Vice President of Learning and Development

Position Details

Employment Type:

Full-Time | Remote

FLSA Classification:
Exempt

Compensation Range: $120,000 - $150,000

At Center for Social Dynamics (CSD), we believe that every child deserves a chance to shine. We're a passionate team on a mission to open a world of possibilities for individuals with autism and other developmental needs—through science, compassion, and a whole lot of heart. From our very first session to each milestone we celebrate, we bring the power of play, connection, and evidence-based care to every moment.

With services that are as unique as the individuals we support, we meet kids where they are—at home, in schools, and in communities—and guide them on a path toward growth. We live our TRUE values—Transparency, Respect, Understanding, and Excellence—in everything we do. As a fast-growing leader in the field, we're known for our vibrant culture, hands‑on training, and career pathways that help you grow just as much as those we serve.

At CSD, we don’t just change lives—we light them up.

The Vice President of Learning and Development serves as the executive leader responsible for CSD's enterprise-wide learning and development strategy. This role oversees employee learning and professional development initiatives across the organization, including New Hire Training, CSD University, clinician and leadership development, continuing education, competency management, and clinical progression pathways. The Vice President will build scalable learning systems that strengthen employee capability, accelerate career growth, support internal mobility, and ensure our teams are equipped to deliver exceptional client care.

This role will partner closely with clinical, operational, talent, quality, compliance, technology, research, and executive leaders to make learning a key driver of organizational growth and excellence.

Establish and execute CSD's enterprise learning and development strategy in alignment with organizational priorities, clinical excellence, growth plans, and workforce needs.

Create a long-term vision for employee growth, competency development, career progression, and leadership readiness across the organization.

Oversee the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of new hire onboarding and training experiences.

Develop scalable, competency-based onboarding pathways that accelerate employee readiness, confidence, engagement, and performance.

Provide strategic oversight of CSD University, ensuring learning pathways support employees throughout their careers and create meaningful opportunities for internal advancement.

Build and strengthen career progression frameworks tied to competencies, professional development, and internal promotion pathways.

Oversee clinician learning systems, academies, professional development programs, continuing education, Learn & Apply Workshops, leadership development events, and specialized clinical training.

Partner with Lead Clinical Directors, Directors of New Hire Training, the Board of Clinical Quality, and other clinical leaders to ensure training reflects current best practices and CSD's evolving clinical models.

Provide executive oversight of leadership development programs, including New Hire Academy, Clinical Leader Academy, Clinical Director Academy, Leadership Academy, PACE Masterclass, and future Academy coursework.

Develop leadership pipelines and succession planning systems that support growth from Behavior Specialist through executive leadership.

Establish organization-wide competency frameworks, role‑specific competency maps, and systems to assess, track, and improve employee readiness and performance.

Oversee competency validation and remediation…