Senior Learning & Development Advisor responsible for developing training initiatives. Focus on enhancing capabilities of Children and Family Services Staff and Caregivers in Alberta.
About the role
- Director of Talent, Learning and Development for Finning Canada, driving talent, cultural, and learning strategies. Leading initiatives to enhance organizational capability and employee experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a talent strategy aligned with Finning’s business objectives and workforce plans.
- Proven experience delivering enterprise-wide talent transformation with measurable KPIs that demonstrate improved capability, performance, and workforce outcomes.
- Partner with executives to identify critical roles, high-potential talent, and succession pipelines, ensuring a strong leadership bench.
- Provide strategic guidance on organizational capability needs, workforce readiness, and change leadership.
- Champion the evolution of career pathing, ensuring alignment with emerging skills and business priorities.
- Drive strategic initiatives that integrate employee voice and feedback mechanisms into all talent programs.
- Bring strong business acumen and experience balancing HR leadership with operational business needs.
- Lead culture listening strategies, including engagement surveys, focus groups, and qualitative assessments.
- Strengthen and operationalize organizational values through behaviours, competencies, and leadership expectations.
- Develop and maintain competency and behaviour frameworks used for performance, development, and leadership.
- Partner across the organization to embed culture work into everyday processes, rituals, and decision-making.
- Assess organizational health and culture effectiveness using quantitative and qualitative insights.
- Lead the design and implementation of a modern learning ecosystem, including digital learning, blended programs, and on-the-job development.
- Ensure optimal learning models are leveraged, including experiential learning, coaching, social learning, and innovation channels.
- Oversee the development and delivery of role-based learning pathways, enterprise capability academies, and functional curricula.
- Build processes for learning analytics, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
- Champion enterprise learning, including mandatory training and learning platform administration.
- Oversee performance enablement with clear expectations, continuous feedback, and meaningful career conversations.
- Strengthen career development tools, frameworks, and pathways to enhance internal mobility and engagement.
- Provide thought leadership on competency models, job architecture, and career frameworks.
- Lead organizational development initiatives, including team effectiveness, culture activation, and change management.
- Facilitate leadership team workshops, strategy alignment sessions, and enterprise capability-building.
- Lead breakthrough solutions in succession planning and long-term workforce pipeline development.
- Build systems and structures that scale organizational capability.
- Leverage systems knowledge to design frameworks, governance, and technology-enabled talent strategies.
- Partner with HR Business Partners and business leaders to diagnose needs and deliver solutions.
- Manage relationships with external vendors for leadership programs, assessments, and platforms.
- Ensure all talent programs are inclusive, scalable, and aligned with DEI goals.
- Lead and mentor a high-performing talent, learning, and culture team.
- Oversee budget planning, forecasting, and resource allocation.
- Drive operational excellence in program delivery, technology platforms, and process governance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in talent management, leadership development, OD, and culture work.
- Demonstrated experience balancing HR leadership with business operational understanding.
- Proven track record in talent transformation, succession planning, and leadership pipeline development.
- Expertise in culture strategy, competency frameworks, employee listening, and organizational behaviours.
- Skilled in data-driven decision-making and talent analytics.
- Strong relationship-building, facilitation, and influence skills.
- Technical curiosity and systems mindset to leverage digital tools and AI for talent strategies.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
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