At Finning Canada, our people are at the heart of our success, and we are committed to building a high-performing, inclusive, and future-ready workforce. As we continue to transform and grow, we seek a strategic leader to shape and execute our talent, culture, and learning strategy.
Position Overview
The Director, Talent, Learning & Development is a key member of the HR leadership team, responsible for designing and delivering talent management, leadership development, learning, organizational development, and culture-building initiatives across Finning Canada. This role partners with senior leaders to ensure we have the talent, skills, leadership, and culture needed to achieve our long-term business goals. You will drive programs that strengthen organizational culture, elevate employee experience, and build a resilient, high-performing workforce.Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:
Talent, Leadership & Transformation Strategy
- Develop and execute a talent strategy aligned with Finning’s business objectives and workforce plans.
- Proven experience delivering enterprise-wide talent transformation with measurable KPIs that demonstrate improved capability, performance, and workforce outcomes.
- Partner with executives to identify critical roles, high-potential talent, and succession pipelines, ensuring a strong leadership bench.
- Provide strategic guidance on organizational capability needs, workforce readiness, and change leadership.
- Champion the evolution of career pathing, ensuring alignment with emerging skills and business priorities.
- Drive strategic initiatives that integrate employee voice and feedback mechanisms into all talent programs.
- Bring strong business acumen and experience balancing HR leadership with operational business needs.
Culture, Values & Competencies
- Lead culture listening strategies, including engagement surveys, focus groups, and qualitative assessments.
- Strengthen and operationalize organizational values through behaviours, competencies, and leadership expectations.
- Develop and maintain competency and behaviour frameworks used for performance, development, and leadership.
- Partner across the organization to embed culture work into everyday processes, rituals, and decision-making.
- Assess organizational health and culture effectiveness using quantitative and qualitative insights.
Learning & Development
- Lead the design and implementation of a modern learning ecosystem, including digital learning, blended programs, and on-the-job development.
- Ensure optimal learning models are leveraged, including experiential learning, coaching, social learning, and innovation channels.
- Oversee the development and delivery of role-based learning pathways, enterprise capability academies, and functional curricula.
- Build processes for learning analytics, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
- Champion enterprise learning, including mandatory training and learning platform administration.
Performance & Career Development
- Oversee performance enablement with clear expectations, continuous feedback, and meaningful career conversations.
- Strengthen career development tools, frameworks, and pathways to enhance internal mobility and engagement.
- Provide thought leadership on competency models, job architecture, and career frameworks.
Organizational Development & Change
- Lead organizational development initiatives, including team effectiveness, culture activation, and change management.
- Facilitate leadership team workshops, strategy alignment sessions, and enterprise capability-building.
- Lead breakthrough solutions in succession planning and long-term workforce pipeline development.
- Build systems and structures that scale organizational capability.
Program, Systems & Stakeholder Management
- Leverage systems knowledge to design frameworks, governance, and technology-enabled talent strategies.
- Partner with HR Business Partners and business leaders to diagnose needs and deliver solutions.
- Manage relationships with external vendors for leadership programs, assessments, and platforms.
- Ensure all talent programs are inclusive, scalable, and aligned with DEI goals.
Team Leadership & Operations
- Lead and mentor a high-performing talent, learning, and culture team.
- Oversee budget planning, forecasting, and resource allocation.
- Drive operational excellence in program delivery, technology platforms, and process governance.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in talent management, leadership development, OD, and culture work.
- Demonstrated experience balancing HR leadership with business operational understanding.
- Proven track record in talent transformation, succession planning, and leadership pipeline development.
- Expertise in culture strategy, competency frameworks, employee listening, and organizational behaviours.
- Skilled in data-driven decision-making and talent analytics.
- Strong relationship-building, facilitation, and influence skills.
- Technical curiosity and systems mindset to leverage digital tools and AI for talent strategies.
Success Measures:
- Strong leadership bench and robust succession pipelines.
- Increased internal mobility and talent retention.
- Improved organizational culture and employee experience metrics.
- Scalable, modernized learning programs meeting business capability needs.
- Embedded culture competencies and values reflected in leader behaviours.
- High trust and engagement among business stakeholders.
At Finning, we prioritize creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we actively encourage all individuals to express themselves and achieve their full potential. As a company, we continuously strive to enhance our outreach to individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We do not discriminate against applicants based on gender identity, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities. Furthermore, Finning is committed to collaborating with and providing reasonable accommodations /adjustments to individuals with disabilities. If you require an adjustment/accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please inform your recruiter.
