Learning & Development Director - Learning Strategy & Infrastructure

Flatiron Construction Corp•Atlanta, GA

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 supporting a scalable enterprise learning function. In conjunction with the Vice President of Learning and Organizational Development, the role helps develop the enterprise learning roadmap, learning technology and systems, learning governance, program standards, measurement and analytics, and enterprise-wide learning programs. The director works with business leaders, Human Resources, operational and technical learning teams, subject matter experts, and external partners to create structured programs, learning journeys, and career-aligned development experiences across the organization. The role oversees the learning technology ecosystem and establishes standards for learning design, development, facilitation, evaluation, and learner experience. It connects learning with career paths and workforce needs, evaluates learning investments, measures program effectiveness and business impact, and advises leaders on learning solutions. The director also builds relationships with external learning partners and recommends learning resources, technology, staffing, and investments. Travel to program, project, and district locations averages 25–30%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
15+ years of related experience.
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, 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

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

Responsibilities

Support 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.
Develop and facilitate high-impact learning experiences and provide expertise and guidance in content design and delivery.
Build others’ capabilities to create and facilitate effective learning experiences.
Provide strategic oversight of the learning technology ecosystem, including the LMS and related platforms, to support learner experience, administration, reporting, compliance, and future learning 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; direct 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 employee development.
Advise leaders and HR partners on learning needs, development strategies, and learning solutions for business challenges.
Partner with the Director of Operational & Technical Learning to align operational and technical learning with common enterprise standards, systems, processes, technology, measurement, and infrastructure while responding to business needs.
Identify and evaluate emerging learning practices, technologies, AI-enabled tools, and delivery approaches to improve effectiveness, accessibility, scalability, and employee experience.
Manage relationships with external learning partners, consultants, technology providers, and content vendors, ensuring appropriate quality, value, and business impact.
Recommend learning resources, technology, staffing, and investments based on organizational priorities, demand, capacity, and anticipated needs.