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
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.
Brunswick is a global advisory firm. We help companies tackle high-stakes issues, navigate complex stakeholder relationships, and deliver high-impact outcomes.
Our clients value our ability to anticipate, shape, and respond to the key players and forces in the financial and investment arena, regulatory and geopolitical universe, NGO community, workforce and beyond. They rely on us for deep experience, fresh perspectives and original thinking. So, in Brunswick you will find an exceptional range of experience and talent with a rich mix of backgrounds. From the beginning, we have prioritized attracting, developing, and retaining the best and most diverse professionals in the industry, united by a culture of inclusivity, excellence, and intellectual curiosity.
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. We operate as a “one-firm firm” with no individual profit centers. This allows us to assemble fully integrated, bespoke teams for each client, able to draw on the full resources of Brunswick anywhere in the world.
Top Skills
What We Do
Brunswick is an advisory firm specialising in business critical issues. We help companies build trusted relationships with all their stakeholders.
When clients turn to us, it’s because they know that engaging effectively with everyone who has a stake in the company is about more than managing perceptions - it is essential to making business work.
Our background in financial communications means we understand how businesses are wired. It also means integrity is deep in our nature: diligence, openness and accuracy.
Brunswick is one firm globally. Delivering anywhere, we have a reputation for high-calibre, highly experienced people who have diverse backgrounds and skills.
It means whatever the task, no matter how complex or where it is in the world, we can assemble the right expertise from right across the firm.
Our purpose is to help the great value creating organisations of the world play a more successful role in society.
You can also follow us on Twitter @BrunswickGroup
