Job Description
Sr. Director, Learning & Talent Development
ID
2025-2135
Job Locations
US
Workplace Type
Remote
Overview
Position Summary
Seeking a new career challenge? Then Woolpert is seeking you! Woolpert is hiring a Sr. Director of Learning & talent Development to join our dynamic Human Resources team. This position reports to the Chief Human Resources Officer and is responsible for driving programs to accelerate the growth and development of Woolpert's most valuable resource - our people (AKA The Woolpack!). You will work with senior leaders to understand the needs of the business and translate that into a strategy and execution plan to enable both business and employee success. You will develop a holistic strategy, including classroom, virtual, and on the job learning engagements. The focus every day will be to create a learning culture across the company.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions
As a Sr. Director of Learning & Talent Development at Woolpert, you will:
Create a cohesive multi-year L&D strategy for Woolpert, leveraging input from Executive Leadership Team and Sector Leaders, focused on driving business results and employee development.
Clearly identify learning priorities that will support the business strategy and the design of relevant, effective, and efficient learning tools, academies, and programs to build current and future capabilities.
Develop and deploy highly visible learning programs that improve leaders' and managers' abilities to build high-performing teams and drive organizational performance.
Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and develop an Early Career Program.
Create technical domain learning paths and courses, partnering with HR to ensure alignment with career levels and pathways.
Create a front-line leadership skills development series, focused on building foundational capabilities of new leaders and first level of leadership.
Drive engagement and development at all levels of the organization and foster an environment of continuous learning to encourage career growth and succession readiness.
Grow and develop capabilities of L&D team, invest time in their success.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Bachelors Degree; MBA or Master of Science in Training and Development, Human Resources Development, Education, Organizational Psychology/Development or similar preferred.
10+ Years' experience in learning & development, preferably at a high-growth company.
Forward-thinking, results focused, that will make sure decisions are made and followed through.
Determined and resilient, yet with a will to ask and understand - you drive things forward, overcome setbacks, and make sure decisions are made and followed through.
Comfortable building rapport, negotiating, and setting expectations with stakeholders, including those at the executive level.
Data driven - You are data and tech savvy and an expert in relevant success metrics across the L&D agenda.
Comfortable working with uncertainty, rolling with changes, and cutting through complexity; can-do attitude and creative problem solver.
A great teammate - You actively contribute to a positive environment, and you live & breathe our values.
A highly effective relationship builder, with proven success in managing the interests and demands of multiple partners.
Comfortable handling many diverse projects simultaneously.
Unique Benefits
Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) companies in the world. With over 60 offices and countless projects around the globe, Woolpert makes a real difference at home and abroad. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:
Diverse experiences: Work on meaningful projects that improve quality of life around the world.
Freedom to work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
Unlimited vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you.
Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
Paid sick time, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more: Choose the benefits that work best for you.
Level up your career with Woolpert. Apply today and join our team to help shape the future of tomorrow!
Why Woolpert?
Woolpert is looking for supportive, goal-oriented, and career-minded individuals who are, or are looking to become, industry leaders in their fields. We blend design excellence with innovative technology and geospatial applications to deliver exceptional value to our clients. When you join us, you'll join a team of experts who are passionate about their work and dedicated to building the next generation of industry leaders. Woolpert embraces progress and innovation, creating limitless opportunities for your career growth.
Woolpert provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
