NIIT - Director - Learning & Development

About NIIT:

At NIIT, were transforming the way the world learns, for the better. Thats why the worlds best-run learning functions across 30 countries trust us with their learning and talent. Since 1981, we have helped leading companies transform their learning ecosystems while increasing the business value of learning. Our comprehensive, high-impact managed learning solutions weave together the best of learning theory, technology, operations, and services to enable a thriving workforce.

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Position Description: Director, Learning & Development Data & Technology

- The ideal candidate is a strategic leader with a strong track record of adult learning design in a global organisation.

- Experience consulting with diverse stakeholders on learning needs, designing and managing iterative and scalable learning experiences, and making data-driven decisions to refine and optimise programs is a must for this position.

- This individual will push the boundaries of adult learning by being a pioneer in staying at the cutting edge of learning technology, disrupting the ways our learners learn, especially with the emergence of the next generation of workers.

- This must also be balanced with the realities of implementation constraints, and therefore, this individual must be adept at using constraints as catalysts for innovation.

Responsibilities:

Learning Strategy & Consulting: Acts as a Learning Consultant and develops holistic learning strategies

and plans for designated personas under the direction of the Vice President, Learning & Development.

Needs Analysis & Roadmapping: Leads discovery and iterative learning needs analyses, develops learning solutions and articulates a clear vision and roadmap.

Program Design & Delivery: Oversees and steers the planning, design, delivery and measurement of learning experiences with an iterative approach, ensuring alignment with the overall learning strategy.

Stakeholder Engagement: Actively engages stakeholders, including business sponsors, leaders, subject matter experts, and People & Capability, to gather learning needs, ensure alignment with program objectives, provide updates, and gain their buy-in.

Learner Communication: Proactively engages with learners and serves as the primary point of contact for all portfolio-related inquiries and communications.

Go-to-Market Execution: Drives the go-to-market strategy for owned portfolio, ensuring tight orchestration across L&D.

Continuous Improvement: Monitors and evaluates learning experiences through feedback mechanisms, prioritising and implementing continuous improvement processes to enhance program performance and outcomes.

Budget Management: Actively manages the budget for learning offerings, ensuring alignment with projections.

External Perspective: Brings external and forward-looking perspectives on talent development for designated personas.

Quality Assurance: Ensures that all L&D program deliverables meet required quality standards and specifications.

Measurement & KPIs: Aligns KPIs with the learning measurement strategy, closely tracks them and offers timely recommendations to ensure targets are reached.

Skills and Experience:

- Strong consulting and strategic thinking skills with a demonstrable record of translating needs into actionable, scalable recommendations.

- Proven track record of managing and demonstrating the business impact of L&D initiatives.

- Ability to effectively collaborate and direct cross-functional teams as an individual contributor and drive alignment at various levels.

- Exceptional communication, storytelling and influencing skills, particularly with technical stakeholders.

- Experience managing and partnering closely with vendors, ensuring accountability.

- Self-directed and comfortable working with a distributed team of Program Managers, Learning Designers, and Learning Delivery Specialists.

- Expertise in software development is a plus.

NIIT is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.