Director, Learning and Development Full Time

Corporate:
Light & Wonder’s corporate team is comprised of incredible talent that works across the enterprise, defying boundaries to provide essential services in an extraordinary manner to ensure the success of the organization and the well-being of employees.

Position Summary

Company Profile: (Light & Wonder (lnw.com))

Light & Wonder (erstwhile Scientific Games) creates technology-based products and content for land-based casino gaming, social and digital organizations worldwide. We are the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment.

Through our amazing game content, technology platforms and Systems applications, we delight our players with what they want, wherever and whenever – be it online, mobile, or at their favourite land-based casino.  We are excited to go all in on creating great games and a seamless player experience across all platforms.

At Light & Wonder, all our team members are known as Creators. We empower our creators to innovate, create, and bring fun to the workspace. The core principles that unite our team, guide our actions, and drive our growth are

• Dare to be bold – We always bring courage to work to reach for the unbelievable
• Celebrate perspectives – We combine diverse talent to look at the familiar in unfamiliar ways
• Never settle – We relentlessly push forward to create the extraordinary in every detail
• Uphold integrity – We promote accountability and respect to raise the bar for ourselves and the industry
• Win as a team – We bring out the best in each other to share collective success

We have 5000 creators working across in various regions globally. In India, we are a team of 1400 plus creators sharing the passion to excite our players and customers by creating the world’s best game experiences. We strive to walk the walk and show that we are inspiring wonder and building magical worlds with endless possibilities.

Light & Wonder is committed to offer very competitive benefits that are aligned with our values and inspires employees to drive innovation and contribute to the organization’s performance. Employees are the most valued resources, and we always look to improve their well-being with a wide range of benefits befitting every individual. Not limited to monetary benefits, we have robust learning and development opportunities that help them to grow professionally.

 Job Summary: As a senior member of the Learning & Development team, you will develop, manage, and drive the learning strategy to strengthen people and organisational capabilities and performance. You will create a future-focused and effective learning eco-system, which inspires and enables impactful development experiences and shifts in learning mindsets and behaviours. You will perform a role of a regional SME supporting the APAC region along with India. You will be reporting to India and working closely with the Global COEs.

Job Description:

• Determining and assessing an organisation’s training and employee development needs
• Build the Leadership development agenda by carrying out in-depth needs assessment and execute appropriate developmental solutions and ensuring all solutions are linked with the business strategy with a clear impact on the performance.
• Create and execute learning strategies and programs for India and the region
• Designs and develop appropriate classroom and technology-based training
• Collaborating with employees, HR business partners & business to ensure achievement of training objectives
• Monitoring & assessing the effectiveness & success of training programs
• Keep up to date on the latest training trends, developments & best practices
• Facilitate training programs
• Utilize project management skills to plan, track and execute Development programs meeting all scope, time, and budget commitments.
• Evaluation and metrics. Establish and execute rigorous evaluation methodology to capture high impact learning activities and ensure effective reporting to key stakeholders of the relevant results
• Maintaining budgets and relationships with vendors and consultants
• Hire and oversee training and L&D Specialists
• Meets with OD stakeholders to determine needs and outcomes and design appropriate OD interventions.
• Participates and facilitates in organization development initiatives including change management, strategic planning, and assessments.

Desired Experience:

• Educational Qualification:  MBA – HR
• Minimum experience of 15 years. Proven experience in leading the L&OD domain
• Familiarity with medium to large sized organizations and matrixed structures/reporting lines
• Proficiency in a Learning Management System (LMS)
• Exemplifies the desired culture and philosophies of the organization
• Global exposure to and comfort with facilitation and design of strategy and programs for different countries

Key Competencies

• Communicator: The ability to influence and persuade others, especially in situations that require diplomacy and tact.
• Collaboration & Influence: Proactive cross-functional partnerships to work effectively with peers and partners throughout the whole organization
• Cultural Competency: The ability to lead through seeking diversity, fostering inclusion, and a passion to develop every single individual
• Results Orientation: A commitment to demonstrably improving team metrics. A positive, flexible, and proactive, hands-on with can-do approach