Original job description
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Learning Solutions Architect to join our client's team. In this role, you will be responsible for the development of innovative learning solutions and will lead the end-to-end creation, execution, and documentation (including communication, reporting, and socialization) of long-term, multi-year learning strategies and roadmaps based on business needs and enterprise strategy.
This position manages relationships and deliverables across multiple projects. It requires critical strategic thinking, as well as a good balance between understanding an enterprise operating model and program structure/governance, combined with solid knowledge of performance consulting practices, strong strategy planning, change management, collaboration, stakeholder management, project management, and communication skills.
This is a contract role which runs through to December 31, 2027, and requires work at our client's office in downtown Toronto 4 days per week.
Advantages
• Strategic Influence & High Visibility: Direct access to C-suite and senior business leaders, allowing you to shape high-impact, multi-year learning strategies at an enterprise scale.
• Cutting-Edge Tooling & Innovation: Hands-on opportunity to integrate modern technologies, including enterprise AI tools (e.g., Copilot), into learning solutions and organizational strategy.
• Professional Network Growth: Engagement with external learning partners, industry committees, and conferences to keep you connected to industry-leading trends and practices.
• End-to-End Program Ownership: Full autonomy to design, build, execute, and measure enterprise-wide learning assets, giving you tangible deliverables for your career portfolio.
Responsibilities
• Act as the primary point of contact and strategic partner to business leaders, HRBP, and Talent and Learning COE leads (e.g., Project Delivery, Learning Technology, Learning Operations) on day-to-day inquiries, BAU, or transformation needs.
• Lead performance consulting and conduct needs analysis to diagnose gaps and develop effective solutions to address capability development needs.
• Negotiate, influence, and build strong relationships with business leaders, subject matter experts, and HR partners to understand business strategy and evolving learning needs.
• Provide learning advisory and thought leadership to key stakeholders, including innovative learning solutions, capabilities and limitations of learning options/modalities, and recommended solutions and rollout plans.
• Develop and execute the long-term learning strategy, plan, and associated roadmaps for the assigned portfolio and capabilities, ensuring alignment with the skills needed to support the broader business vision while delivering a great learner experience.
• Build the business case for learning development and define the rollout plan in collaboration with business senior management and other partners.
• Partner with L&D stakeholders to ensure the L&D workstream is appropriately staffed and resourced to support initiatives.
• Inventory and identify learning assets that map to new or existing capabilities to support business outcomes.
• Interact, collaborate, and help influence peers and other Learning Solutions Architects to ensure alignment with the long-term learning plan and associated roadmaps.
• Proactively align learning strategies to the capabilities needed to address evolving business needs.
• Act as an intermediary between learning COE leads and business leads to ensure the learning strategy is effectively executed and to manage the ongoing sustainment model for learning plans.
• Manage issues or escalations in relation to the learning strategy within the portfolio.
• Develop and leverage relationships with external learning partners on best-in-class learning services.
• Align to enterprise frameworks or methodologies relating to business architecture activities within the business area.
• Attend and participate in internal and external industry committees and/or conferences for learning professionals.
• Identify and implement process improvements that reduce costs or create capacity within learning development and delivery.
• Provide updates and report on the development of learning assets and materials, as well as progress of the overall learning strategy.
• Actively seek feedback from users and support areas, including various COE leads.
• Keep abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving business requirements, assessing potential impacts.
• Act as a learning expert/lead, integrating cross-functional understanding within the specialty field.
Qualifications
• L&D Domain Expertise: Proven background in the corporate Learning & Development space, including experience designing end-to-end, measurable, blended adult learning programs and evaluating their effectiveness within a large corporate organization.
• Consulting & Advisory Experience: Strong performance/learning consultation experience with a background providing strategic learning advisory to business leaders.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management: Proven ability to build strong relationships, influence and negotiate with key stakeholders and business leaders, and manage vendor relations.
• Learning Solutions & Strategy: Demonstrated experience in learning solutions development, onboarding program design, and compliance training initiatives.
• Project & Strategy Execution: Experience working on complex projects, developing multi-year learning plans, and navigating large-scale organizational models.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Microsoft 365, Teams, Word) and intermediate Excel skills (pivot tables, charts, formulas). Hands-on experience and knowledge utilizing AI tools (e.g., Copilot).
• Soft Skills: High emotional intelligence (EQ), exceptional communication capabilities, and strong stakeholder management skills.
• Experience within the banking or financial services industry.
• Previous experience building or supporting the build and execution of a corporate learning program from the ground up in a large corporate setting.
Summary
If you are a strategic Learning Solutions Architect ready to drive capability development and shape long-term learning strategies, we would love to hear from you. Apply for this time sensitive opportunity today to take the next step in your career!
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