Learning & Development Lead

BELIEVE IN BETTER

Do you believe in leading the way to a better healthier more sustainable future

At AIA weve started an exciting movement to create a healthier more sustainable future for everyone.

Its finding new ways to not only better peoples lives but to better the communities and environments we live. As the largest listed company on the HKSE weve been proudly making a difference for people and communities across Asia for over a century. And we build on this every day with our ambition to engage one billion people to live Healthier Longer Better Lives by 2030.

And to get there we need leaders with the courage clarity and humanity to inspire guide and support their teams to thrive every day - in the work they do and the life they live. Our leaders always have and will play a vital part in our journey to help more people live Healthier Longer Better Lives build healthier societies and cultivate healthier environments that better everyone.

If you sound like that leader read on.

The opportunity:

Join AIA New Zealand as a Learning and Development Lead and play a crucial role in shaping our this role you will support the Head of Change and Capability by designing developing implementing and managing strategic and operational L&D initiatives that align with our vision. You will lead the development of learning governance standards and infrastructure to ensure sustainable and effective organizational learning solutions fostering our growth as a learning organization.

As the L&D Lead you will provide technical leadership and coaching to the AIA NZ Learning Community design and deliver top-tier blended learning solutions and manage learning programs across various curriculum areas including new employee orientation soft skills and leadership development. You will also ensure compliance with risk and audit requirements related to learning and drive the functionality reporting and analytics of our Workday learning system.

This senior role within the People & Culture function requires autonomy collaboration and the ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels. If you are passionate about continuous learning and development and ready to make a significant impact we invite you to join our team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Design and develop targeted initiatives to improve individual and team performance.

• Foster a culture of continuous learning and act as the main contact for L&D queries.

• Provide expert advice on L&D trends best practices and issues.

• Lead cross-functional project teams to deliver L&D initiatives using employee-centered design and agile methods.

• Research and evaluate new L&D strategies and programs staying updated on trends and best practices.

• Establish credibility as a trusted advisor and support the integration of L&D activities into business unit plans.

• Develop evaluation strategies to assess the impact of L&D programs.

• Manage Workday Learning functionality including reporting and data insights.

• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders including vendors and consultants.

• Support budget management for L&D activities to ensure objectives are met and investments deliver returns.

• Facilitate in-person and virtual training/workshops and coordinate speakers and subject matter experts for in-house L&D programs.

Ideally youll bring:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Proven experience in relationship management with the ability to develop deep relationships at all levels including with vendors and iwi.

• Strong negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to collaborate and find business solutions.

• Extensive (5 years) experience in designing developing delivering and evaluating L&D strategies and frameworks within a corporate environment.

• Experience using co-design methods such as human-centered design organizational change management and agile ways of working.

• Ability to identify and measure the impact of initiatives.

• Experience in managing motivating and developing a multi-disciplinary workforce.

• Proven ability to influence collaborate and communicate effectively at Executive and Senior Leadership levels.

• Digitally literate with proficiency in the MS Office suite at an intermediate to advanced level; familiarity with e-learning platforms is a plus.

• Outcome-driven with creative problem-solving skills.

• Proven project management experience capable of managing multiple complex business programs and stakeholder expectations.

• Up to date with the latest L&D developments and best practices able to articulate these clearly and confidently.

• Qualified in coaching or psychometrics

• Financial services and/or corporate experience is preferable

Why choose AIA

At AIA we believe in empowering every one of our people to find their better. We do this by offering:

• Opportunities to grow within the business through internal mobility

• Competitive employee benefits that include insurances an Employee Share Purchase Scheme and an extra day of leave each quarter to recharge

• Membership to AIA Vitality our science-backed health and wellbeing programme that provides the guidance tools and rewards to get more out of life and start thriving. AIA Vitality partners include Airpoints Woolworths MoleMap endota Les Mills Samsung Garmin and many more!

• A supportive and inclusive workplace

• Flexible working arrangements.

If you believe you can help guide us towards a better tomorrow apply now!

Diversity equity and inclusion are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and they are central to our mission. AIA NZ values diversity in the workforce. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds including those with a disability additional mental health needs chronic health conditions and/or are neurodiverse to apply for our roles. If theres anything we may need to consider to support you with our recruitment process please email .

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