Sr. Director, Global Learning

We’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes leaders and teams who care about making a difference. As Chief Research and Development Officer, you’ll apply your professional expertise, talent, and drive to shape the future of our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands to help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

Company Overview

Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) and its trusted brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. We are headquartered in Dallas, Texas U.S.A. with approximately 45,000 employees worldwide and operations in 34 countries. Fueled by ingenuity, creativity, and an understanding of people’s most essential needs, we create products that help individuals experience more of what’s important to them.

Our portfolio of brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Plenitud, Viva, Softex, Sweety and WypAll, hold the No. 1 or No. 2 share position in 80 countries. Sustainability is at the center of our company and by 2030 we aspire to advance the well-being of one billion people through social programs and reduce our environmental footprint by half. We focus on the areas where we can make the biggest difference - climate, forests, water, and plastics.

At Kimberly-Clark, treating individuals with respect is the way we do business and the way we lead our industry and our world. We’re building an organization that looks and thinks like our customers around the world and searching for talented people with different perspectives and varied backgrounds.

What You’ll Do (Role Purpose)

The Sr. Director, Global Learning and Career Development will lead efforts in defining the learning strategy to deliver critical workforce capability; accelerate talent building and upskilling at K-C by working closely with all levels of the organization in the identification, development, implementation, delivery, impact measurement, and continuous process improvement of Global Learning and Development offerings.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and delivery of comprehensive Learning and Development strategy to deliver critical workforce capabilities (e.g., Supply Chain Academy, GM Academy, etc.) aligned with K-C’s enterprise priorities, focusing on capability development, skill enhancement while ensuring alignment with the K-C People Strategy and Global Talent Management Strategy

• ​Own the strategic design, development, and implementation of learning solutions, including development of training journeys + roadmaps, overall training curriculums, and integrated, multi-channel training programs.

• Drive the implementation and evaluation of learning programs tailored to both technical and soft skills, to include catering to the specific needs of the manufacturing environment. Ensure development of a career ecosystem with skills, learning and experiences defined.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to distill complex data into clear, concise presentations that effectively communicate the success, challenges, and improvements of learning strategies and their alignment with organizational objectives, ensuring stakeholder engagement and informed decision-making.

• Regularly prepare and present comprehensive briefs showcasing Return on Investment (ROI) metrics, outlining the quantifiable impact of learning initiatives, and their contribution to K-C strategic priorities, to key stakeholders such as Executive Leadership Team members, BU/Function leaders, and global HR leadership.

• ​Provide operational and performance metrics of programs and services, monitoring and communicating the impact of offerings on key metrics.

• ​Utilize metrics and data analytics to measure the effectiveness and impact of Learning and Development initiatives, making data-driven decisions for continuous improvement.

• Drive shared ownership for the learning culture across the organization to sustain employee and organizational growth across the organization.

• ​Build and maintain close working relationships with the COEs, HR leaders, business leaders and regional talent / learning leaders across the enterprise to understand key business objectives, priorities, and direction.

• ​Provide leadership and strategic guidance to the development of learning solutions and oversees the successful implementation and delivery of learning initiatives.

• Serve as the company champion and thought leader on learning & development, and as the key point of contact for all L&D initiatives, programs, and strategies.

• ​Manages relationships with external vendors that advance the capabilities and effectiveness of learning development objectives and initiatives.

• ​Manage fiscal aspects of learning & development including making recommendations to the business on the most effective use of the vendor / training spend, the annual course schedule/catalogue and oversight of the budget.

• Build an adaptive learning function to meet changing business, talent and skills needed; manage and grow a diverse team, including Instructional Designers, Content Developers and Capability Partners, while fostering and environment of collaboration, growth, and innovation.

• Oversee, coach, and develop skills and capabilities of team members in training conceptualization / design, content development, and implementation.

The Impact You Can Make

Faster growth is our #1 imperative and as an executive at Kimberly-Clark, you have the opportunity to make a direct impact on our growth agenda.

• Purpose Led – Better Care for a Better world means we lead with purpose and are focused on our social responsibility of impacting even more lives than we do today.

• Performance Driven – Leaders are measured on their ability to impact Market Share and Net Sales growth, contributing to K-C’s strategic growth plans.

• Care for Our People – We win through our people. Successful leaders leverage the full potential of their teams by reaching best in class engagement levels within their respective organizations. Building the next generation of leaders is a top priority of Kimberly-Clark executives.

Experiences We’re Looking For

• Ability to Influence: Build rapport, trust, listen, leverage networks, commit and drive action.

• Organizational Intelligence:  Understands how to get things done and embrace the reality of working within organizational politics to move teams and organizational goals forward.

• Drives Engagement: Creates a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.

• Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

• Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

• Business Acumen: Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals; clearly understands how own activities relate to critical business drivers.

• Ensures Accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. For example, holds self to high standards and consistently honors policies, procedures, and work requirements. Scrupulously ensures all work is correct.

• Technical Learning and Development Acumen: Sound knowledge and understanding of critical People elements such as talent management, organizational development, etc.

• ​Data Acumen:  Draw insights that inform business decision-making to improve employee experience, People Programs, organizational effectiveness/design and culture. Ensures the appropriate measurements are put in place to monitor progress and impact.

• Experience: Learning & Development leader with 10+ years of experience, ultimately leading a global function in a matrixed organization with multiple lines of business. Talent Management and Organizational Development experience a plus.

Leadership Competencies We Value

• Focus on Consumers. We keep the needs of customers and consumers at the center of our work. Building strong customer relationships and delivering consumer-centric solutions. Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies that delight our consumers.

• Play to Win. We aim high, measure our results, and live our values because winning with integrity matters. Setting aggressive goals and consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances. Pushing past status quo to create new and better ways to solve problems and win.

• Move Fast. We turn decisions into action, remove barriers and seek progress over perfection. Stepping up to champion ideas, address difficult issues and say what needs to be said. Tackling challenges with a sense of urgency, seizing new opportunities and scaling winning solutions.

• Grow our People. We champion inclusion and encourage our people to ideate, innovate and contribute to their growth. Encouraging diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds that enable our winning culture. Placing a high priority on developing self and others to meet career goals and the organization’s goals.

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world.  We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.