Primary Purpose of Job
Responsible for designing, implementing, and leading the bank’s learning and organizational development strategy. This role drives employee growth, leadership development, regulatory training compliance, and organizational capability building across all business lines. The Director partners with leaders to drive business performance through a culture of continuous learning.
Major Job Accountabilities
- Lead change management strategies, communication, and stakeholder engagement for organizational initiatives. Monitors readiness and measures outcomes.
- Owns succession planning efforts which include identifying and developing future leaders across the organization.
- Lead the design and delivery of professional development, management training, and leadership programs.
- Develop and execute a comprehensive enterprise-wide learning and development strategy aligned with business goals.
- Works closely with business leaders to understand needs, provide consultation, and develop organization and learning related plans/programs.
- Collaborates with leadership and Human Resources to ensure deliberate and aligned plans for attracting, developing/growing, and retaining talent. Ensures effective design and delivery of organizational practices throughout the company.
- Identifies opportunities to increase productivity, employee performance, and employee satisfaction, thereby improving business results and effectiveness.
- Act as a change agent and develops plans to prepare employees and leaders for ongoing change.
- Evaluates current organizational processes and provide plans and solutions for process improvement and organizational change to ensure success.
- Ensures business needs are met through strategic decision making and managing department budget
Experience Required
- Minimum ten (10) years of experience in HR, Organizational Development, Training & Development, long-term strategic planning, and leading complex change management projects.
- Minimum five (5) years of Management or supervisory experience.
Required Skills or Training
- Exceptional leadership skills and substantial business acumen with a comprehensive understanding of the link between talent development and business strategy.
- Capable of establishing and maintaining relationships with Executives and leaders across the bank.
- Ability to drive organizational awareness and inspire others to act in a manner that models ASB’s mission, vision, and values.
- Possess excellent problem-solving abilities, strategic thinking, able to perform complex analyses and make sound decisions.
- Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills. Able to diplomatically handle a variety of situations and personalities.
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
Professional Certifications, Licenses, And/or Registration Requirements
- Valid US Driver’s License and access to a motor vehicle.
EOE, including disability/veterans
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Skills Required
- Minimum 10 years of experience in HR, organizational development, training and development, long-term strategic planning, and leading complex change management projects
- Minimum 5 years of management or supervisory experience
- Exceptional leadership skills and substantial business acumen
- Comprehensive understanding of the connection between talent development and business strategy
- Ability to establish and maintain relationships with executives and organizational leaders
- Strategic thinking, complex analysis, problem-solving, and sound decision-making abilities
- Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Valid United States driver's license and access to a motor vehicle
What We Do
American Savings Bank (ASB) has served Hawaii’s businesses and communities for over 100 years, offering a full range of financial services including business and consumer banking, home loans, insurance and investments. One of Hawaii’s leading financial institutions, ASB provides convenient online banking and branch locations statewide with evening, weekend and holiday hours. For six years, Forbes has named ASB America’s Best In-State Bank, recognizing its performance in trust, branch and digital services, customer service, financial advice, and terms and conditions. ASB pairs its customer experience with a nationally recognized employee experience. It has been named one of Hawaii Business Magazine’s Best Places to Work for 15 years and honored by American Banker as one of the Best Banks to Work For, by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, and by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Women and 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity. Through its Seeds of Service program, ASB teammates have contributed more than 136,000 volunteer hours, with millions of dollars donated to Hawaii nonprofits and community organizations. For more information, follow American Savings Bank on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
