Senior L&D Partner - Sales & Technology

NES Fircroft; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Senior L&D Partner - Sales & Technology to shape the commercial capabilities, technology proficiency, and leadership effectiveness of our recruitment and sales teams across the Americas. You will partner with regional leadership to drive performance through innovative learning strategies, AI-enabled improvements, and capability development.

You will influence senior stakeholders, design scalable learning solutions, and drive change across a global organization, with a

Qualifications

• 10+ years in L&D, sales enablement, or talent development.
• Expertise in complex solutions sales environments.
• Experience with AI technologies and sales enablement tools.
• Strong strategic commercial mindset.
• Proven senior stakeholder management.
• Experience with organizational change initiatives.
• Strong learning design and facilitation skills.
• Leadership development track record.
• Data-driven performance measurement.
• Excellent communication and executive presence.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to identify capability gaps and align learning with business goals.
• Design learning strategies to improve consultative selling and account management.
• Lead AI and tech enablement across learning platforms and tools.
• Create scalable programs for leadership development and revenue growth.
• Embed learning into performance management and day-to-day operations.
• Measure impact with KPIs and adapt programs accordingly.

Skills

L&D leadership

Sales enablement

Stakeholder management

Leadership development

Data-driven

Communication

Change management

Strategic thinking

AI adoption

Commercial mindset

Job description

Location: Calgary, Alberta or Houston, Texas

Ready to shape the future of sales capability, technology adoption, and commercial performance?

Join NES Fircroft as a Senior L&D Partner - Sales & Technology, where you'll play a strategic role in developing the commercial capabilities, technology proficiency, and leadership effectiveness of our recruitment and sales teams across the Americas.

Working within our global Learning & Development function, you'll partner closely with our regional senior leadership team to drive organisational performance through innovative learning strategies, sales enablement initiatives, and technology-focused capability programmes. This is a highly influential role requiring expertise in complex solutions sales, commercial learning, AI-enabled performance improvement, and stakeholder engagement.

As a trusted advisor to the business, you'll help shape the future of how our people sell, engage clients, leverage technology, and develop the capabilities needed to succeed in a rapidly evolving marketplace.

What You'll Be Doing

• Strategic Business Partnering - Partner with senior leaders across Commercial, Operations, and Leadership teams to identify capability gaps, improve performance, and align learning initiatives with business objectives.
• Driving Sales Excellence - Design and implement learning strategies that strengthen consultative selling, business development, key account management, client engagement, and commercial performance.
• Technology & AI Enablement - Lead initiatives that increase the adoption and effective use of AI tools, digital learning platforms, sales technologies, and productivity solutions across the business.
• Designing High-Impact Learning Solutions - Create scalable programmes that support sales excellence, leadership development, technology capability, change adoption, and revenue growth.
• Supporting Digital Transformation - Partner with stakeholders to embed learning solutions that support technology implementation, process improvements, and organisational transformation initiatives.
• Influencing Senior Stakeholders - Build trusted relationships with executive leaders and senior managers, challenging constructively and providing insight-driven recommendations that improve business performance.
• Leadership & Capability Development - Develop future leaders through targeted leadership programmes, coaching interventions, and management development initiatives.
• Embedding Learning Into Performance - Ensure learning is integrated into business operations, sales activity, performance management processes, and day-to-day behaviours.
• Measuring Business Impact - Utilise data, performance metrics, and business outcomes to evaluate programme effectiveness and continuously improve learning strategies.
• Strategic Influence - Play a key role in shaping commercial capability, technology adoption, and organisational performance across one of our most important regions.
• Global Reach - Collaborate with colleagues and leaders across the Americas while contributing to global learning and capability strategies.
• Innovation Focus - Help drive the use of AI-enabled learning, modern sales methodologies, and technology-driven performance improvement initiatives.
• Senior Stakeholder Exposure - Work directly with executive leadership and key decision-makers to influence business outcomes.
• Opportunity to Shape the Future - Contribute to the evolution of L&D, sales enablement, leadership development, and technology capability across a global organisation.
• Career Growth - Access international exposure, senior leadership collaboration, and opportunities for continued professional development.
• Collaborative Culture - Join a high-performing organisation that values expertise, innovation, continuous learning, and teamwork.

What We're Looking For

• Extensive L&D and Business Partnering Experience - A minimum of 10 years' experience within Learning & Development, Sales Enablement, Organisational Development, Commercial Capability, or Talent Development functions.
• Solutions Sales Expertise - Strong understanding of complex, consultative, and solution-based sales environments, with experience developing sales professionals operating in sophisticated B2B markets.
• Technology & AI Capability - Demonstrated experience supporting the adoption of AI technologies, digital tools, learning platforms, CRM systems, sales enablement technologies, and workplace productivity solutions.
• Strategic Commercial Mindset - Deep understanding of sales performance, revenue generation, client development, customer value creation, and business growth strategies.
• Senior Stakeholder Management - Proven ability to influence and partner with executive leaders, directors, and senior management teams to drive capability and performance outcomes.
• Organisational Change Experience - Experience supporting transformation, technology adoption, behavioural change, and organisational development initiatives.
• Learning Design & Facilitation Expertise - Strong capability in creating engaging learning experiences, workshops, enablement programmes, and leadership development solutions.
• Leadership Development Experience - Track record of developing managers and future leaders through coaching, mentoring, and structured development programmes.
• Data & Performance Focus - Able to measure success through business KPIs, performance indicators, adoption metrics, learner engagement, and commercial outcomes.
• Excellent Communication & Executive Presence - A confident communicator with the credibility to influence stakeholders at all levels and translate business challenges into effective capability solutions.

NES Fircroft is a leading global workforce solutions provider, connecting specialist talent with organisations across Energy, Engineering, Life Sciences, Technology, Infrastructure, and Industrial sectors worldwide.

At NES Fircroft, we believe our people are our greatest asset. Through innovation, technology, and continuous development, we're building a future-ready workforce capable of delivering exceptional results for our clients and candidates around the globe.

About Us: https://www.nesfircroft.com

Meet The Team: https://www.nesfircroft.com/contact-us

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