Director, Learning and Development

Company Overview

When you are part of the team at Full Bloom, you'll do important work that has real-world impact. Our 8,000 educators and healthcare professionals are driven by a common purpose: to positively impact the educational, behavioral, and social-emotional welfare of every child with whom we engage, no matter the child's individual circumstance. We dedicate our careers to improving outcomes for at-risk and struggling youth, including those with learning and emotional disabilities.

In doing so, we play a truly crucial role in the lives of children, their families and their communities. Our purpose drives our performance, and we are looking for individuals who want to make an impact.

Full Bloom could not realize its mission or meet its business goals without the unique talents and contributions of its diverse group of professionals. Our company culture, practices, and systems reflect our values in all that we do to create an authentic and welcoming environment for all. Learn more about our company culture and Core 5 Values here.

Full Bloom is an equal opportunity employer.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Overview

Director, Learning & Development

The Opportunity

The Director, Learning & Development (L&D) is an enterprise learning leader responsible for defining and executing the organization's learning, leadership development, and talent capability strategy across School Solutions and Shared Services. This role establishes the long‑term vision for leader capability, performance effectiveness, and organizational development, ensuring learning programs directly enable business outcomes and organizational growth.

Reporting to the Vice President, People & Culture, the Director, L&D sets the strategic direction for leadership development, performance enablement, and talent programs. This role partners closely with senior leadership to align capability building with organizational priorities, drive cultural consistency, and strengthen leadership effectiveness at scale.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Enterprise Learning Strategy

* Define and own the enterprise learning and leadership development strategy aligned to organizational priorities and growth plans.

* Establish multi‑year capability roadmaps that build leader effectiveness, accountability, and performance excellence.

* Partner with executive leaders to identify organizational capability gaps and develop scalable solutions.

* Ensure learning initiatives directly support business performance, engagement, and retention outcomes.

Leadership Development & Performance Enablement

* Oversee the design and implementation of leadership development programs across all leader levels.

* Guide the organization's performance management enablement approach, ensuring leaders are equipped to set expectations, provide feedback, and calibrate performance effectively.

* Create frameworks, standards, and governance for feedback quality, rating consistency, and accountability.

* Advise senior leaders on leader effectiveness, coaching practices, and performance readiness.

Talent Management & Organizational Development

* Own enterprise talent management programs including competency frameworks, succession planning, leadership readiness, and career pathways.

* Partner with HR and executive leadership to drive adoption of talent practices and reinforce leadership expectations.

* Design scalable approaches to leadership onboarding and role transitions.

* Provide organizational insights and recommendations based on talent and performance trends.

Program Oversight

* Establish governance, processes, and operating rhythms for learning design and delivery.

* Oversee the annual learning calendar, program portfolio, and enterprise rollout plans.

Culture & Organizational Effectiveness

* Embed organizational values and leadership expectations into learning…