Head of Learning & Development

A conglomerate with diverse business portfolio and contributions to various industries.

Location

Hong Kong

Report to

Board of Directors

Job Summary

• To lead a high-performing Learning and Development function, responsible for implementation of agreed strategic objectives, on plan and within agreed financial parameters.
• To support colleague engagement and retention by leading and co-ordinating career development, succession planning, talent management, management and leadership development and professional development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Build effective, collaborative working relationships with relevant senior leadership representatives, HR teams and subject matter experts to understand and continually re-evaluate organisational learning and development needs to ensure they are aligned with business need and current regulatory and legislative requirements.
• Develop learning and development strategy, in conjunction with the Boards and other internal stakeholders, which meets the short, medium and long-term aims of the organisation.
• Lead the team to ensure it is high-performing and value adding through effective recruitment, induction, training, development, performance management and leadership of all members of the team.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the L&D function to ensure processes and practices are continually reviewed and lessons learned lead to change and best practice.
• Build and create robust methods for tracking, reporting, evaluating and analysing performance of the L&D function and the effectiveness of the programme it delivers.
• Lead the planned performance development review, succession planning and talent management cycle, helping to identify future leaders and high potential colleagues and working with relevant stakeholders to develop suitable development plans/programmes.
• Oversee the delivery of a planned programme of management and leadership development activity to ensure effectiveness, high-quality and stable leadership at all levels of the organisation.
• Define, allocate and manage the L&D budget, making data-driven recommendations during budget setting to ensure the most effective allocation of resources and return on investment.
• Pro-actively manage positive internal communications in conjunction with relevant stakeholders to ensure widespread awareness of L&D activity and performance at all levels.

Requirements

• Degree in Business/Human Resources or related field with 15+ years of experience in business, learning and development.
• Relevant professional qualification or equivalent advantageous.
• Significant previous experience of leading a Learning and Development function in a conglomerate environment is highly desirable.
• Demonstrable experience of successfully developing and implementing learning and development plans across an organisation.
• Successful track record of working in collaboration with and as part of senior leadership teams.
• Technical understanding and previous experience of developing Learning Management Systems.
• Able to operationalise strategic plans into tangible, sustainable results.
• Detail focussed and analytical, with strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• A high performing, target driven individual who is passionate about delivering an outstanding colleague experience.
• Excellent verbal and non-verbal communications including awareness of impact of communication on desired audience.
• Persuasive influencer who is comfortable communicating at senior leadership level.
• Effective report writing and presentation skills.