Vice President, Learning and Development
Sares Regis Group · Newport Beach, CA · 1 mo ago
Human Resources$7/hrFull-time
Job Summary
The Vice President of Learning and Development is a strategic leader responsible for the overall management of the Company’s learning and development programs, policies, and initiatives, with significant involvement in both property operations and corporate functions. This role designs, implements, and continuously evolves training and employee development strategies that drive business performance, leadership capability, and alignment with company objectives, culture, and operational standards.
Responsibilities
- Develop blended learning approaches, including instructor-led training, virtual learning, e-learning modules, mentoring, coaching, and field-based training initiatives.
- Define and execute a holistic learning and development strategy aligned with business priorities and long-term organizational goals.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on learning, capability gaps, leadership readiness, and talent development trends.
- Anticipate future skill needs and build proactive learning solutions that support growth, transformation, and innovation.
- Embed learning as a core cultural pillar, promoting continuous development and performance excellence across the organization.
- Partners with senior leaders, HR teams, and functional heads to align learning initiatives with organizational needs and performance outcomes.
- Establish and oversee a standardized corporate training program framework across all functions, ensuring consistency in design, delivery, and learner experience.
- Develop and maintain a centralized corporate training curriculum, including leadership development, functional training, and corporate initiatives.
- Ensure alignment of all corporate training programs with business priorities, operational processes, and company policies.
- Oversee enterprise-wide training calendars, program rollout schedules, and coordination across departments.
- Partner with business leaders to identify corporate training needs tied to strategic initiatives, system implementations, and organizational changes.
- Ensure all corporate training programs include defined learning objectives, measurable outcomes, and post-training reinforcement strategies.
- Implement governance processes to ensure consistency in content creation, updates, and version control across all corporate training materials.
- Drive standardization of facilitator-led, virtual, and digital learning experiences across corporate programs.
- Establish certification and credentialing programs where applicable (e.g., leadership certification, role-based competencies).
- Oversee the design, implementation, and evaluation of enterprise-wide learning programs, including Property operations functional and technical skills training, Professional and core skills development, New hire onboarding and early career programs, Career pathways and succession enablement, and Compliance-based training.
- Ensure learning solutions are scalable, inclusive, and accessible across diverse employee populations.
- Identify learning principles, blended learning approaches, and emerging methodologies (e.g., experiential, cohort based, and digital learning).
- Translate business challenges into clear learning objectives and measurable development solutions.
- Formulate training policies, programs, and schedules based on knowledge of identified training needs, including changes in business rules, technology systems, new product rollouts, procedures, services, and Fair Housing regulations.
- Own the learning technology ecosystem, including LMS, content platforms, and learning analytics tools.
- Evaluate and implement innovative technologies and digital learning solutions to enhance learner experience and scalability.
- Partner with IT and vendors to ensure seamless integration, data integrity, and user adoption.
- Stay informed on market trends, best practices, and emerging learning technologies.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing learning and development team.
- Establish clear goals, performance expectations, and career paths for learning professionals.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the learning organization.
- Ensure the learning team has the skills, resources, and capabilities to deliver against evolving business needs.
- Execute strategic vision for Learning & Development.
Qualifications
- Must have 10 years of managing a Learning and Development team.
- Preferrably 5 years of multifamily operations experience.
- Preferrably Bachelor's Degree.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Adobe Acrobat, and Windows Operating Systems (Windows XP, Windows 7, etc.).
- Extensive working knowledge in software applications used by property management (Yardi Voyager required, One-Site, preferred).
- Valid driver’s license and current automobile insurance.
- Able to travel up to 25% of the time.
- Able to get along well with others.
- Able to work independently.
Benefits
We offer a competitive compensation package that includes a 401(K) match, medical, dental, vision, other voluntary benefits, and vacation accrual. Sick time accrual is provided in accordance with law.