Director, Functional Development

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX: As the Director, Functional Development, you will lead the design, development, and deployment of functional capability programming for Arc’teryx’s non-Retail functions, with a primary focus on Arc’One and the design and enablement of functional academies across Design, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Marketing and related corporate functions.  This role is a key execution and integration layer within the Global Talent ecosystem. You will translate the enterprise functional development strategy into scalable, high-impact learning and capability solutions that build mastery, readiness, and performance across Arc’teryx’s evolving business functions.  In this role, you will work in close partnership with the Senior Director, Global Functional Development, who defines the enterprise strategy, frameworks, and performance model, while you operationalize, pilot, and embed this work through key functional areas of the business.  This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is open to hybrid remote work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.      Meet Your Future Team: The People & Culture (P&C) team partners with all aspects of the business to drive the continuous evolution of people and business practices. We seek to drive greater alignment, build trust, and enable performance through thoughtful people strategies.  As the Director, Functional Development, you will be part of the Global Talent team, contributing to Arc’teryx’s enterprise capability system. Your unique role is anchored in bringing that system to life through Arc’One and functional academies, ensuring our functions have practical, scalable pathways for skill development and mastery.  You will work closely with Talent Management, Leadership Development, Functional Excellence, and Arc’One leadership to ensure alignment, seamless integration, and sustainable deployment.  If you were in the Director, Functional Development role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

Capability Architecture Deployment

Leading the operationalizing of enterprise capability frameworks into function-specific models for Arc’One and non-Retail functions. 

Overseeing the rollout of function-level maturity models, skill taxonomies, and capability assessments. 

Ensuring aligning functional development pathways with job architecture, career stages, and progression models. 

Integration & Cross-Team Collaboration 

Partnering with Talent Management to connect functional academy outputs to performance, career development, and succession processes. 

Providing strategic guidance with Leadership Development to embed leadership capability where required within functional pathways. 

Influencing workforce Planning by delivering functional capability insights that inform future skill planning. 

Aligning with regional functional leaders to support localization and sustainable deployment of academies. 

Measurement & Continuous Improvement 

Overseeing and implementing measurement frameworks for functional development programs aligned to the enterprise performance system and maturity models.  

Leading the evaluation of adoption, effectiveness, and impact of Arc’One and functional academy programming, using both qualitative and quantitative data to continuously refine, improve, and scale initiatives over time. 

Governance & Enablement 

Leading and evolving governance structures for functional development programming across global and regional environments, ensuring clarity of roles, processes, and decision rights.  

Acting as the connector between global functional development strategy and function-level execution, you will enable consistency of approach while allowing for regional and functional specificity.  

Championing cross-functional knowledge sharing and the exchange of best practices in capability building to strengthen alignment and elevate impact across the organization. 

Are you our next Director, Functional Development?

You have a bachelor's degree in organizational development, Learning, Business, or a related field. Master’s degree an asset. 

You have 10–12 years of experience in learning, capability development, or organizational development, with strong experience in functional or technical capability building. 

You have demonstrated experience designing and delivering large-scale development programs or academies across functions. 

You have proven ability to influecne and partner with senior functiona leaders and translate strategy into execution. 

You have experience with navigating complex, matrixed organizations and driving cross-functional collaboration. 

You have the ability to balance strategic thinking with operational discipline. 

You have a passion for enabling skill mastery and performance through thoughtfully designed development systems. 

You have the ability to see the big picture, translate it into tactical plans, and operationalize with excellence. 

You have knowledge of HRIS and learning technologies. 

You have demonstrated ability to manage budgets and resources effectively. 

You have a passion for your work, and for getting outside to Live It.