Remote Head of Learning, Culture & Development

Instruction Partners; United States; Remote; USD 149,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Generous vacation policy

Private retirement options

Job summary

Instruction Partners seeks a Managing Director of Internal Learning, Culture & Development to shape how people learn, lead, and grow across the organization, reporting to the Executive Director of People and Culture. This role designs integrated systems that build organizational effectiveness and leadership capacity.

The position is remote within the contiguous United States with up to 50% travel, emphasizing scalable learning experiences, data-informed decision making, and culture-building

Qualifications

• 12+ years of leadership experience, preferably in the education or non-profit space, with 5+ years of senior leadership experience leading in talent, human resources, and team culture
• Organizational Learning Strategy: Deep expertise in setting and steering organizational learning and capability development strategies that align individual professional growth with mission and core values
• Leadership and Manager Development: Advanced knowledge of adult development and coaching models, with demonstrated skill in designing systems that build leadership capacity and support leaders in coaching others
• Organizational Culture and Team Experience: Comprehensive understanding of the conditions that nurture safety, trust, and belonging across remote, mission-driven teams
• Adult Learning and Instructional Design: Mastery of adult learning principles and human-centered design, with the ability to create engaging, practical learning experiences that translate seamlessly into daily work
• Data-Informed Continuous Improvement: Demonstrated expertise in synthesizing qualitative and quantitative employee experience data to diagnose organizational needs, assess program effectiveness, and inform strategic priorities
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Proven ability to communicate vision and priorities clearly across diverse audiences, fostering shared understanding, navigating ambiguity, and building alignment across teams

Responsibilities

• Champions the multi-year vision and direction for organizational learning, leadership growth, and workplace culture to support staff flourishing and team effectiveness
• Translates organizational vision into cohesive division-level learning strategies, aligning resources and priorities across teams to meet evolving organizational needs
• Identify opportunities to strengthen the integration of leadership development, core capability learning, and organizational culture practices to create a cohesive team
• Steers the design and continuous evolution of comprehensive people-manager learning pathways that cultivate reflective, values-aligned leadership across the organization
• Coaches leaders to coach others, cultivating an environment of continuous learning and high-quality feedback
• Nurtures consistent leadership capacity by translating organizational expectations into practical routines, reflection tools, and supportive team practices
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to align and coordinate org-wide and team-specific professional learning for organizational coherence
• Cultivates ongoing learning loops by gathering team reflections and practical evidence to guide the refinement of leadership development offerings
• Shapes the strategic direction for organization-wide learning experiences that cultivate shared knowledge, mindsets, and core capabilities
• Guides the design and implementation of accessible, engaging learning systems that reflect adult learning principles and connect directly to everyday work
• Anticipates change and adapts learning infrastructure, embracing innovative approaches that support staff growth through times of transition
• Synthesizes team experience and engagement data to understand and address key organizational dynamics
• Communicates insights and strategic recommendations to senior leadership, fostering shared understanding and informed decision-making
• Partners across teams to build routines, rituals, and practices that foster collaboration, mutual trust, and shared purpose
• Establishes scalable systems and indicators to understand how learning initiatives translate into daily practice and positive team experience
• Evaluates organizational trends and feedback with a systemic lens to celebrate growth, identifying gaps, and guiding future priorities
• Applies evidence of impact and ongoing team feedback to refine learning strategies and support sustainable organizational health

Skills

Organizational Learning Strategy

Leadership Development

Organizational Culture

Adult Learning & Instructional Design

Data-Informed Continuous Improvement

Cross-Functional Alignment

Job description

Instruction Partners seeks a Managing Director of Internal Learning, Culture & Development to shape how people learn, lead, and grow across the organization, reporting to the Executive Director of People and Culture. This role designs integrated systems that build organizational effectiveness and leadership capacity.

The position is remote within the contiguous United States with up to 50% travel, emphasizing scalable learning experiences, data-informed decision making, and culture-building