AVP, Learning Strategy – Workforce Excellence

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Nebraska, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Develops and implements the Learning & Development strategy, integrating emerging trends and collaborating with senior leadership to promote enterprise initiatives, change management, and ongoing capability enhancement.

• Oversees the creation and execution of extensive training programs, ensuring they align with business priorities, organizational readiness, and deliver measurable improvements in performance, productivity, and quality.

• Establishes and drives performance outcomes by setting priorities, objectives, and KPIs while monitoring results and taking necessary actions to achieve or surpass business goals.

• Builds and manages a high-performing team, which includes talent acquisition, development, coaching, and succession planning to enhance organizational capabilities.

• Collaborates with business leaders and stakeholders to evaluate learning needs, offer strategic advice, and ensure effective application of training to enhance on-the-job performance.

• Promotes operational excellence and innovation through strategic process improvements, assessment of training effectiveness, and resource optimization (including budget management) to increase impact and efficiency.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (4 years of experience in place of a Bachelor's degree).

• Strong business insight and experience utilizing cost-benefit analyses and metrics to establish a strategic vision and assess outcomes.

• Over 10 years of experience in training that directly corresponds with the specific duties of this role, including at least 3 years of managerial, supervisory, and/or demonstrated leadership experience, along with experience influencing senior management and critical stakeholders, ideally with a background in managing leaders.

• Proven ability to influence senior management and critical stakeholders with a track record of proactive leadership.

• Strong relationship management skills with internal and external clients, demonstrating the capacity to develop innovative and collaborative solutions.

🏝️ Benefits

• Clearly defined career paths and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each of Lincoln's core values and leadership attributes.

• Opportunities for leadership development and virtual training.

• Paid time off and parental leave.

• Competitive 401K and employee benefits.

• Free financial counseling, health coaching, and employee assistance programs.

• Tuition assistance program.

• Flexible work arrangements tailored to your needs.

• Access to effective productivity and technology tools along with training.