Learning & Development Director - Learning Strategy & Infrastructure

Flatiron Construction Corp•Concord, CA

4d•$180,000 - $210,000

About The Position

The Learning & Development Director - Learning Strategy & Infrastructure provides strategic leadership for the systems, programs, processes, and infrastructure that enable a scalable and effective enterprise learning function. The role translates organizational priorities and workforce needs into an integrated learning strategy and establishes the structure needed to deliver consistent, high-quality development experiences across the organization. In conjunction with the Vice President of Learning and Organizational Development, the Director helps develop the enterprise learning roadmap, learning technology and systems, learning governance, program standards, measurement and analytics, and enterprise-wide learning programs. The role works with business leaders, Human Resources, the operational and technical learning team, subject matter experts, and external partners to build structured programs, learning journeys, and career-aligned development experiences. The position also provides strategic oversight of learning technology, develops learning standards and measurement approaches, advises leaders and HR partners, and manages external learning relationships and recommendations for learning resources and investments. Travel to program, project, and district locations is expected to average 25–30%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; a master’s degree is strongly preferred.
15+ years of related experience required.
Experience leading teams and project teams.
Significant end-to-end project/program management experience conceptualizing, planning, managing, delivering, and monitoring multiple concurrent complex work streams in a matrixed organization with aggressive timelines.
Ability to present to large groups and facilitate or co-facilitate professional development training sessions.
Strong organizational, creative thinking, and curriculum planning skills.
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work autonomously and effectively in a fast-paced, complex environment.
Demonstrated analytics experience, including analyzing and synthesizing quantitative and qualitative data from multiple sources to identify themes and develop recommendations.
Strong critical-thinking ability to identify interdependencies between issues, data, and outcomes.
Track record of consultatively designing and delivering innovative learning programs with measurable business results that meet stakeholder needs.
Ability to communicate ideas and insights in person, virtually, and in writing, succinctly and with impact, tailoring relevant information to audiences at all management levels.
Strong relationship-building and stakeholder-management skills.
Strong command of MS Office and experience with an eLearning authoring tool such as Articulate or Captivate.
Ability to travel an average of 25–30% to program, project, and district locations.

Nice To Haves

Experience working within the heavy civil construction industry is strongly preferred.
Master’s degree is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Support the development and maintenance of the enterprise learning strategy and multi-year roadmap, translating business strategy, workforce priorities, and learner needs into learning priorities and investments.
Establish an integrated learning architecture connecting individual learning opportunities, structured programs, development academies, career paths, learning plans, and longer-term learning journeys.
Build and continuously improve the programs, processes, systems, tools, governance, and standards needed to deliver learning consistently and effectively across the organization.
Develop and facilitate high-impact learning experiences, provide expertise and guidance in content design and delivery, and build others’ capability to create and facilitate effective learning experiences.
Provide strategic oversight of the learning technology ecosystem, including the LMS and related platforms, ensuring systems support learner experience, administration, reporting, compliance, and future needs.
Establish standards and methodologies for learning design, program development, facilitation, evaluation, and learner experience.
Improve and monitor processes for evaluating, prioritizing, approving, and managing learning requests and investments, directing resources toward high-value capability needs.
Partner with business and HR leaders to connect learning programs with career paths, role expectations, competency requirements, and development plans.
Establish learning metrics, dashboards, and evaluation approaches to measure participation, effectiveness, business impact, and return on learning investments; use insights to improve programs and inform priorities.
Develop strategies that increase awareness, participation, leader advocacy, and accountability for development, helping build a culture of shared responsibility for learning.
Serve as a strategic advisor to leaders and HR partners on learning needs, development strategies, and appropriate learning solutions for business challenges.
Partner with the Director of Operational & Technical Learning to align operational and technical learning with common standards, systems, processes, technology, measurement, and enterprise infrastructure while remaining responsive to business needs.
Identify and evaluate emerging learning practices, technologies, AI-enabled tools, and delivery approaches that could improve effectiveness, accessibility, scalability, and employee experience.
Establish and manage relationships with external learning partners, consultants, technology providers, and content vendors, ensuring investments deliver appropriate quality, value, and business impact.
Develop recommendations for learning resources, technology, staffing, and investments based on organizational priorities, demand, capacity, and anticipated future needs.