Bilingual Senior Learning & Development Manager, Temporary

Aviso; Toronto; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Excellent health, dental, and insurance benefits

Generous vacation time

Retirement program matching contributions

Education assistance program

Regular social events

Job summary

Aviso is looking for a Senior Learning & Development Manager for their People & Culture team in Toronto, Ontario. This role involves developing strategic partnerships, providing training solutions, and enhancing employee development from onboarding through their career. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Education or Human Resources Management, at least 8 years of experience, and fluency in English and French. The position offers a competitive compensation package and benefits, including health insurance and generous vacation time.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years' experience in learning and development.
• Experience developing technical and leadership training programs.
• Strong initiative to manage projects from start to finish.

Responsibilities

• Act as an in-house consultant for employee learning and development.
• Work with HR partners to identify development opportunities.
• Design and manage programs to meet business development needs.

Skills

Client-centric solutions

Continuous improvement

Collaboration

Leadership development

Vendor management

Fluency in English and French

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education or Human Resources Management

Job description

The Opportunity:

We’re looking to fill an opening for a Senior Learning & Development Manager to join our People & Culture team.

Reporting to the Director, Learning & Organizational Development, the Senior Learning & Development Manager is responsible for developing strategic partnerships with the HR leadership team, HR Business Partners, the Aviso Leadership group and other internal clients to provide advice, support and consultation on learning and development initiatives aimed at achieving business results through quality training. This role will focus on the employee development experience from onboarding through their career at Aviso.

Who you are:

• Service – You put your clients’ needs first. You advocate service excellence and work to deliver client‑centric solutions, proactively developing strategic partnerships that allow Aviso Wealth to become a trusted advisor and partner.
• Execution – You are committed to achieving your goals and to succeeding. This includes focusing on "getting things done," recognizing and taking advantage of opportunities as they arise, consistently looking for ways to improve your personal best, seeing value in continuous improvement, taking accountability for your actions and learning from mistakes.
• Collaboration – You work collaboratively with others with the common goal of driving positive results. Making meaningful contributions to your team to achieve organizational goals is a priority. You proactively encourage collaboration, build trust and inclusion, and work to establish effective relationships both inside and outside the organization.

What your day looks like:

• Acts as an in‑house consultant to HRBPs and all levels of management in enterprise‑wide employee learning and development, department‑specific training needs, employee education assistance program, and management of employee development requests.
• Works closely with HR business partners to identify individual and group development opportunities by defining, developing, implementing, and evaluating strategies and programs to improve business effectiveness.
• Responsible for identifying, researching, designing, managing, and delivering programs to meet the development needs of the business.
• Develops a comprehensive enterprise‑wide development program to support all levels of the organization.
• Works closely with the Senior Director, Learning & Development, Director, Talent Management, Director, Change Management, VP, HR Centre of Excellence, and Senior Director, People & Culture for competency development and leadership development.
• Supports the team with needs assessment and strategic planning to ensure development of human capital to meet outlined business objectives.
• Gains cross‑functional support for key objectives and priorities through collaborative relationships.
• Designs cross‑functional experiences to accelerate development for targeted talent pools.
• Maintains all internal Academy programs: employee curricula, inventory of resources and tools.
• Performs special projects and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Human Resources Management and certifications in training.
• Experience in front‑end analysis, learning design methodologies including asynchronous online design and development, LMS management and content development, platform delivery and impact measurement and reporting.
• Experience developing job‑specific, technical, and leadership training programs.
• Experience in vendor selection and management.
• Experience working in a financial services company (an asset).
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in learning and development.
• Strong initiative to take on projects and work through to successful completion.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships, including interfacing and communicating effectively with employees at all levels across the organization.
• Highly flexible, good tolerance for ambiguity and time‑driven deadlines, and able to quickly adapt to changing priorities.
• Proven ability to analyze problems, identify key information and issues, interpret data and determine implications, provide recommendations and effectively resolve.
• Fluency (written and spoken) in English and French is required to effectively communicate with partners, clients, and colleagues across Canada.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package that rewards and recognizes individual contributions.
• Excellent health, dental and insurance benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.
• Generous vacation time, fitness benefits, parental leave top‑up options.
• Matching contributions to our retirement program.
• Commitment to the continuous improvement of our staff through learning & development and an education assistance program.
• Regular social events to foster teamwork.

Salary

This position is posted with an expected salary range of $115,000 - $130,000 CAD annually. Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate and the requirements of the position.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Aviso welcomes and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including persons with disabilities. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs in all stages of the hiring process.