Learning & Development Lead

Job Description

Job Description

Description

The Learning & Development Lead is the hands-on owner of Shield Technology Partners’ learning function across the organization and its portfolio of managed-service companies. Reporting to the Director of People Experience, this role translates L&D vision and strategy into executable programs — owning the full lifecycle from design and development through delivery, administration, and measurement. It is a senior, high-autonomy role for a builder who can run a modern, AI-forward L&D operation end-to-end in a fast-growing, multi-company MSP environment.

Key Responsibilities

Program Strategy & Execution

• Translate the L&D vision and roadmap set by the Director of People Experience into executable programs, priorities, and timelines.
• Run the L&D operating system end-to-end — managing initiatives, priorities, and execution from strategy through delivery.

Content Design & Development

• Own the design and development of digital content, job aids, and knowledge-base resources grounded in adult learning principles (ADDIE, SAM, Bloom’s taxonomy).
• Build training for both technical and non-technical audiences using modern e-learning authoring tools.
• Source, vet, and deploy existing or third-party content where it fits the need — curating quality off-the-shelf material rather than building everything from scratch.

AI-Enabled Learning & Operations

• Use AI tools to accelerate content creation, drafting, and instructional design, and to scale personalized, adaptive learning.
• Apply AI and automation to streamline routine L&D operations — enrollments, reporting, reminders, and knowledge-base upkeep.
• Champion AI literacy across Shield’s learning programs, equipping employees to use AI tools effectively and responsibly in their roles.

Delivery, Facilitation & Communications

• Facilitate live and virtual training — including manager and employee sessions and platform/tool rollouts — through instructor-led, virtual, hybrid, 1:1, and self-paced formats.
• Own L&D communications, including program announcements and manager enablement.

LMS, Compliance & Systems Ownership

• Own LMS administration end-to-end — enrollments, learning paths, content publishing, and reporting — and help close out LMS selection and implementation.
• Own the rollout and tracking of required and compliance training, maintaining accurate, audit-ready records.
• Maintain training records and workflows across the L&D toolstack (LMS, Notion, Asana, Microsoft 365).

Onboarding & Enablement

• Own the new employee onboarding experience, ramping new hires efficiently into their roles.
• Lead L&D discovery and translate findings into tailored rollout plans as companies join the portfolio.
• Partner with stakeholders and subject-matter experts to stand up and scale learning in each entity.

Measurement, Stakeholders & Continuous Improvement

• Own L&D measurement across the value chain; use metrics and learner feedback to continuously improve program quality and impact.
• Partner with leadership and SMEs to align learning to business needs, and report on program health and outcomes.

Success in this role is measured across the full learning value chain — engagement, effectiveness, and business impact:

Reach & Engagement

• Training completion rate, including on-time completion for required training
• Active / unique learners and total learning hours delivered
• Learner satisfaction (CSAT) and training Net Promoter Score (NPS)

Learning Effectiveness

• Knowledge gain — pre/post assessment scores and pass rates
• Certification attainment, including technical certifications
• On-the-job application and behavior change (manager-validated)

Business Impact

• New-hire time-to-productivity and onboarding ramp time
• Skill-gap closure and role readiness
• Contribution to employee retention and internal mobility
• Program efficiency — cost per learner and training ROI

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree (business, HR, education, or related field preferred), or equivalent experience.
• 4–6+ years of experience in learning & development, instructional design, or corporate training.
• Proven ability to own and run an L&D function or major programs end-to-end with a high degree of autonomy.
• Experience developing both technical and non-technical training.
• Proficiency administering a Learning Management System (LMS), including implementation and reporting.
• Strong understanding of e-learning authoring tools.
• Knowledge of adult learning theory and instructional design models (ADDIE, SAM, Bloom’s taxonomy).
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills across live, virtual, and hybrid environments.
• Enthusiasm for and hands-on comfort with AI tools (e.g., AI authoring assistants, chat-based and agentic tools) to accelerate L&D work.
• Fluency with modern collaboration and work-management tools.
• Strong project-management skills, able to run multiple concurrent programs across a multi-entity environment.
• A self-directed operator comfortable building in ambiguity and standing up systems from scratch.
• Outstanding verbal, written, and stakeholder-facing communication skills.

• Experience applying AI or automation in a learning, content, or operations context (prompt fluency, AI-assisted authoring, workflow automation).
• Experience selecting and implementing an LMS.
• Familiarity with SCORM and authoring tools (e.g., Articulate 360 / Rise / Storyline).
• Experience supporting compliance or regulatory training programs.
• Familiarity with MSP / IT service delivery models, help-desk operations, or managed-services workflows.
• Familiarity with MSP tools and workflows (PSA/RMM platforms, e.g., HaloPSA).
• Experience in a multi-company, holding-company, or franchise/portfolio environment.