[Remote] Director, Learning and Professional Development (Stores)

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Burlington Stores, Inc. is a rapidly growing retail brand seeking a Director of Learning & Professional Development for their field and stores organization. This role focuses on developing and implementing innovative learning strategies to enhance associate performance and support business goals.


Responsibilities

  • Enhance the learning strategy to improve associate and business performance and build a ready-now store management and field leadership talent bench through continuous education and skill development
  • Establish critical partnerships with store operations business stakeholders and subject matter experts to gain insight, identify needs and recommend/design the best learning solutions and strategies
  • Manage a small learning team that recommends, develops, designs and manages learning programs with engaging and relevant learning elements to include virtual classroom, e-learning and other related strategies
  • Inspire the team to lead learning initiatives through the design lifecycle from project scoping, research and analysis, design, development, implementation and success measurement
  • Measure training and learning program results to identify improvement opportunities and ensure successful impact on people and business goals
  • Provide exemplary internal customer service with professionalism and ownership of learning projects
  • Demonstrate commitment to teamwork through relationship building and effective collaboration
  • Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies to recommend new and improved learning solutions

Skills

  • 5-10 years related experience in a large fast-growing retail, multi-unit, learning organization
  • Demonstrated experience managing a high-performing learning and development team focused on adult learning theory principles and best practices
  • Proven experience measuring key performance indicators to ensure compliance, effectiveness and return on investment to the organization
  • Can demonstrate strong competence in influential leadership, assertively and effectively gaining consensus, managing through ambiguity and successfully partnering with all levels of the organization
  • Requires high level of tact and interpersonal skills when partnering with senior level management and commitment to teamwork through relationship building and effective collaboration
  • Strong project management skills to successfully drive project plans, milestones, tasks, deadlines, etc. Must be able to respond to multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize, and work well under pressure. Proven ability to manage multiple and diverse projects that may be strategic and/or tactical in a fast-paced, often changing, environment
  • Ability to conceptualize and take full ownership of a project and work collaboratively to see it through strict timelines. Self-directed and highly motivated to make a difference
  • Familiarity with Teams, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, Sharepoint, SmartSheets and e-learning authoring tools, primarily Articulate products, helpful
  • Knowledge of learning management system structures to maximize and enhance current and trending technology; ideally Workday Learning
  • Available to travel nationwide (air and ground), approximately 25% of the time
  • Fluent in English, with understanding of Spanish helpful

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision coverage including life and disability insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Paid holidays
  • 401(k) plan

Company Overview

  • Burlington Stores, Inc., headquartered in New Jersey, is a nationally recognized off-price retailer. It was founded in 1972, and is headquartered in Burlington, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.burlington.com/.

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