Director Learning and Development

Exciting News Were Moving!

As part of our continued growth and our commitment to fostering an exceptional collaborative work environment were thrilled to announce that our office will be relocating to a brand-new building at 2000 Innovation Drive Wexford PA 15090 at the beginning of this the meantime hybrid employees will continue working from our current location at RIDC OHara until the transition is complete.

Were excited about this next chapter and look forward to welcoming new team members to our growing organization!

The Director Learning & Development is responsible for designing implementing and leading an integrated people-development ecosystem that aligns learning performance management succession planning and talent management with organizational strategy and drive business outcomes. This role serves as the organizations internal expert on talent and capability development partnering closely with senior leaders to strengthen leadership pipelines enhance workforce capability and support long-term growth.

The ideal candidate is a strategic systems thinker who is also a hands-on builder capable of translating business priorities into scalable high-impact development solutions.

Key Responsibilities

L&D Ecosystem Design & Management

• Design build and oversee a cohesive enterprise-wide L&D architecture including frameworks processes tools and systems.
• Conduct organizational needs assessments and capability gap analyses to inform development priorities.
• Create learning pathways competency models and skills frameworks across job families and career levels.
• Design and launch a formal mentoring program.
• Evaluate and manage L&D technologies platforms and external content providers to ensure effectiveness and scalability.

Succession Planning & Leadership Pipeline

• Design implement and continuously enhance a robust succession planning strategy to identify and develop future leaders.
• Partner with senior leaders and HR Partners and functional heads to identify critical roles potential successors and readiness levels.
• Strengthen talent review processes succession tools and leadership development programs.
• Monitor bench strength succession risks and development progress across the organization. ensure leadership bench strength.

Performance Management

• Evaluate and enhance the performance management framework to ensure fairness consistency and alignment with business strategy. Evaluate and enhance goal setting rating systems competency models and performance feedback processes.
• Train managers and team members on performance coaching feedback and continuous improvement.
• Leverage analytics and reporting to assess performance trends and outcomes.

Talent Management

• Develop and implement end-to-end talent management strategies including high-potential identification talent reviews internal mobility and career development pathways.
• Facilitate cross-functional talent discussions to support workforce planning and capability.
• Build tools and processes that increase engagement retention and internal career movement.

Program Development & Delivery

• Design and launch leadership development programs onboarding curricula and skill-building initiatives.
• Oversee vendor relationships and content development.
• Define KPIs and measure program effectiveness impact and ROI to drive continuous improvement.

Stakeholder Partnership & Change Leadership

• Partner with senior leaders HR Partners and functional leaders to align L&D and talent strategies with business priorities
• Lead change management efforts to drive adoption of new programs and systems.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert in learning talent and organizational development.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Directly manage 1-2 HR team members depending on the scope of work and organizational needs.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Organizational Development Education or related field.
• 7 years of progressive leadership experience including considerable experience in Learning and Development Talent Management Organizational Development Workforce Planning and Performance Management.
• Proven experience designing and leading performance management succession planning and talent management systems.
• Experience with learning and /talent technologies (e.g. LMS performance management platforms).
• Strong facilitation communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with executives and senior leaders.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to translate insights into actionable strategies.

Preferred

• Masters degree in Organizational Development Industrial-Organizational Psychology Human Resources or similar fields.
• Professional certifications (e.g. SHRM-SCP SPHR ).
• Experience in change management methodologies.
• Experience leading large-scale workforce transformation or capability-building initiatives.
• Experience with Schoox (LMS)

Key Competencies

• Strategic and systems thinking
• Talent assessment and development
• Performance enablement
• Leadership development
• Organizational development
• Analytical and data interpretation skills
• Project and program management
• Relationship-building and influence
• Change leadership

Required Experience:

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