Learning & Development Expert

**CONTEXT AND TEAM**
The People Development & Wellbeing team is responsible for:

- **Learning**
- the Learning strategy definition and execution.
- ensuring Group Operations transition into a continuous learning organization by strongly collaborating with the business and local/global HR teams, by changing the way of learning and by promoting new ways of L&D opportunities and solutions
- enabling the business transformation (key scope: upskilling/reskilling) by CoE consulting and by providing a global inhouse offer for individual & collective upskilling and reskilling needs (both on soft and technical skills) based on the current and future business needs
- **Talent & Leadership Development**
- ensuring that GO systematically identifies, develops and retains crucial skill profiles (as-is, future/WFE) by designing and implementing adequate solutions based on GO’s definition of people segments and by providing attractive development opportunities for specific people segments.
- fostering internal job mobility and connecting employees to career growth opportunities
- upskilling of managers by designing and implementing global standards & solutions.
- **D&I/Wellbeing**
- ensuring that GO embraces a culture of D&I and is a role model for AXA Group’s D&I strategy by setting D&I at the top of GO’s agenda (D&I strategy, targets & plans) and by designing and implementing taylor made solutions to increase the diversity in the organization
- being a trusted person for D&I matters for all employees
- ensuring staff work in environments that encourage physical and mental wellbeing

**POSITION MISSION**:

- execute the Learning strategy as a key member of the Learning & Development team
- enabling the business transformation (key scope: upskilling/reskilling) by CoE consulting and by providing a global inhouse offer for individual & collective upskilling and reskilling needs (both on soft and technical skills) based on the current and future business needs

**MAIN ACTIVITIES**:

- Execute Group Operations strategy as well as the Learning strategy by:

- Understanding the business challenges of Group Operations and its business units
- Working closely with key stakeholders in business units/countries, the local/global HR teams and other CoEs (e.g. Workforce Evolution team) and by creating a strong partnership with them
- Having a proactive approach and acting as consultant to the business
- Translating stakeholders’ challenges into impactful L&D solutions
- Designing, developing, managing and evaluating learning and capacity development programmes/initiatives using a variety of learning methodologies. with an end-to-end responsibility
- Ensuring the implementation, follow-up and operational management of learning
- Managing a dedicated budget
- Present L&D solutions to the workers council where required, especially regarding the learning plan development, the different Commissions connected to Group Operations learning and development.
- Grow state of the art knowledge and a network with top providers/experts by
- Continuously following new learning innovations, practices and trends
- Creating and optimizing innovative partnerships with service providers
**Your Profile** PROFILE**
- At least 2-5 years professional experience in developing and launching effective tools and practices in skills development in an international and cross-cultural setting.
- Strong project and budget management skills, including the ability to plan, execute, and evaluate learning initiatives.
- Proven track record of demonstrating intellectual rigour and curiosity to accurately assess issues and seek solutions that are efficient and effective under different business environments.
- Proven experience in crafting and delivering effective messages to various stakeholders for their engagement with new tools and practices.
- Awareness of industry trends and best practices in the Learning and Organizational Development Domain.

**Skills & Competencies**
- Ability to work in a matrix multi-cultural environment & with senior executives
- Ability to build collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Interpersonal skills to communicate and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels
- Facilitation, negotiation and influencing skills to achieve results
- Strategic thinking to deal with complex challenges/transformations with the right balance
- Strong business acumen / IT business / digital background; good knowledge of digital trends, IT transformation
- Experience working directly with a Learning Management system or other learning technology platforms
- Very strong in project and program management practices
- Very strong L&D competencies and proven track record in defining, designing and delivering L&D solutions with a complex, critical or crucial scope
- Transfer/upskilling of other team members
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Excellent listening and communication skills
- English proficienc