Bilingual Senior Learning & Development Manager, Temporary

Aviso:

At Aviso, we are dedicated to improving the financial well-being of Canadians. As a leading wealth management organization, we are committed to leadership, innovation, partnership, responsibility, and community. Working with talented and energetic professionals who exemplify our values every day, you will quickly notice that our people and dynamic ‘oneaviso’ culture sets us apart. If you are looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, find out more about what Aviso has to offer at www.aviso.ca.

The Opportunity:

We’re looking to fill an opening for a Senior Learning & Development Manager to join our People & Culture team.

Reporting to the Director, Learning & Organizational Development, the Senior Learning & Development Manager is responsible for developing strategic partnerships with the HR leadership team, HR Business Partners, the Aviso Leadership group as well as other internal clients to provide advice, support and consultation on learning and development initiatives aimed at achieving business results through quality training. This role will focus on the employee development experience from onboarding throughout their career at Aviso.

Who you are:

• Service – You put your clients’ needs first. You advocate service excellence, and work to deliver client-centric solutions, and proactively develop strategic partnerships that allow Aviso Wealth to become a trusted advisor and partner
• Execution – You are committed to achieving your goals and to succeed. This includes focusing on “getting things done”, as well as recognizing and taking advantage of opportunities as they arise. You are consistently looking for ways to improve your personal best and see value in continuous improvement. You take accountability for your actions and learn from mistakes
• Collaboration – You work collaboratively with others with the common goal of driving positive results. Making meaningful contributions to your team to achieve organizational goals is a priority. You proactively encourage collaboration, build trust and inclusion, and work to establish effective relationships both inside and outside of the organization

What your day looks like:

• Acts as an in-house consultant to HRBPs and all levels of management in enterprise-wide employee Learning and development, department specific training needs, employee education assistance program, management of employee development requests
• Works closely with the HR business partners in identifying individual and group development opportunities by defining, developing, implementing, and evaluating strategies and programs to improve business effectiveness.
• Responsible for identifying, researching, designing, managing, and delivering programs to meet the development needs of the business
• Develop a comprehensive enterprise-wide development programming to support all levels of the organization
• Works closely with the Senior Director, Learning & Development, Director, Talent Management, Director, Change Management, and VP, HR Centre of Excellence and Senior Director, People & Culture for competency development, and leadership development
• Supports the team with needs assessment and strategic planning to ensure development of human capital to meet outlined business objectives
• Gain cross-functional support for key objectives and priorities through collaborative relationships
• Design cross-functional experiences to accelerate development for targeted talent pools
• Maintenance of all internal Academy programs: employee curricula, inventory of resources and tools
• Performs special projects and other duties as assigned

Requirements:
Your experience and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in, Education, Human Resources Management and Certifications in training

• Experience in front-end analysis, learning design methodologies including asynchronous online design and development, LMS management and content development, platform delivery and impact measurement and reporting.

• Development of job specific, technical and leadership training development
• Experience in vendor selection and management
• Experience working in a financial services company an asset
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in the area of learning and development
• Strong initiative to take on projects and work through to successful completion
• Proven ability to build strong relationships, including interfacing and communicating effectively with employees at all levels across the organization
• Highly flexible, good tolerance for ambiguity and time-driven deadlines and able to quickly adapt to changing priorities
• Proven ability to analyze problems, identify key information and issues, interpret data and determine implications, provide recommendations and effectively resolve
• Fluency (written and spoken) in English and French is required to effectively communicate with partners, clients, and colleagues across Canada

Benefits:
Why Aviso?

At Aviso, you will find a dynamic and inclusive culture that rewards innovation and celebrates success.
Here are a few things that set us apart:

• Competitive compensation package that rewards and recognizes individual contributions
• Excellent health, dental and insurance benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees
• Generous vacation time, fitness benefit, parental leave top-up options
• Matching contributions to our retirement program
• Commitment to the continuous improvement of our staff through learning & development and an education assistance program
• Regular social events to foster teamwork

Your Information

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Aviso welcomes and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including persons with disabilities. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs in all stages of the hiring process.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

No recruiters or agencies, please.

Company Overview:

Aviso is a leading wealth management and investment services provider for the Canadian financial industry, with approximately $145 billion in total assets under administration and management, and over 1,000 employees. We’re building a comprehensive, technology-enabled, client-centric wealth services ecosystem. Our clients include our partners, advisors, and investors. We’re a trusted partner for nearly all credit unions across Canada, in addition to a wide range of portfolio managers, investment dealers, insurance and trust companies, and introducing brokers. Our partners depend on Aviso for specific solutions that give them a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving, highly competitive industry. Our investment dealer and mutual fund dealer and our insurance services support thousands of investment advisors. Our asset manager, NEI Investments, specializes in investing responsibly. Our online brokerage, Qtrade Direct Investing®, empowers self-directed investors, and our fully automated investing service, Qtrade Guided Portfolios®, serves investors who prefer a hands-off approach. Aviso Correspondent Partners provides custodial and carrying broker services to a wide range of firms. We have offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and Winnipeg. Aviso is backed by the collective strength of our owners: the credit union Centrals, Co-operators/CUMIS, and Desjardins. We’re proud to power businesses that empower investors.

A career with Aviso means being part of a group of talented, energetic professionals who live their values every day, and belonging to an organization dedicated to your success and career development. If you’re looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, apply to join our team.

Salary

This position is posted with an expected salary range of $115,000 - $130,000 CAD annually. Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate and the requirements of the position.