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VP LEARNING, INSTITUTIONAL

Company: Ecolab
Location: Saint Paul
Posted on: September 30, 2024

Job Description:

Ecolab's $4B global Institutional business is seeking a dynamic leader to join us as Vice President of Learning. This role will own the learning and development for the Institutional North America region and collaborate with Global Institutional regions to drive excellence in learning initiatives and achieve strategic development goals. The Institutional Learning team supports the education and professional development of our 3,500+ associates in North America and 5,000 globally, focusing on improving capabilities in service, sales, leadership, and digital.As Vice President, Learning - Institutional you will be responsible for driving the learning and training strategy and cutting-edge curriculum design to put our workforce in a leading-edge position. Leading a team of 30 training professionals with expertise in learning operations, delivery, development, and design for live, online, and other virtual training environments, you will partner closely with commercial and functional leaders across our business to ensure that all training effectively drives business outcomes and delivers a strong return on investment. Additionally, you will collaborate with other Institutional global leaders to ensure that world-class tools and products are developed in a way that allows for adaptation and adoption globally as needed. This role also works with the Ecolab Enterprise Learning organization and global learning council to support learning and development programs and tools, ensuring alignment with global and enterprise strategies.What You Will Do:Lead the continual evolution of a sustainable learning and development model for the Institutional business that includes a comprehensive plan that cultivates organizational capability for on-going training in support of our growth strategy and business objectives and is aligned with the enterprise learning approach and frameworkCreate a strong learning strategy aimed at best-in-class channel delivery, tools and capabilities to advance the capability of our field and divisional associatesSupport the organization through digital transformation by building digital acumen and driving commercial digital initiatives, with a strong focus on enhancing digital selling skills and commercial capabilitiesCreate optimal alignment between learning investments and strategic priorities of the organization; Responsible for assessing learning needs, designing programs and implementing programs that align to the strategic goals and support business objectivesIncrease functional efficiencies and achieve operational excellence including budget leverage across the divisions and manages on-going investmentsEvolve scorecards - value-based metrics that rigorously measures value, impact and return on learning related investmentsBuild and maintain a compelling learning brand that attracts and retains top talent and is consistent with Ecolab's overall brand strategiesDeliver learning expertise and maintain a high level of connection to best practices in learning and development; Cultivate a network of knowledgeable advisorsCultivate strong 2-way relationships with key stakeholders and customers; Engage leaders to ensure relevance, alignment with strategy and solutions that provide market-driven valueDrive internal capability and linkages between the learning and business strategy, by influencing and working collaboratively with functional and business leadersRepresent the Ecolab division as a key leader on Ecolab's global learning council; Collaborate and influence development of enterprise-wide programs, tools, and strategiesChampion change enablement initiatives to ensure smooth transitions and adoption of new processes and technologiesBasic Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in applicable areas (Education, Organization Effectiveness, Adult Learning) with a strong preference for a relevant Master's degree15+ years of training, learning, organizational effectiveness and/or development experience8+ years of experience managing effective teamsExperience in creating a vision, and defining, articulating and implementing a comprehensive Learning StrategyExperience in Adult Learning and DevelopmentStrong commercial orientation with a track record of aligning learning strategies with business and sales objectivesPreferred Qualifications:Credible and Influential LeaderSets compelling goals and delivers against those through strong leadership and directionTranslates the vision/mission of the organization into actionable, quantitative plansConveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closureAn inspirational and confident leader with the passion to generate excitementStrong interpersonal, relationship and partnering skillsAbility to persuade with strong convictionStraightforward, articulate, tactful, and open in communicating (both verbally and written) with othersBuilds and sustains excellent relationships at multiple levels in the workplaceA mature, personable individual who is able to deal effectively with a strong sales operating cultureHistory of developing effective working relationships with sales, senior management, R&D, finance, regional leaders, and others in cross-functional environmentA record of strong working relationships with sales and key customersOrganization agility/savvyWell-developed management skillsAnalytical skills, logical, decisive, and comfortable with financial and quantitative data.Good strategic thinker and results orientedSuccessful strategic planning experience for a significant business unitExecutive level group facilitation skills including providing training for a world class business to business sales organization#LI-hybridBenefits -Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. -Click here to see our benefits. -If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website, view our benefits at jobs.ecolab.com/working-here. -Covid-19 Vaccine NoticeDue to local mandates and customer requirements, applicants for certain customer-facing positions must be fully vaccinated (which in some situations requires a booster if eligible), unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab. -Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) -Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with our application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require accommodation assistance in this application process, please visit the Recruiting Support link in the footer of each page of our career website. - -SummaryLocation: USA - Minnesota - EaganType: Full time

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