Director, Learning & Development

Overview:

Are you an HR leader who thrives in developing strategies to take learning and leadership to the next level? Do you believe in the power of great learning experiences, and great leaders, to create next level business results? Do you have a track record of building diverse, inclusive, and high performing teams? These are among the key qualities we seek in our next Director of Learning & Development. If you are a strategic, values driven, innovative, and intellectually rigorous leader who loves solving problems in a consultative way, leading teams with heart and humility, and delivering on an inspiring vision, we encourage you to apply!

At Capital One, we believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. This role will drive forward the work of best-in-class Learning professionals who enable game-changing business results by providing cutting edge programs and solutions. Here at Capital One, you have the opportunity to work in an environment in which the business truly values the strategic learning partnership to unleash greatness in our associates.

The Director, Learning & Development will partner with the Vice President of Learning and tower Senior Director as a beacon and change agent among the Learning & Development (Capital One U) leadership team. You will serve alongside 12 seasoned learning leaders to chart the direction of our learning strategy and guide an organization of ~300 learning professionals. In doing so we will jointly define the cutting-edge futures for more than 50,000 Associates across Capital One. This individual will also have direct management of multiple learning programs/teams. You will influence, reimagine, and refine impact across key Learning domains and serve as a strategic and forward thinker, a problem solver, relationship builder and innovator.

What you will bring to the role:

• Ability to identify and solution around high priority, business critical issues

• Capacity to assess where the leverage is for L&D and draw on structured approaches and frameworks recommended to peers and executives for solutioning

• Ability to establish and leverage operational and quality standards across the organization

• Ability to flex style with business leaders, learning and non-learning professionals, and subject matter experts in tech, product, and lines of business across outcomes (e.g., brainstorming, decision-making, briefings)

• Ability to work backwards from a workforce plan and and guide the development of curricula

• Customer centricity

• Deep business acumen to use learning as a lever to drive business results

• Data literacy, visualization, and experience measuring outcomes

• Forward lean in technology and automation

Key Responsibilities:

• Ability to execute against a progressive and forward-facing learning vision

• Build strong relationships and consult with business leaders, HR partners, and L&D teammates to deliver learning strategies and experiences that meet people where they are and bring them forward on their journey

• Bring proven practices from design thinking, adult learning theory, and innovation to pilot and test new approaches that can generate improved experiences and outcomes

• Devise and implement a clear and consistent learning assessment model to measure results and return on investment, short term and long term

• Contribute and drive towards a multi-year and near-term strategy and roadmap for learning and development across the key functions, aligned to the needs of key partners

• Fuel a culture of continuous learning on the team and among our partners by keeping an active pulse on external trends and bring them back to the team

• Motivate the team to high performance while caring for well-being and balance as a role model and a tone-setter for the team

• Communicate with and influence leadership at all levels

• Prioritize learning efforts and effectively allocate resources

• Ensure that the learning solutions ladder back to Capital One's values, culture, competencies and expectations including our diversity, inclusion, and belonging principles and goals

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or Military experience

• At least 3 years of experience in instructional design or learning experience design

• At least 5 years of experience in client consulting

• At least 5 years of experience leading and implementing learning strategies

• At least 5 years of experience in people leadership

• At least 5 years of experience in project management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Education, Human Resources, Instructional Design, Learning and Development, or Organizational Design or Effectiveness

• Professional Human Resources Certification or Senior Professional Human Resources Certification

• 7+ years of experience in people management

• 7+ years of experience in project management (planning, executing, tracking)

• 5+ years of experience in driving multi-year, company-wide learning endeavors

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

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