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About the Role

Isaac is seeking a Director, Learning Design & Development to shape and own the end-to-end learning and development strategy for the organization. This is a build role focused on creating a distinctive and impactful learning function.

Responsibilities

• Own the vision for learning and development at Isaac, encompassing training, self-paced content, coaching, mentoring, and on-the-job learning.
• Enhance the learning and development experience to be a defining aspect of Isaac's culture, attracting and retaining talent.
• Design an integrated development ecosystem that accelerates growth through on-the-job experiences, formal learning, coaching, mentoring, and talent assessments.
• Lead the design and build of Isaac’s Leadership Academy, a multi-level program for leadership skill development.
• Own the technical operational training curriculum from induction through to Principal level, evolving content as business needs change.
• Define and embed manager capabilities related to development conversations and feedback.
• Shape leadership capability definitions and metrics to assess system effectiveness.
• Partner with senior leaders to translate the competency framework into behavioral descriptors and learning experiences.
• Incorporate external, evidence-based best practices in organizational learning relevant to Isaac's culture.
• Explore and implement innovative learning approaches, including new technologies and AI.
• Engage external partners and build internal facilitation capabilities.
• Lead and develop the L&D team, fostering a high-performing function.
• Contribute to the People Team leadership group, influencing strategy and supporting overall people initiatives.

Requirements

• A builder mentality, energized by creating something new from the ground up.
• Ability to bridge business needs with people development strategies.
• A natural inclination to develop others through coaching and mentorship.
• Strong, defensible opinions on effective learning and development practices.
• Senior presence, comfortable engaging with senior leadership.
• Comfortable operating as the senior learning expert or in partnership with peers.
• Curious and intellectually restless, bringing fresh ideas.
• Patient with people, impatient with mediocre work.
• Pragmatic approach, balancing ambitious vision with practical execution.
• Energy, curiosity, and personality in work approach.

Skills

• Organizational learning expertise, particularly in professional services.
• Formal grounding in learning science, instructional design, organizational psychology, or adult development.
• Experience leading learning and development functions with a focus on design.
• Track record of designing leadership development programs that demonstrably shift behavior.
• Experience operating as a peer to senior business leaders.
• Hands-on experience building competency frameworks, faculty models, and measurement approaches.
• Practical experience with blended learning approaches.
• Formed view on AI in development, with practical application experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Location

• Canada

Work Type

• Full-time
• Onsite

Experience Level

• Director
• Senior

Education Level

• Academic training or significant practitioner work in learning science, instructional design, organizational psychology, adult development, or a related discipline.

Salary/Compensations

• Future fund bonus of 2–4% on top of compensation

Benefits

• 25 days paid vacation
• Comprehensive benefits package 100% covered by Isaac
• Future fund bonus

About the Company

• Isaac is an operational consultancy comprised of engineers, innovators, and creators who simplify complexity and uncover potential for companies across industries.
• Recognized as one of the top 10 Best Places to Work in Canada for the past 7 years, and number 1 in 2022.
• Culture emphasizes rewarding great work, fostering rapid career growth, and sharing business success.
• Values work-life balance, with a policy of no weekend work.

Equal Opportunity

• Isaac is an equal opportunity workplace that does not discriminate in employment on the basis of any protected grounds, including age, ancestry, colour, race, citizenship, ethnic origin, place of origin, creed, disability, family status, marital status, gender identity, gender expression, sex, and sexual orientation.
• Assistance or accommodation is available for individuals with disabilities.