Job Description

Are you passionate about the future of leadership, L&D & HR? Are you known for your ability to take complex ideas and distill them into practical, tactical solutions? Do you enjoy leading & developing a small team of analysts? Are you interested in speaking with experts, practitioners and crafting useful, practical guides for leaders & HR professionals? If so, we have an exciting role on our Learning Solutions Research team for you!



McLean & Company is the fastest growing advisory firm in the world. As we build out our external client facing Learning Solutions practice, we are looking for another Manager, Learning Solutions to help us grow to the next level and meet the growing demand for our products. As a Manager, Learning Solutions you would lead and develop a small, collaborative team that creates engaging, high-quality guides, job aids, infographics & tools covering topics relevant to Human Resources and Leadership teams. You would also provide practical guidance and insight through over the phone advisory service and facilitate roundtables or webinars.



Why McLean & Company? McLean is a place where your voice will be heard - a place where you will see the impact of your work with our 30,000+ members. It is a place where you will find community and collaboration, where you will work with diverse individuals with their own unique stories and experiences. McLean is a place where success is celebrated by the whole team - a place where you are encouraged to stretch and grow.



The Manager, Learning Solutions is responsible for leading the production of varied, high-quality research-informed resources to support development of HR professionals and people leaders, while managing a small team of Learning Solutions Research Analysts and ID. They also conduct advisory calls.

Key Responsibilities:

As a manager, you will be responsible for:

Cycle Management:

Lead the creation of innovative, practical research led learning content that support HR professionals or people leaders through their ongoing development Create & manage cycle project plans, including identification of critical activities, focus of topic and prioritization of work as appropriate. Evaluate and manage the ongoing quality of content Participate in ongoing peer review to give and receive constructive feedback to continuously improve quality of projects.

Process Management:

Collaborate with Learning Solutions leadership team to identify the research agenda Guide the development of McLean thought models in the HR & Leadership development space Design, manage & iterate the Learning Solutions processes

People Management:

Coach project team members to achieve project goals, objectives, and develop craft skills. Motivate, empower, and manage the performance of team members.

Client Management:

Deliver client-facing subject matter expertise, insights, and advice through advisory & meeting support calls Key Selection Criteria: This section should include the competencies that an individual needs to have in order to be successful in this role.

Essential Skills/Education:

3+ years HRBP or TM experience 2+ years of people management skills Strong project and time management skills. Collaborative, with superior listening, critical thinking, and writing skills. Ability to conduct and synthesize primary and secondary research. Proven critical thinking and analysis skills, with the ability to generate insights independently. Proven ability to create frameworks around fuzzy or unstructured topics to enable direct reports to create tangible solutions to leadership / HR challenges. Thinks beyond the confines of traditional models to generate insights, recognize opportunities, and find new and better ways to do things. Ability to coach and provide feedback. Ability to multitask, prioritize and pivot as necessary. Comfortable speaking with HR & Leadership clients and experts in an advisory capacity. Demonstrated ability to make informed decisions that demonstrate a broader scope of contextual and business understanding, rather than just an HR focus. Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial, flexible, rapidly changing work environment. Intellectually curious about the effect of learning on the business landscape, with a passion for continuous learning. High degree of proficiency in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel, as you will be working in this daily.

Desirable:

A specialized degree or diploma in Business, Psychology, Human Resources or Adult Education. University degree Global experience CHRL, CPTD or similar HR / training professional designation.

Info-Tech Research Group of companies is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic including Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Veteran and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants. To that end, upon request, ITRG will ensure, to the extent possible, that accommodation be made available to applicants throughout the recruitment and hiring process