Isaac is scaling rapid, and we are building a Learning & Development function that can scale with us. We are looking for a Director, Learning Design & Development to come in and shape how we develop our people. You will be the senior leader on how we develop our people at Isaac.

While technically we're an operational consultancy, we don't like to call ourselves consultants. We're a collection of engineers, innovators and creators who work with companies across industries to simplify the complex, realize untapped potential, and uncover opportunities. We know that our people are our superpower and loving your Monday to Friday is important to us.

Live training, self-paced content, coaching and mentoring, on-the-job learning, and how they fit together Make development and learning at Isaac feel special. Not just effective, but a defining part of our culture, the reason people stay, the reason candidates want to join, and a differentiator our clients experience through the quality of our people Design an integrated development ecosystem where on-the-job experiences, formal learning, coaching, mentoring, talent assessments, and career development work together to accelerate growth. Lead the design and build of Isaac's Leadership Academy, a multi-level program supported by external partners that advances people's leadership skills from early career through to Partner, with a clear, credible development arc at every level to meet business needs today and build the capabilities we'll need in the future Own the technical operational training by level from induction (new consultant training) through to Principal and evolve the content as our work and sectors evolve Define explicit expectations for development conversations, feedback, and how managers grow the people on their teams, and embed those expectations in how leaders operate Partner with senior leaders to translate our existing competency framework into behaviour descriptors, learning experiences,



and development reps that actually shift how people show up Explore and introduce innovative approaches to learning, leveraging new technologies, AI, and emerging practices to create engaging development experiences that set Isaac apart.

Engage external partners and academic faculty where they raise the ceiling, and build internal facilitation capability over time so leaders are teaching leaders Lead and develop the L&D; team. Build a robust group around you across systems and execution, leadership development specialists, and FO Sector Dev Leads, and raise the bar for the whole function Operate as a senior member of the People Team leadership group. You read what the business actually needs, you read what people want to develop, and you find solutions that serve both You hold strong views on what good development looks like and you're willing to defend them, including with senior people who disagree Senior in presence.

Comfortable being the only senior learning person in the room and equally comfortable working in partnership with peers who own adjacent scopes You can hold an ambitious vision and ship a useful first version of it in the same week You understand how adults actually develop in professional services and how to design for it, not from a generalist L&D; playbook Formal grounding in learning science, instructional design, organizational psychology, adult development, or a related discipline.



Either through academic training or through significant practitioner work that put you in regular contact with the underlying research Significant experience leading the learning and development function inside a serious organization (corporate, professional services, or a respected scale-up) at a level that owned the design of how people develop, not just the delivery of training A track record of leadership development programs you’ve designed that demonstrably shifted behaviour, with evidence you can talk to (manager feedback signals, leader effectiveness measures, retention outcomes, or equivalent) Experience operating alongside senior business leaders as a peer, not a service provider. Hands‑on experience building from scratch.

Competency frameworks, faculty models, measurement approaches, content libraries. Practical experience with the full blended‑learning palette (live training, self‑paced digital, coaching, mentoring, on‑the‑job learning) and a point of view on how they fit together A formed view on AI in development, ideally with a project or two you’ve shipped that tested it in practice We offer a future fund bonus of 2-4% on top of your compensation, which you can use however you choose. You can enjoy 25 days paid vacation You'll have the opportunity for rapid learning and career growth with our training and development programs We've been named Top 10 Best Workplace in Canada by Great Place to Work 9 out of the last 10 years and recognized for Best Workplace for Mental Health, Inclusion and Young Talent You will be given a lot of responsibility early on in your career.

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📌 Director, Development Project Management (Remote) (Toronto)
🏢 Isaac Operations
📍 Toronto