice President of Human Resources, the Director of Learning and Development will create innovative, enduring workforce development solutions to meet the organizations’ talent-related business challenges and help our team members advance their skillsets, knowledge, and capabilities. Human-centered design thinker that creates environments that drive personal and business success utilizing expert-level data analytics, performance management initiatives, create engagement, as well as talent development strategies. What You'll Do: Demonstrated experience navigating a fast paced, dynamic working environment Demonstrated project management experience with multiple stakeholders prioritizing and delegating projects/tasks Demonstrated team leadership, partnership, influencing and communication experience 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 Responsible for training logistics and data integrity within the Learning Management System (LMS). Conducts annual needs assessment by administering surveys, focus groups, one-on-one interviews. Reviews outcomes to develop leadership and learning curriculum for the coming year. Establishes operational and performance tools and metrics to measure and support learning and development initiatives and programs, drives priorities and measures outcomes and efficacy Knowledge of statistical analysis (e.g., descriptive statistics and knowledge of statistical significance), quantitative research, and experience gathering and interpreting data Provides oversight to the Learning and Development team by supervising, guiding, and directing employees to optimize output and team collaboration. Ensures that all team members are equipped with the right skills, tools, and talents necessary for executing their objectives. Using the established people processes (performance, development, succession, and career) to ensure that their team’s level of performance and capabilities meet current and future standards. Influences and effectively communicates to key stakeholders on the progress of programs, program budgets and design in a timely manner Identifies organization-wide and business-specific learning and development needs through needs assessment; develops and implements strategic initiatives and solutions by creating, leading, and growing a world-class learning and development program. Ensures all learning and development programs and processes incorporate company policies and values while supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Lead the incorporation of the most effective learning and development modalities and strategies including gamification, simulations, and AI learning, when and where possible. Develops and drives communication, awareness and support of learning and development initiatives and expectations throughout the organization. Assumes prime responsibility for leading organizational improvement efforts to onboarding systems to increase "speed to productivity" for new hires across the organization. Responsible for budgeting and overall financial management of learning and development programs

Requirements

BA or BS Degree in Organizational Development, Industrial Psychology, Education, Business Administration or Related field Required.
5+ years’ experience managing a training and development team at the corporate level
5+ years’ experience designing and delivering leadership and management programs, to include increasing levels of responsibility in the learning and development space required.
5+ years’ experience in managing HR systems in partnership with HRIS to enable key Talent and Learning processes (e.g., LMS, performance and development systems, etc.).
Strong knowledge of adult learning methodology practices, instructional design, and measuring effective learning and development programs
Up-to-date knowledge and proficiency in the types and uses of technology in modern corporate learning and development
Written, verbal, and presentation; ability to engage, inspire and influence people
Actively engages in talent management practices (selection, promotion, development, and engagement) to cultivate a workforce that is well aligned with current and emerging talent needs
Builds and sustains partnerships across organizational boundaries and functions as well as outside the organization to achieve common goals and outcomes
Project management skills including planning, logistics, and program management and scheduling.
Ability to manage multiple complex assignments, with proven ability to assess competing priorities in a high energy, fast paced environment.
Strong organizational skills.
Strategic planning and interfacing throughout the product lifecycle especially for complex or critical products.
Clear, comprehensive understanding of the link between HR and business strategy
Leads through analysis of situations with appropriate attention to detail and the big picture including consideration of impact at multiple levels of the system
Up to 20% overnight travel required

Nice To Haves

7+ years’ experience preferred
PMP certification preferred, but not required
Knowledge of statistical analysis (e.g., descriptive statistics and knowledge of statistical significance), quantitative research, and experience gathering and interpreting data

Responsibilities

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
Responsible for training logistics and data integrity within the Learning Management System (LMS).
Conducts annual needs assessment by administering surveys, focus groups, one-on-one interviews.
Reviews outcomes to develop leadership and learning curriculum for the coming year.
Establishes operational and performance tools and metrics to measure and support learning and development initiatives and programs, drives priorities and measures outcomes and efficacy
Provides oversight to the Learning and Development team by supervising, guiding, and directing employees to optimize output and team collaboration.
Ensures that all team members are equipped with the right skills, tools, and talents necessary for executing their objectives.
Using the established people processes (performance, development, succession, and career) to ensure that their team’s level of performance and capabilities meet current and future standards.
Influences and effectively communicates to key stakeholders on the progress of programs, program budgets and design in a timely manner
Identifies organization-wide and business-specific learning and development needs through needs assessment; develops and implements strategic initiatives and solutions by creating, leading, and growing a world-class learning and development program.
Ensures all learning and development programs and processes incorporate company policies and values while supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Lead the incorporation of the most effective learning and development modalities and strategies including gamification, simulations, and AI learning, when and where possible.
Develops and drives communication, awareness and support of learning and development initiatives and expectations throughout the organization.
Assumes prime responsibility for leading organizational improvement efforts to onboarding systems to increase "speed to productivity" for new hires across the organization.
Responsible for budgeting and overall financial management of learning and development programs