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Sylvamo · 15 hours ago

Global Learning and Talent Development Leader

Memphis, TN, USA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Sylvamo is a company focused on sustaining forests and renewing ecosystems, and they are seeking a Global Learning and Talent Development Leader. This role serves as a strategic partner to enhance workforce capabilities, align learning initiatives with business goals, and drive leadership and organizational effectiveness.

ManufacturingPaper ManufacturingRetail

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Leads the Global L&D Strategy and Governance:

Strategy design and governance:

Ensures local/regional programs are aligned with the global strategy and framework, processes, programs, and initiatives

Ensure mechanisms are in place to evaluate the effectiveness of L&D initiatives to meet desired outcomes

Ensures learning solutions meet the unique needs of a global workforce, considering cultural and regional differences, allowing appropriate flexibility

Enables HR partners to lead learning & development assessments and strategies for their respective functions and businesses

Develops and maintains tools, templates, and standards to ensure high quality and relevance of training programs

Owns the global learning systems strategy, including LMS, LCMS, and other platforms / tools that enable learning delivery and tracking

Establishes a measurement strategy so all L&D solutions have measures of success in place

Assures global alignment, consistency, and sustainability of the implemented solutions

Establishes and leads Community of Practices, as needed, and maintains strong relationships to leverage best practices, L&D expertise, collaboration and identify synergies

Partnering & Enablement:

Partner to HR partners / business leaders in the development and updating of L&D strategies that support the organization’s overall objectives and growth plans

Provides L&D related consultancy to managers, HR Professionals, and other stakeholder groups as needed to facilitate identification of adequate learning solutions

Provides specialized knowledge to ensure that training programs are effective

Reinforces building the skills and competencies needed for the organization to succeed in the long term

Program Ownership & Project Leadership:

Serves as process owner and project manager leading cross-functional (business partners, Global Sourcing, Finance, HR, IT) project teams to develop and implement key L&D projects and initiatives, and other organizational effectiveness strategies with a particular focus on Leadership Development

Support and/or lead, when needed, other TM/OD initiatives related to culture, engagement, and organizational development to ensure integrated solutions across the employee experience

Program Design & Delivery:

Creates & delivers required L&D solutions / program (i.e. training, facilitation) to dedicated audience addressing the identified objectives

Facilitates training sessions, workshops, and seminars, both in-person and virtually

Systems, Platforms & Vendor Management:

Identifies opportunities for optimization and implements solutions that enhance user experience and learning effectiveness related to LMS usage and other learning platforms/software

Works with vendors/consultants for advanced solutions and creates service agreements, contracts, project plans and manages vendor performance against goals

Measurements, Effectiveness & Continuous Improvement:

Leverages L&D data, metrics, stakeholder feedback and external best practices/trends to continuously improve global L&D strategy and related development solutions to maximize organizational effectiveness

Stays up to date with the latest trends and new learning technologies and methodologies to keep the organization at the forefront of industry trends and continuously improve training programs

Qualification

L&D strategy developmentLeadership DevelopmentProject ManagementStakeholder managementChange managementInstructional designAnalytical thinkingCultural awarenessEffective communicationCollaboration

Required

BA or BS degree in a relevant field such as organizational development, organizational psychology or industrial-organizational psychology, instructional technology, educational technology, human resources or business management

10+ years of work experience with career progression in the field of learning, development and training, L&D strategy development and execution, or strategic human resources in large organizations preferably in manufacturing

5 years management/leadership experience

Foundational knowledge and experience in broader talent management and organizational development strategies i.e. change management, performance management and improvement, career development, organizational culture, etc

Project Management, stakeholder management, change management and effective communication leadership on large scale initiatives

Successful program design, development and implementation for a diverse audience crossing many cultures and languages

Ability to solve complex problems while delivering simple solutions, analytical and strategic thinking, ensure strategic alignment of solutions

Works effectively in ambiguous situations by engaging stakeholders, fostering open dialogue, and building consensus to clarify priorities and drive aligned decisions

Ability to translate learning theory and concepts to real-world situations in a relevant and practical way to be applicable in both office and manufacturing realities

Ability to accommodate periodic overnight travel