Senior Learning and Development Manager

Learning & Development Senior Manager – Brunswick Group

Position Summary:

The People Team at Brunswick is designed to equip the firm with the talent, skills, and advisory and strategic support it needs to grow. We focus on the health, well-being, and development of our employees. In this role, you will coordinate globally and help us build an L&D function in the Americas, while directing L&D strategy and administering all L&D functions for the region. Specifically, this means you will:

• Design, develop and manage our Americas’ L&D programs. This individual will play an integral role in how we grow the best colleagues, leaders and future talent.
• Build foundational programming and approaches to ensure consistency across roles, levels, regions while accounting for diverse learning styles.
• Manage the learning lifecycle starting at onboarding, providing scalable, yet personalized, opportunities based on professional development goals and appraisal outcomes.
• Responsible for the management of all L&D functions including communications, operations, and reporting and analytics.
• Reports to: Head of People, Americas and Global L&D Leader

Responsibilities:

• Partner with regional leadership, and the People and Resourcing teams to understand the development needs and priorities of our future leaders to propose broad programatic and individualized on-the-job solutions.
• Set and drive the strategic plan for L&D Programs at Brunswick in the Americas. Create and execute annual training calendar from content creation to feedback.
• Design, develop or source courses focused on the core skills needed to be successful at Brunswick, including at the time of onboarding and promotion..
• Serve as a thought leader by staying up to date on the latest research and trends that promote healthy organizations and effective leaders and teams.
• Diagnose, design and deliver high impact leader and team learning interventions focused on maximizing success, leveraging existing methodologies, tools and resources and in close partnership with respective HR Managers.
• Manage multi-stakeholder projects, including monitoring work-plans and managing against milestones, knowing what to prioritize and why, knowing who to keep informed, why, and how often, and knowing when to escalate.
• Regularly measure the effectiveness and impact of training programs, adjusting our approach as needed to get the most out of every offering.
• Establish and manage vendor relationships – renew contracts, co-design trainings, including identifying new partners.
• Create and maintain yearly training budget for the Americas.
• Engage and collaborate with global peers to ensure programs are leveraged appropriately around the world.
• Lead with excellence and foster a high-performing team in virtual environments; develop team members through advocacy, coaching, mentoring and training.

Knowledge & Experience

At Brunswick, we look to hire smart, ambitious individuals who are dedicated to learning and growth. In addition to considering experience when reviewing talent, we look to see potential, strong work ethic, and excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Standout candidates demonstrate the following:

• Previous experience in handling and driving all areas of L&D, including strategy
• Minimum 8 years of L&D experience in a fast-paced, highly confidential environment. Professional services experience is a plus
• Proven experience in managing multi-stakeholder projects
• Strong customer service mentality with the ability to juggle multiple clients and thrive in a fast pace environment
• Works well independently and as a team player
• Ability to think on their feet and have good judgment
• Ability to take on challenges and has a proactive approach to duties
• You are assertive and confident, earning the confidence of the leadership team and working with various personalities to influence change

Skills

• Effective learning needs analysis linked to clear business outcomes
• Instructional Design and ability to identify when best to develop or source external providers
• Knowledge of impactful learning models
• Problem solving attitude, with exceptional project management
• Authoring tools and PowerPoint proficiency
• Ability to connect with employees and leaders with Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Data analysis and evaluation to measure return on invetsment of learning interventions
• Detail oriented, with advanced organizational and time management skills
• Team player attitude, and a strong desire to collaborate
• Flexible with the ability to react quickly to changing business needs, and a continuous improvement mindset
• Facilitation, coaching and mentoring skills would be a plus
• Experience with learning technologies

The Firm

About Brunswick

Brunswick is a strategic advisory firm focused on critical issues and critical stakeholders.  Our purpose is to help our clients play their role in the world successfully.

We advise on critical issues and critical stakeholders at the center of business, politics and society, and help our clients – the leaders of large, complex organizations – understand and navigate these interconnected worlds.

Founded in 1987 in London, the firm has organically grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. Brunswick operates as a single global profit center in order to collaboratively and seamlessly deliver results for clients wherever they operate in the world.

The Americas and New York

Brunswick has six offices in the Americas. In the U.S., we offices in Chicago, Dallas, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. In Brazil, we have an office in São Paulo.

Colleagues in the Americas are drawn from a variety of backgrounds and consist of in-depth industry and sector experts from banking, law, accounting, politics, government, journalism and the media, consulting and elsewhere.

Brunswick’s New York Office is the largest of the firm’s offices in the Americas. The office is home to more than 250 colleagues working across the full range of Brunswick’s sector and practice groups, as well as our Insight, Digital and Creative Campaigns & Content teams.

Our newly renovated and expanded space encompasses the 24th and 25th floors in the Grace Building on Bryant Park and serves as a convening space for Brunswick’s global colleagues, clients, media and other members of the business, political and social communities.

For more information on Brunswick, including our offices and client offers, please visit our website: www.brunswickgroup.com

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement

Maintaining and strengthening a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace are pillars of Brunswick’s culture and key to our future success. Valuing and supporting every colleague as an individual while helping them reach their full potential is critical to attracting and developing our greatest strength – our people. By embracing our differences and diverse perspectives we create richer experiences within our firm and enhance the quality of the ideas and advice that we deliver to our clients.

Compensation

The applicant who is selected for this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:  

In New York City, the range of base compensation will be: $160,000 - $180,000.

If an offer is extended to an applicant in New York City, the applicant will be paid in line with this range and based on the applicant’s experience and qualifications. This range applies only to the New York City position, and salaries in other offices and regions will vary based on an applicant’s experience and qualifications, as well as the competitive landscape. 

Bonus Eligibility: Annual discretionary bonus contingent upon individual performance and the overall performance of the Firm. 

Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance. Disability insurance. Employee assistance program. Flexible spending account. Health savings account. Life insurance. Paid Time Off: Vacation and sick leave, as well as paid Bank Holidays. Firm-sponsored 401K Plan with 3% safe harbor contribution of base and bonus – immediate vesting. 

Other: Career training and development opportunities and employee discounts.