Specialist, Learning and Development

Woodbridge•Mississauga, ON

1d•CA$94,300 - CA$117,900•Hybrid

About The Position

The Learning and Development Specialist will play a key role supporting the Talent Development strategy of the Company by ensuring that effective learning programs are identified, sourced and delivered across Woodbridge on a global basis. This role will be responsible for reporting and analyzing talent management, development and learning data across the organization to identify meaningful trends and required actions. Interacting with global HR and business stakeholders the Learning and Development Specialist will seek to understand learning needs, align those needs with the overall strategy and work with vendors and internal resources to implement learning solutions through the organization’s Learning Management System (LMS).

Requirements

Related Post-Secondary Degree
7-10 years of directly related learning and development experience.
Demonstrated experience creating learning and e-learning programs/content based on adult learning principles
Demonstrated experience with Success Factors LMS module, LMS implementation experience preferred.
Experience working in a global capacity is strongly preferred
Strong understanding of competency-based models, along with ability identify gaps and possible solutions
Advanced command of Excel – pivot tables, V-Look Up, data analysis and reporting capabilities
Strong command of Microsoft Office Tools to support presentations and communication
Digital Solution Mindset – naturally finds automated solutions to identified business needs
Strong analytical skills – able to collect, report and analyze data to make meaningful connections and conclusions.
Initiative – is resourceful in gathering relevant information and taking action without the need for close supervision
Strong relationship building ability – able to interact with and engage global stakeholders at all levels
Strong planning and time/project management skills – establishes effective plans to execute activities and projects on time
Excellent oral and written skills. Comfortable with communicating with various stakeholders, both domestic and internationally.
Strong adaptability – able to work in a dynamic environment and be able to prioritize workload.

Nice To Haves

Adult Learning Certificate (or similar) strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Interface with business stakeholders at all levels to identify, align and deploy learning and development solutions to meet the business needs and the talent development strategy objectives
Ensure LMS content and delivery methods meet industry best practices for both adhoc/individualized programming as well as company-wide programs.
Create learning content, curriculum and materials in conjunction with Senior Manager, Talent and Engagement and other Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to meet learning program objectives.
Monitors training evaluations and makes recommendations in response to learner feedback.
Monitors LMS system and provides administrative and analytical support to ensure effective reporting of strategic Learning Metrics and training mandates.
Identify, communicate and deploy solutions for needed continuous improvements, provide feedback on utilization, data discrepancies and recommended enhancements to process or LMS platform usage.
Establishes easy-to-use reporting guides for HR Community, in order to support training completion on-time.
Provide LMS training to new Users ensuring a seamless User Experience.
Coordinates and schedules training programs, working closely with participants, facilitators and vendors to ensure smooth learning experiences for teammates.
Interface with vendors, HR Operations team and IT team to ensure effective upload of learning content in the LMS within the IT governance model.
Support the development of learning and development budgets
Conduct vendor pricing research and support vendor engagements within the scope of allocated L & D budget