Manager, Learning

What you will do:

The Manager, Learning plays a pivotal role in leading the design, delivery, and governance of the Triangle Learning Academy and enterprise-wide digital and experiential learning programs. This role is accountable for delivery and managing the organization-wide learning portfolio to drive and support our high-performance culture. The Manager leads a team of learning professionals in the design, development, and implementation of digital and blended learning solutions across Canadian Tire. The incumbent for this role can be based at either the Oakville or Toronto office.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design and delivery of digital, experiential, and blended enterprise learning programs, including new employee onboarding experience, skill and capability-building programs, continuing education, and mandatory compliance training.

• Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional support partners to align learning objectives with organizational goals, ensuring learning initiatives support overall business strategy.

• Conduct needs assessments and consultative conversations to identify skill gaps and recommend relevant learning solutions.

• Champion a culture of continuous learning, implementing engagement activities that encourage ongoing professional development among employees.

• Lead the development and execution of TLA marketing and communication strategies, driving awareness and participation in learning programs.

• Facilitate in-class and virtual learning experiences.

• Provide strategic direction for Workday Learning configuration, integrations, and enhancements. Ensure seamless functionality across the learning ecosystem.

• Utilize program evaluations to measure learning impact and make data-driven decisions and improvements to learning strategies and content.

• Manage budget for learning initiatives, optimizing resource allocation to maximize impact while minimizing costs.

• Develop and maintain relationships with external learning vendors and consultants, enhancing program offerings and leveraging industry best practices.

• Coach team members in instructional design and adult learning principles, enhancing the overall quality of learning programs, including the use of AI to drive efficiency and productivity.

• Act as cross-functional support partner in other talent development related initiatives.

What you bring:

• At least 5 years of experience leading enterprise blended learning programs in a large, complex organization.

• Expert-level knowledge of Learning Management Systems is a must, Workday Learning knowledge is an asset.

• Prior leadership experience is required.

• Demonstrated success in managing learning technology transitions and integrations (e.g., Workday Learning).

• Experience working in a centralized learning function with cross-functional teams.

• Strong background in instructional design, adult learning principles, and digital learning tools.

• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills across matrixed environments.

• Exceptional communication and facilitation capabilities.

• Bilingual English and French is an asset

• Strategic thinking with the ability to simplify complexity and connect dots.

• Strong project management and time management skills.

• Analytical mindset with a passion for data-driven decision-making.

• Curious, collaborative, and outcome-oriented approach.

About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging 

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations  

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.