Senior Director, Learning & Development

The role

The Senior Director, Learning & Development owns the enterprise learning and performance strategy for Current and its partner firms. This role leads a team across learning design, performance management, systems ownership, and integration delivery.

What you will do

• Own the enterprise learning strategy across all firms, service lines, and career levels
• Set the architecture for role-based learning pathways
• Lead the design and delivery of flagship leadership and business development programs
• Build next-generation partner readiness
• Define how learning connects to career progression and promotion criteria
• Establish measures tying learning investment to business outcomes
• Own the performance management philosophy, framework, and annual cycle calendar
• Partner with executive leadership on talent review, succession planning, and promotion decisions
• Partner on supporting CPE compliance strategy across the platform
• Serve as executive owner for the learning and performance technology stack

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of experience across learning and development, talent management, or performance management
• At least 4 years leading a team
• Experience in accounting, professional services, and multi-entity environment with distributed leadership
• Demonstrated success building learning or performance functions from the ground up
• Strong command of goal frameworks, competency models, rating systems, instructional design, and manager enablement
• Experience owning learning or performance technology, including implementation, data governance, and vendor management
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, navigate sensitive conversations, and hold a standard under pressure
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and building structure where none exists
• Hands-on experience with enterprise content libraries such as Becker, LinkedIn Learning, and LumiQ, etc.

Nice to have

• Direct experience with CPE compliance, NASBA sponsor registration, or state board requirements
• Prior experience supporting or integrating acquired firms in an M&A environment
• Experience with LCvista, PerformYard, UKG, Rippling, or comparable platforms
• Knowledge of firm operational structures and service line dynamics across tax, audit, and advisory
• Strong analytics and reporting skills, with the ability to build a business case from data
• Experience managing external academic or university program partnerships
• Experience owning learning content provider relationships end to end

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Options for fully paid employee only coverage for health and dental
• Company-Paid Life and Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Ancillary Benefits such as supplemental life insurance, critical illness, and accident insurance
• Classic Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan with employer contributions
• Opportunities for professional growth, learning, and development including access to Becker and LinkedIn Learning

About the company

Current partners with leading accounting firms across the United States through a shared platform that supports growth while preserving local identities. The company invests in professional development and provides access to broader career opportunities and innovative technology.