Who They Are and Why You Should Join Them...

Our client is a leading fashion retailer looking for a Director, Learning and Development with initiative, creativity and a knack for translating ideas into actionable plans in support of continued learning and development for their employees.

The Director of Learning and Development is responsible for leading a team to build learning experiences and programs supporting business priortities for the merchandising, marketing and product groups using a highly innovative and creative approach relevant to a retail business.

A typical day in the life of the Director of Learning and Development consists of…

• Demonstrated expertise as a consultant, innovator and thought leader that brings creative learning solutions that build organizational skills, competencies and effectiveness and delivers business outcomes.
• Deep knowledge of innovative adult learning techniques and methodologies.
• Ability to develop strong collaborative relationships with learning, business and HR partners and leaders to ensure relevant and integrated curriculums.
• Develop and implement learning strategies that leverage current industry best practices and ensures creativity and relevance as part of design to ensure adoption, impact and business outcomes.
• Provide strategic perspective to problem solving and issue resolution across multiple teams and businesses.
• Leads and develops a highly effective team capable of consistently delivering cutting edge learning programs and curriculums.
• Create robust and innovative learning assessments and evaluations that align to business outcomes. Analyze feedback data and lead program improvements as necessary.
• Prepares and manages annual Learning project budget and timelines to ensure deliverables are on time and within budget.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 10 plus years leading a team, preferably with an instructional design function
• Retail experience with training design accountabilities
• Merchant experience required
• Human Resources experience highly preferred
• Demonstrated success creating a measurement strategy to determine business impacts and effectiveness of learning programs
• Change management and team development experience
• Strong project management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to effectively communicate and interact with all levels of the organization including senior leadership
• Ability to effectively facilitate small and large group learning sessions with a variety of audiences, including senior leadership

Our client in an EEO employer. We are happy to provide accommodations to make the interview process easier. Should you need any accommodation, please let us know.