L&D Director: AI-Driven Growth & Career Pathways (Hybrid)

M.S. Walker, Inc.; Norwood (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental Insurance

Vision Coverage

Paid Time Off

401(k) Plan

Disability, Life, Accident & Illness

Discounted Fitness Memberships

Career Advancement Opportunities

Job summary

M.S. Walker, Inc. is seeking a Director of Learning & Development to design and lead an enterprise-wide L&D function. This role builds programs, technology, and governance to elevate organizational capability, with a focus on AI literacy, ERP training, and career pathways across corporate, sales, and operations.

The opportunity reports to CHRO, collaborates with leaders, and drives year-one implementations including adoption of enterprise systems and a scalable training model.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive L&D experience, including building or rebuilding an L&D function.
• Experience building role-based development, career-pathing, and leadership/management development programs.
• Experience identifying organizational capability needs and translating business strategy into development plans.
• Experience building or integrating competency models / job architecture.
• Experience leading enablement and change management for technology adoption (AI tools / ERP).
• Strong command of adult learning, instructional design, change management, and evaluation methodology.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute an L&D strategy aligned to priorities and roadmap.
• Establish operating model: portfolio, intake, governance, vendor management, budget.
• Select and own the learning technology stack (Paycor LMS/LXP decision).
• Build evaluation discipline for promotion readiness, retention, and capability.
• Partner with leaders to identify capability gaps and translate strategy into development priorities.
• Design role-based development paths and curricula tied to functions’ needs.
• Develop career frameworks and internal talent pipelines; promote from within.

Skills

L&D strategy

Leadership development

Change management

Instructional design

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR / Organizational Development

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Paycor learning module

LMS

LXP

Job description

M.S. Walker, Inc. is seeking a Director of Learning & Development to design and lead an enterprise-wide L&D function. This role builds programs, technology, and governance to elevate organizational capability, with a focus on AI literacy, ERP training, and career pathways across corporate, sales, and operations.

The opportunity reports to CHRO, collaborates with leaders, and drives year-one implementations including adoption of enterprise systems and a scalable training model.