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Brunswick Corporation · 1 day ago

Director of Learning and Development

Mettawa, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$116K/yr - $186K/yr

8+ years exp

Brunswick Corporation is a global marine leader committed to innovation in marine recreation. The Director of Learning and Development will lead the design and delivery of transformative learning programs, focusing on Brunswick Blueprint training to enhance employee skills and support business objectives.

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Responsibilities

Partner with functional SMEs and local administrators, to design and oversee comprehensive learning paths for technical, professional, and compliance training, ensuring alignment with Brunswick’s operational and strategic goals

Develop scalable training content, including e-learning modules, workshops, and hands-on sessions, tailored to diverse employee levels across Brunswick’s global operations

Oversee internal and external facilitation of training sessions, ensuring effective delivery

In collaboration with local administrators and core Blueprint workstreams, drive consistency and best practices in training facilitation across internal and external facilitators to improve quality and throughput

Foster a culture of continuous skill development, motivating employees to prioritize upskilling through engagement campaigns, incentives, and alignment with career goals, enhancing workforce agility and innovation

Own the strategic design, delivery, and evaluation of Brunswick Blueprint training programs, collaborating with workstream leaders who develop training content to ensure adoption of business system processes by employees across divisions, driving manufacturing, product innovation, and operational excellence

Partner with workstream teams to align Blueprint training with implementation timelines, ensuring employees are equipped to execute Brunswick’s business system effectively

Oversee design of targeted Blueprint training modules to address specific business system components, fostering consistent adoption across divisions

Manage learning management systems (LMS), e-learning platforms, and other training technologies to deliver efficient, accessible, and scalable learning solutions

Oversee a network of internal learning administrators to manage content, user access, and reporting, ensuring seamless delivery of learning solutions

Maximize utilization of vendor partnerships like LinkedIn Learning to enhance employee skill development, ensuring high engagement and ROI

Integrate AI-driven or personalized learning tools to enhance training outcomes

Develop and enhance L&D capabilities by upskilling L&D network, ensuring contemporary learning practices centered on learner experience, optimizing learning processes, and building scalable systems to support Brunswick’s global learning needs, ensuring long-term organizational learning capacity

Evaluate training program effectiveness, with a particular focus on Brunswick Blueprint training, through metrics like completion rates, skill acquisition, and business system adoption

Use data to refine learning strategies, ensuring training drives measurable operational impact, and report outcomes to the VP of Talent & Enterprise Functions and senior leadership

Manage relationships with external vendors for training content, platforms, or facilitation, ensuring quality, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with Brunswick Blueprint and other training needs

Coordinate with internal trainers and subject matter experts to deliver specialized training

Position learning as a strategic function to drive Brunswick’s business objectives, partnering with the broader HR & talent management team and Blueprint workstream leaders to align learning programs with talent and business needs

Lead a network of learning administrators and workstream leaders through influence, fostering collaboration and alignment to drive Brunswick Blueprint training and other learning initiatives, with potential to manage direct reports as the L&D function evolves

Foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation within the L&D function

Qualification

Learning program designBrunswick Blueprint trainingL&D tech stack managementTraining effectiveness evaluationStrategic learning designTechnical proficiency with LMSTraining deliveryData literacyFacilitationProject managementCommunication skillsInfluencing stakeholdersContinuous learning cultureCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in HR, Education, Organizational Development, or related field

8-12 years in HR or L&D, with 5+ years in learning program design and delivery in global, matrixed organizations

Proven track record developing and delivering technical and operational training, including business system training like Brunswick Blueprint, preferably in manufacturing sectors

Experience managing L&D tech stacks and vendor relationships for training content and platforms

Strategic learning design and curriculum development expertise

Technical proficiency with LMS, e-learning platforms, and training tools, including oversight of administrator networks

Strong facilitation and training delivery skills for internal and external sessions

Expertise in building L&D infrastructure, managing learning administrators, and promoting employee-driven learning cultures using contemporary approaches like adaptive learning and microlearning

Proven ability to lead through influence in matrixed organizations, guiding distributed stakeholders like learning administrators and workstream leaders to align training initiatives

Project management for large-scale training rollouts

Data literacy to evaluate training effectiveness

Operational focus to align training with Brunswick's business needs

Strong communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional alignment

Ability to manage global, cross-functional projects and influence stakeholders

Preferred

Master's degree or certifications preferred

Experience in marine, manufacturing, or industrial sectors, with a strong background in delivering business system training

Expertise in contemporary learning methodologies (e.g., adaptive learning, microlearning, gamification), digital learning platforms and familiarity with AI-driven learning tools or advanced L&D technologies to enhance delivery

Prior consulting experience in L&D or training transformations, particularly for operational or business system training