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.
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