Senior Director, Frontline Experience Training

First Tech Federal Credit Union; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 164,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Traditional medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Special employee pricing

Job summary

First Tech Federal Credit Union seeks a senior leader to build frontline capability by delivering strategy and execution of experience training, quality, knowledge, and career development programs that enhance member trust and service excellence. You will work cross-functionally with Operations, Readiness, Knowledge Management, and Experience leaders to align initiatives with business priorities.

The role requires 7+ years in learning and development with a strong track record in leadership,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 4 additional years of relevant experience required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 7+ years of relevant experience, including 6 years as a people leader.
• Experience in enterprise capability-building strategies for service culture and workforce readiness.
• Expertise in adult learning principles, instructional design, onboarding, and multi-modal delivery.
• Proven track record leading training, quality, knowledge management, readiness, and frontline enablement.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and execution of frontline capability development programs.
• Develop and evolve the enterprise experience training strategy to align with priorities.
• Oversee design, delivery, and effectiveness of learning programs across service channels.
• Establish quality frameworks covering service standards, compliance, empathy, and problem solving.
• Partner with Operations, Member Experience, Product, Compliance, and others to align learning with business needs.
• Drive integration across Experience Training, Readiness, Quality, and Knowledge Management.
• Use quality evaluations and workforce data to identify gaps and drive improvements.
• Ensure access to accurate knowledge resources for frontline staff.
• Establish performance measures and assessments of learning outcomes.
• Lead and develop leaders responsible for training, quality, and knowledge management.
• Translate strategic priorities into capability-building initiatives for readiness and proficiency.
• Embed regulatory, risk, and control requirements into frontline programs.

Skills

People leadership

Learning & development

Instructional design

Adult learning

Regulatory knowledge

Change management

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Organizational Development, Learning & Development, Education, Human Resources, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Prosci

KCS

Job description

Description

This role builds frontline capability by ensuring employees have the skills, knowledge, and confidence required to deliver consistent, high-quality member experiences across service channels. The position leads the strategy and execution of experience training, quality, knowledge, and career development programs that improve employee effectiveness, accelerate proficiency, and strengthen member trust. Working cross-functionally with Operations, Readiness, Knowledge Management, Workforce Management, and Experience leaders, the role aligns learning and performance initiatives to organizational priorities and evolving business needs. Through leadership of training functions and capability-building programs, this role drives service excellence, workforce readiness, and long-term organizational performance.

Here’s what you can expect from the job and what you need to be successful:

Essential Functions

What You’ll Do :

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lead the strategy and execution of frontline capability development programs that build technical expertise, consultative service skills, emotional intelligence, and long-term career growth across service channels.
• Develop and continuously evolve the enterprise experience training strategy, ensuring learning programs align with organizational priorities, member expectations, and service excellence standards.
• Oversee the design, delivery, and effectiveness of sales, service, and advisory learning programs that improve employee capability, confidence, proficiency, and member outcomes.
• Establish and maintain quality frameworks that reinforce service standards, regulatory compliance, empathy, accuracy, and proactive problem solving across frontline interactions.
• Partner with Operations, Member Experience, Product, Compliance, Workforce Management, and other enterprise leaders to align learning and capability-building efforts with business objectives and evolving organizational needs.
• Drive integration across Experience Training, Readiness, Quality, and Knowledge Management functions to create a seamless and scalable frontline enablement ecosystem.
• Leverage insights from quality evaluations, member feedback, operational performance data, and workforce measures to identify capability gaps and inform learning and performance improvement strategies.
• Ensure frontline employees have timely access to accurate, relevant, and actionable knowledge resources that support effective service delivery and decision-making.
• Establish performance measures, reporting frameworks, and effectiveness assessments that evaluate learning outcomes, knowledge adoption, service consistency, and organizational readiness.
• Lead, develop, and inspire leaders and teams responsible for training, quality, and knowledge management, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Translate strategic priorities into capability-building initiatives that strengthen workforce readiness, accelerate proficiency, and improve long-term service performance.
• Embed regulatory, risk, and control requirements into frontline capability programs to support compliance, resilience, and sustainable organizational growth.

Typical Scope

• Drives execution of functional strategies and ensures alignment with broader business goals. Oversees operational performance, resource allocation, and process optimization. Supports strategic planning and contributes to the development of policies, budgets, and infrastructure that enable long-term success. Makes decisions with significant organizational impact, often involving complex, cross-functional considerations. Works closely with executive leadership and influences decisions on matters of strategic importance.
• Oversees a business function at the local or regional level, with broad accountability for operational and strategic outcomes. Responsible for executing strategy and directing operations across multiple teams. Possesses deep expertise in their functional area and a strong understanding of organizational dynamics. May contribute to strategy development and long-term planning for their function.
• Manages through multiple layers of leadership, typically overseeing Directors and Senior Managers. Sets direction for talent development, succession planning, and organizational culture within their function. Builds strong leadership capability across teams and fosters collaboration and accountability.
• 4 - 7 Directors, Senior Managers, Managers, Assistant Managers and/or Principal Professionals and below reporting to them.

Essential Skills

Education & Experience:

• Required education: Bachelor's degree or 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree, advanced

degree is preferred.

• Required experience: 7 years of relevant experience, including 6 years as a people leader.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Organizational Development, Learning & Development, Education, Human Resources, or a related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in learning and development, training, organizational effectiveness, customer experience, or related disciplines, including significant leadership experience managing leaders and multi-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute enterprise capability-building strategies that improve service culture, employee effectiveness, workforce readiness, and business performance.
• Deep expertise in adult learning principles, instructional design, onboarding programs, capability frameworks, and multi-modal learning delivery methods, including instructor-led, digital, virtual, and blended learning environments.
• Proven experience leading training, quality assurance, knowledge management, readiness, or frontline enablement functions that deliver measurable improvements in employee performance, member experience, service quality, and operational outcomes.
• Demonstrated success building and sustaining service cultures that emphasize empathy, consultative interactions, relationship development, and exceptional member experiences.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to align learning and capability strategies to organizational priorities, service delivery objectives, risk requirements, and performance outcomes.
• Experience leading large-scale change, transformation, and workforce readiness initiatives involving operational, technology, process, or cultural change.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills, with experience using performance measures, quality insights, employee feedback, and business outcomes to evaluate effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and build alignment across Operations, Product, Workforce Management, Member Experience, Quality, Compliance, and other enterprise functions.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements, compliance expectations, and risk considerations within financial services or other regulated industries.
• Change Management, Talent Development, Learning, Knowledge Management, or Organizational Development certifications (e.g., Prosci, CPTD, KCS, Six Sigma, or similar) preferred.

Location:

Chelmsford/Marlboro, MA or Hillsboro, OR

Target Compensation

$164,000 - $197,000

Schedule

Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Who We Are

Every great journey begins with a bold idea—and ours is no different. First Tech and DCU were founded on the belief that financial solutions should put people first. That belief has fueled decades of innovation and service, rooted in the tech sector and expanding to support members from all walks of life.

Employees Are Eligible For

• Traditional medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous 401(k) match
• Paid Time Off: You'll accrue up to 15 days in your first year. In addition, you'll receive 40 hours of sick time and 3 personal days, which refresh annually
• Paid federal holidays
• Special employee pricing on lending products such as mortgage, auto, and personal loans (eligibility subject to standard account requirements and underwriting criteria)

Employment Statements

First Tech is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity, inclusion, and equity at our company. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

If you're applying for a job and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an email to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

First Tech is not currently offering Visa transfer/sponsorship for this position.