Senior Director, Learning & Development

BGBx

12h•$130,000 - $150,000

About The Position

The Senior Director, Learning & Development will lead the development and execution of a comprehensive learning and development strategy across BGBx’s Communications and Consulting organizations. Reporting to the Chief People Officer and managing one direct report, this role will assess organizational capability needs, design scalable learning solutions, and implement programs that strengthen employee performance, leadership effectiveness, career growth, and business impact. The Senior Director will partner with leaders across the organization to translate business priorities into development opportunities for employees at every level. The position oversees the full learning lifecycle, including needs assessment, program design, delivery, measurement, and continuous improvement. It offers the opportunity to establish and advance an enterprise-wide learning culture that supports talent growth, organizational capabilities, and exceptional client work.

Requirements

At least 8 years of progressive experience in learning and development, talent development, organizational effectiveness, or a related field, including leading enterprise-wide programs across multiple business units or functions.
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Education, Business, or a related field.
Demonstrated success designing and delivering leadership development, manager enablement, onboarding, and functional learning programs.
Strong understanding of adult learning principles, instructional design, facilitation, coaching, and blended learning methodologies.
Experience partnering with senior executives and business leaders to influence talent and organizational development priorities.
Proven ability to translate business priorities into practical, scalable, and engaging learning solutions.
Strong knowledge of talent management practices, including performance management, career development, succession planning, and employee engagement.
Experience selecting, implementing, and managing learning management systems, learning platforms, digital content, and external development partners.
Ability to establish learning metrics, analyze program effectiveness, and communicate insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
Exceptional communication, facilitation, presentation, project management, and stakeholder management skills, with a collaborative and inclusive approach.
Strategic thinking and ability to set direction while executing details in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree or relevant professional certification.
Experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical, life sciences, advertising, marketing, consulting, or other professional services.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute an enterprise-wide learning and development strategy aligned with business objectives, talent priorities, and organizational culture.
Partner with the Chief People Officer and senior leaders across Communications and Consulting to identify capability needs, skill gaps, performance opportunities, and investment priorities.
Advise leaders and employees on development planning, career growth, and organizational capability.
Design and implement scalable learning programs, including onboarding, functional development, leadership development, manager enablement, and career growth.
Partner with functional leaders to create role-specific development programs across Account Services, Strategy, Consulting, Creative, Innovation, Project Management, Operations, and corporate functions.
Create and maintain a learning curriculum and career pathways using instructor-led training, workshops, coaching, peer learning, digital resources, and experiential development.
Ensure learning programs are inclusive, accessible, relevant, and aligned with the organization’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Build and enhance leadership development programs and frameworks that support manager effectiveness, coaching, feedback, performance management, and employee engagement.
Collaborate with People team partners on talent reviews, succession planning, performance management, employee engagement, career architecture, and organizational effectiveness initiatives.
Communicate learning strategies, programs, and resources to drive awareness, participation, and adoption.
Establish metrics and reporting to measure participation, learner engagement, skill development, behavior change, and business impact; use feedback and data to improve programs.
Evaluate, select, and manage external learning vendors, facilitators, consultants, and technology partners; oversee learning platforms, content libraries, and other development tools.
Manage the learning and development budget, resources, timelines, and program priorities.