Associate Director, Learning & Development, Americas

About the Role

Reporting to the Director, Enterprise Learning & Development, you will create and implement learning strategies aligned to enterprise and business-function talent strategies across the Americas region. You will lead, develop, execute, and measure development solutions that drive learning outcomes and strengthen CSL’s ability to attract, develop, and retain top talent. Your solutions will focus on critical knowledge and skills required for leadership, managerial, and employee development, linked to CSL’s talent strategies and skill gaps.

You will partner closely with the Director of Enterprise Learning, Director of Leadership Development, HR Talent Partners, and business leaders to ensure strategic talent development needs are met. This role requires strong collaboration with HR and business leaders to understand, prioritize, and address learning and development needs that advance strategic workforce plans. You will serve as a subject-matter expert in learning and development, bringing innovative practices to areas such as employee and leadership development, digital/online learning, development planning, and social learning.

You will manage the Americas L&D team, addressing the learning and leadership development needs of CSL’s Americas-based employees. This is a hybrid role, requiring three (3) days of onsite work weekly.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely and consult with HR Talent Partners and senior business leaders to execute learning strategies that deliver talent outcomes, ensuring alignment with enterprise programs, strategic workforce plans, and succession management objectives.
• Design, develop, deliver, and measure programs that strengthen CSL’s capabilities in Leadership Development, Management/Supervisory Development, Employee Development, Digital Learning, and Inclusion & Belonging-related learning.
• Provide in-person and virtual facilitation and delivery of L&D programs, ensuring they meet identified development needs and adhere to local country regulations.
• Collaborate with HR Business/Talent Partners and the Leadership Development and Talent Strategy teams to support development for Key Talent on succession plans, including assessing leaders against fundamental expectations and ensuring strong development plans are in place.
• Ensure enterprise career and individual development planning expectations are met, and enterprise tools and resources are used to support career progression.
• Execute CSL’s onboarding program within assigned areas, supplementing the enterprise program with additional learning content as needed. Partner with HR Business/Talent Partners and business leaders to ensure mentoring programs and leadership assessment initiatives are executed.
• Ensure all development programs align with The CSL Way, CSL’s Values, and the enterprise learning strategy/curriculum, fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging.
• Ensure HR Business/Talent Partners and key stakeholders have excellent knowledge of existing development resources, including Leadership & Learning-related processes (e.g., Individual Development and Career Planning, Onboarding/Executive Onboarding, Executive Coaching).
• Collaborate with HR to lead continuous improvement efforts and provide consultation on preferred providers for team effectiveness initiatives.
• Manage projects, vendors, and budgets within areas of responsibility, including vendor recommendations and utilization for learning initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field of business is required; advanced degree in human resources, organization development, or I/O psychology is preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in talent management and learning/development positions, including at least 4 years in a for-profit business environment.
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience consulting with clients to define learning strategies and solutions that address capability gaps.
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience leading global/regional learning initiatives or projects.
• Deep knowledge of leadership, management, and employee development strategies, as well as contemporary practices and technologies.
• Extensive program design and delivery experience across multiple topics and geographies.
• Experience and certifications in talent assessment tools (e.g., Insights, Hogan, 360° feedback).
• Proven ability to influence organizational outcomes without direct authority.
• Previous people leadership experience required.
• Leadership and delivery of large-scale, business-specific learning initiatives.
• Excellent consulting and client relations skills, with the ability to influence without authority.
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills to identify learning needs and influence stakeholders using qualitative and quantitative data.
• Strong people management skills and ability to lead in a matrix environment.
• Deep adult learning knowledge and related company practices to drive skill and behavior change across all workforce segments (e.g., leaders, managers, employees).
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills.
• Ability to establish strong credibility with senior leaders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (English required).
• Strong project management expertise, including managing multiple projects with conflicting priorities.
• Knowledge and practical application of learning and talent development metrics/KPIs.

Schedule

This is a hybrid role, requiring three (3) days of onsite work weekly.

Travel Requirements

30% travel in domestic and regional locations.

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop, and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms—plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy—to support continued innovation and refine ways to address unmet medical needs.

CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people and delivers lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

Benefits

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