Director, Learning Advisory - Global HR Learning

Requisition ID: 276872

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Director leads and oversees learning solutions for the enterprise and for business lines and/or functions in order to ensure learning strategies, plans and initiatives are aligned with overall business strategy. Responsible for the capability advancement across the business line/ function, taking into account evolving learner needs and regular input from the COE leadership team, HRBPs, Country HR and lines of business.

The Director works closely with senior business line leaders (VP and above) to identify and address strategic performance and development needs. The Learning Director works to ensure that learning interventions and solutions are focused on driving business outcomes in an agile, consistent manner, while identifying efficiencies and productivity gains across the enterprise. This role identifies opportunities for improving current offers and ensures that future learning investments are targeted, aligned with critical business priorities, and integrated within the broader Global Learning and Talent COE Strategy.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Lead and drive a customer focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge
• Represent learning in strategic planning / decision making and ongoing meetings with the broader business line leadership teams and oversees learning strategy development. Deploys strategic solutions to meet business objectives. Defines and oversees the development and execution of learning strategies and programs in partnership with the Business HR team and business lines, ensuring alignment with business requirements and the global learning strategy.
• Provide proactive learning thought leadership and insights based on current internal trends and/or emerging external trends for business leaders. Provides learning-related advice, strategies, and solutions aligned to the overall Business HR workforce strategies.
• Leverage data generated by the Global Learning Insights team and GHR Solutions to formulate learning insights, recommendations and measure impact on performance
• Advocate and champion the global learning strategy within the business, with the aim of creating a globally integrated function that is scalable, flexible, efficient and effective 
• Act as a strategic advisor, demonstrating an understanding of the business line/ function strategy and proactively identifying the learning implications that are associated with emerging priorities. Employs a performance consulting approach to ensure that learning solutions address defined performance gaps.
• Collaborate and engage with broader Learning Community globally to emphasize the sharing and incorporation of best practices on business line and functional learning. Complies with learning governance processes, policies and procedures, while building an understanding of governance within assigned areas of the Bank.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key internal stakeholders, external vendors and networks to ensure currency and relevancy of training industry trends and best practices, leverages knowledge to implement solutions to continuously improve/enhance strategies, programs and processes
• Act as the key point of contact for learning needs, leveraging COE solutions to meet business objectives. Partners and brings in resources from the COE and GHR Solutions to implement learning solutions that meet the distinctive challenges and needs of the business
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions
• Create an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient operations within his/her respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Guidelines for Business Conduct.
• Build a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment; communicating vison/values/business strategy and managing succession and development planning for the team. Develops people by using a coaching mindset and behaviours.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed? We'd love to work with you if you have: 

• Post-secondary Degree or Masters in Business or Human Resources or related field
• Degree, certificate or designation in adult learning is an asset
• Extensive or relevant experience in implementing learning strategies and solutions in a large complex corporate environment
• Excellent communications skills (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills. Ability to deal effectively with all levels of the organization. Able to collaborate with HR stakeholders and business partners and coach managers. Actively listens and seeks to understand needs with genuine curiosity.
• Strong people leadership skills, problem solving, conflict management and negotiation skills
• Strong ability to strategically influence and persuade senior leaders. Strong ability to effectively perform in a complex, high change environment while being a positive steward for the global HR team
• Results oriented and able to effectively execute in a fast past environment
• Expert strategic capabilities to assess issues and their potential impact on the Bank’s image and reputation
• Excellent project management skills to oversee execution of complex communications strategies
• Demonstrated leadership skills, independence and collaboration, with an ability to build strong cross-cultural and cross-divisional team relationships
• Strong business acumen and understanding to allow appropriate partnership with client groups
• Effectively leverages multiple business tools to define and execute the HR and change component of business strategies
• Understands how the data relates to actions and results for an individual person or team
• Experience managing a team; coaching skills
• Spanish language skills are an asset 

Location(s):  Canada : Ontario : Toronto 

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our  Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.