Director, Learning Strategy

Sodexo Live! Airline Lounges is looking for a proven Director of Learning Strategy to join our team servicing our entire Airline Lounge client base nationally. This is a remote role, with a preference for our candidate to live in the midwest region.

We are looking for someone who can translate the Academy’s global strategy into impactful learning programs across culinary, leadership, and digital learning. This person should bring strong program management and learning design experience.

The Director, Learning Strategy owns the Sodexo Live! Academy programming strategy and portfolio, ensuring learning programs are relevant to business priorities, scalable across markets, high quality, and capable of demonstrating meaningful impact for people, operations and clients.

The role of an individual contributor within the organization focuses on completing specific tasks and projects; contributing directly through their skills and expertise. Performs specialized technical tasks to support operations. Work is primarily achieved independently, however may collaborate with a team.

$115940 - $150040

Eligible to participate in Sodexo's incentive plan and earn variable compensation in addition to base salary

Strong salary plus bonus, excellent benefits packages, 401K, and more.

Our Airline Lounge segment is experiencing significant growth, and this role will play an important part in supporting that expansion while also offering strong opportunities for professional development and career growth within the category.

• Own the Academy programming roadmap and portfolio across leadership, hospitality, culinary, functional and other priority capabilities.
• Translate business and organizational priorities into learning and development opportunities.
• Lead program development with internal SMEs, external partners and subject matter experts.
• Ensure programs are designed for scalability across markets and delivery channels.
• Partner with business, operations, HR and other stakeholders to understand capability needs and priorities.
• Identify and manage strategic programming partners, schools, chefs, organizations and other external resources.
• Build and develop the programming team and supporting capability as the Academy scales.
• Establish clear ownership across program managers, SMEs, partners and other resources.
• Delegate effectively and move the function from individual execution toward scalable capability
• Evaluate new approaches, technologies and learning models that can strengthen the Academy portfolio.

The right candidate will be comfortable working across regions and with senior stakeholders, and know how to turn business needs into scalable programs that drive measurable results.

Just as importantly, they need to be hands-on, collaborative, and able to move from strategy to execution.

• Working knowledge of HR Systems including API, integrations, Project and Program management, Vendor Management, Stakeholder management, Data & Reporting, Learning technology.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities across a geographically dispersed organization.
• Skillset to build strategic relationships and collaborate effectively with business leaders, stakeholders, and external partners.
• Consulting, influencing, and negotiation skills to drive alignment, shape solutions, and deliver impact across diverse teams.
• Expertise in managing operations, coordinating complex projects, and balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Innovative thinking paired with a customer-focused mindset, ensuring talent strategies and solutions meet evolving business needs.
• Demonstrated leadership in developing,…