Tech Academy Lead - Toronto, Canada - Questrade Financial Group

Questrade Financial Group

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Questrade Financial Group (QFG) of Companies is committed to helping our customers become much more financially successful and secure.

We are everything a traditional financial institution is not. At QFG, you will be constantly moving forward, bringing the future of fintech into existence. You will be a part of a collaborative team that cares deeply about our mission and each other. Your team members will help you conquer challenges, push boundaries and discover what you are truly capable of.

This is a place where you can explore, discover and learn with continuous growth.

As a diverse and inclusive place to work, there are flexible working arrangements so you can unleash your creativity and curiosity with no limits.

If you share the same sense of infinite possibility, come shape your future at Questrade.

What's in it for you as an employee of QFG?

Health & wellbeing resources and programs
Paid vacation, personal, and sick days for worklife balance
Competitive compensation and benefits packages
Hybrid and flexible work arrangements
Career growth and development opportunities
Opportunities to contribute to community causes
Work with diverse team members in an inclusive and collaborative environment

We're looking for our next Tech Academy Lead. Could It Be You?
- and re-skill employees for long term and sustainable growth. The position is a key business partner for Technology leaders in order to enable Questrade's Technology Group's (QTG) efforts in delivering its strategic initiatives and achieving its business goals.

What's it like working as a Tech Academy Lead at Questrade?

The Tech Academy Lead plays a key role in developing the skills and capabilities of talent to enable and drive a high performance organization and learning culture.

The Tech Academy Lead is responsible for the design, development and delivery of our Tech Academy - developing our tech talent of the future.

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In this role, responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Manage all stages of the learning lifecycle including learning strategy, curriculum design, content development, delivery support, measurement and maintenance
Bring new ideas and innovative approaches to build out a worldclass learning strategy and solutions for Questrade's Tech Academy to meet the evolving needs of the QTG and strategic business priorities
Lead the development and roll out curriculum development using program management and project management best practices
Maintain uptodate knowledge and research emerging technologies, trends and innovation in learning (social, virtual, blended, etc.)
Work closely and collaboratively with the Technology leadership team, HRBP and OD Training team
Ensure learning solutions demonstrate best practices in adult learning principles and the 70/20/10 framework
Ensure cost effective and quality learning and development programs are developed and delivered that meet priorities and objectives within established budget and timeframes.
Develop and maintain reporting and analytics to track the effectiveness and impact of learning.
Monitor individual deliverables and provide relevant and timely reporting on status, progress and established KPIs
Evaluate and measure training programs and methodologies
Identify, engage and partner with vendors and service providers to deliver learning solutions that are to standard and meet business objectives
Lead projects related to learning and development. Establishes standards and tools for projects and manages vendors, contracts, resources, and capacity planning.
Provide coaching and development, establish goals, objectives, and assess performance of participants and program.

So are YOU our next Tech Academy Lead? You are if you have
5+ years of proven work experience in Learning & Development in the Technology fields (e.g. Software Engineering, Architects, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Cloud Infrastructure, etc.)
Post-secondary degree in a related field
Demonstrated ability to manage large, transformational or complex programs with multiple stakeholders, deliverables, timelines and competing priorities
Early adopter of new trends, technologies and methods for delivering training to a variety of learners and learning types
Ability to communicate, negotiate, influence and build collaborative relationships at all levels of the business and with vendors
Ability to adapt positively to a changing environment and manage shifting priorities
Experience managing multiple concurrent projects/programs/deliverables
Strong communication, project management, organizational and leadership skills
Demonstrated breadth of thinking
Expertise in consulting, presenting, facilitating, and influencing stakeholders to adopt recommended learning solutions
Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability to changing business conditions
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to qu