Strategic Learning & Development Leader (Hybrid, Long Beach)

Northern Impact LLC.; City of Long Beach (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Impact LLC. is seeking a Learning & Development Manager to lead organization-wide learning, performance, and career-development initiatives in partnership with senior leaders and the People, Finance, and Talent teams.

This hybrid role is based in Long Beach, California, with occasional travel. You will design scalable programs across disciplines, translate business needs into measurable development strategies, and help employees build skills for long-term success.

Qualifications

• 6 years of progressive experience in learning and development, organizational development, training, talent management, or related HR.
• Experience in architecture, engineering, or professional-services firms is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success designing, implementing, and evaluating scalable learning programs.
• Experience with performance management, career pathing, leadership development, facilitation, and coaching.
• Proficiency with HRIS systems (e.g., ADP) and learning technologies, reporting, and people analytics.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, written communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Analytical budgeting, metrics, program evaluation, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to travel occasionally as business needs require.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and continuously improve learning, development, and performance programs aligned with organizational priorities.
• Partner with leaders to assess capability needs and create tailored learning solutions for teams and individuals.
• Manage the annual performance-management and employee check-in process through the HRIS.
• Develop and administer the learning and talent-development budget in collaboration with internal partners.
• Establish metrics and analytics that measure participation, effectiveness, skill growth, and business impact.
• Create career paths, skills maps, credential frameworks, and leadership-development pathways across disciplines.
• Facilitate leadership programs, coaching, and group learning while determining when external expertise is appropriate.
• Coordinate leadership retreats, program nominations, promotion criteria, and related development experiences.
• Support university partnerships, career fairs, internships, recruiting initiatives, onboarding, and role-based learning maps.
• Coordinate technical education, including BIM, materials, tools, and other discipline-specific training.
• Manage applicable employer-training and workforce-development funding or credit programs.
• Evaluate learning technologies, including responsible applications of artificial intelligence, to improve access and effectiveness.
• Produce clear learning communications and maintain a regular development newsletter or program update.
• Capture lessons from project kickoffs and closeouts and translate them into useful learning content.
• Track professional licensure, certifications, continuing education, and related development milestones.

Skills

Learning & Development

Performance management

Leadership development

Facilitation

Coaching

Stakeholder management

People analytics

Budgeting

Job description

Northern Impact LLC. is seeking a Learning & Development Manager to lead organization-wide learning, performance, and career-development initiatives in partnership with senior leaders and the People, Finance, and Talent teams.

This hybrid role is based in Long Beach, California, with occasional travel. You will design scalable programs across disciplines, translate business needs into measurable development strategies, and help employees build skills for long-term success.