Director, Learning & Development

Role: Director Learning & Development
Location: Remote - USA

Position Summary

As Director Learning & Development you will shape and lead our Leadership Development strategy. Youll ensure our leaders-today and tomorrow-possess the critical skills for success. This is an exciting time: leveraging current momentum and new technologies we aim to deliver development programs that are genuinely transformational.

What Youll Do

You will be accountable for:

• Strategic Leadership Development: Define evolve and execute the leadership development strategy aligned with business goals. Assess emerging trends adult learning theories and frameworks to inform the strategy.
• Program Design & Evaluation: Oversee design implementation and measurement of large-scale leadership development programs. Ensure robust evaluation of approaches learning outcomes and business impact.
• Stakeholder Management: Act as a trusted partner to senior executives. Build relationships understand leadership needs at multiple levels and ensure feedback is embedded in program design.
• Learning Delivery & Content Oversight: Oversee both digital and physical learning materials. Ensure content quality brand alignment scalability and appropriate delivery formats.
• Project & Portfolio Management: Manage multiple workstreams; define timelines resources budgets. Monitor status address roadblocks and keep senior leadership informed.
• Team Development: Lead mentor develop high-performing teams. Foster capabilities in content creation instructional design and delivery.
• Talent & Succession Planning: Diagnose capability gaps among leaders; foster internal talent; establish succession plans. Champion continuous learning.
• Culture & Values Championing: Integrate Walmart values (Integrity Customer focus Excellence etc.) into all leadership development activities. Promote ethical behaviour inclusion respect and accountability.

What Youll Bring (Qualifications & Experience)

Required:

• 10 years of experience in large-scale leadership development programs.
• Deep understanding of adult learning theory instructional design and evaluation frameworks.
• Proven track record engaging with senior stakeholders and influencing at executive levels.
• Strong project management skills managing large multi stream initiatives concurrently.
• Ability to analyze program data translate to insights and drive improvement.
• Bachelors degree in Business HR Education or related field (or equivalent experience).

Preferred:

• Masters degree in Learning & Development Human Resources Organizational Psychology or related fields.
• Experience leading cross functional teams.
• Certifications such as PMP Six Sigma or equivalents in Learning & Development.
• Experience in digital learning/technology platforms and tools.

Behaviours & Values

You will be expected to:

• Embrace and promote respect for the individual: Build inclusive teams and nurture a culture where everyone feels seen and supported.
• Act with integrity: Uphold ethics and compliance; serve as a role model.
• Put customer/member first: Use data and insights to align learning solutions with customer/member needs.
• Strive for excellence: Be continuously curious innovative resilient; raise the bar.

Benefits & Compensation

• Competitive base salary plus performance based bonus.
• Health vision dental coverage; retirement benefits including 401(k).
• Paid time off parental leave etc.