VP Learning, Institutional

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 framework
• Create a strong learning strategy aimed at best-in-class channel delivery, tools and capabilities to advance the capability of our field and divisional associates
• Support 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 capabilities
• Create 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 objectives
• Increase functional efficiencies and achieve operational excellence including budget leverage across the divisions and manages on-going investments
• Evolve scorecards – value-based metrics that rigorously measures value, impact and return on learning related investments
• Build and maintain a compelling learning brand that attracts and retains top talent and is consistent with Ecolab’s overall brand strategies
• Deliver learning expertise and maintain a high level of connection to best practices in learning and development; Cultivate a network of knowledgeable advisors
• Cultivate strong 2-way relationships with key stakeholders and customers; Engage leaders to ensure relevance, alignment with strategy and solutions that provide market-driven value
• Drive internal capability and linkages between the learning and business strategy, by influencing and working collaboratively with functional and business leaders
• Represent the Ecolab division as a key leader on Ecolab’s global learning council; Collaborate and influence development of enterprise-wide programs, tools, and strategies
• Champion change enablement initiatives to ensure smooth transitions and adoption of new processes and technologies

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable areas (Education, Organization Effectiveness, Adult Learning) with a strong preference for a relevant Master’s degree
• 15+ years of training, learning, organizational effectiveness and/or development experience
• 8+ years of experience managing effective teams
• Experience in creating a vision, and defining, articulating and implementing a comprehensive Learning Strategy
• Experience in Adult Learning and Development
• Strong commercial orientation with a track record of aligning learning strategies with business and sales objectives

Preferred Qualifications:

• Credible and Influential Leader
  • Sets compelling goals and delivers against those through strong leadership and direction
  • Translates the vision/mission of the organization into actionable, quantitative plans
  • Conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure
  • An inspirational and confident leader with the passion to generate excite