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Associate Director, Learning & Leadership Development

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Iselin, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Learning & Development

🗓️ August 20th, 2025

LMS

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Ansell is hiring an Associate Director, Learning & Leadership Development to lead the company's global learning and leadership development strategy. This role involves designing and executing leadership programs, managing a global team, and integrating learning solutions with talent practices to develop future-ready leaders and support enterprise growth.

Highlights
  • Define and implement global learning and development (L&D) strategy, governance, and policies.
  • Design and deliver leadership programs aligned with Ansell Leadership Behaviors and succession planning.
  • Lead a global team managing internal and external training programs.
  • Set learning agendas to ensure consistency, effectiveness, and cost-efficiency.
  • Collaborate with senior leaders to assess learning needs and launch development initiatives.
  • Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and L&D budget planning.
  • Establish metrics to evaluate training impact and improve effectiveness.
  • Require bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred), 8-10 years in training with focus on senior leadership development, and 5 years of people management experience.
  • Must have international work experience, familiarity with HR functions including talent and succession planning, and proficiency with LMS and Microsoft Office.
  • Strong facilitation, strategic thinking, stakeholder management, and English proficiency required; multi-lingual preferred.

Associate Director, Learning & Leadership Development Full Description

 Job Description - Assoc Director, Learning & Leadership Development (30011013)Job

Description
Assoc Director, Learning & Leadership Development - (30011013)Description Why Ansell? At Ansell, we stay two steps ahead of workplace risk to deliver innovative safety solutions that enhance people's quality of life. As a global leader in protection solutions, we design and develop a wide range of products including gloves, clothing, and other protective gear to keep workers safe and productive across industrial, medical, and consumer applications. Discover more about our company, our people, and our values by visiting us at Ansell.

Ansell is looking for an Associate Director, Learning & Leadership Development to join our team in one of Ansell’s HUB locations!
In this position you will play a vital role in driving Ansell’s global learning and leadership development strategy. As a key member of the Global Talent leadership team, you’ll design and execute impactful learning programs aligned to our enterprise talent strategy, developing future-ready leaders, and strengthening critical talent pipelines. Reporting to the Senior Director of Global Talent, you’ll lead a high-performing global team, build out leadership development offerings, and embed the Ansell Leadership Model across key talent practices including selection, performance, and recognition. This is an exciting opportunity to influence enterprise-wide growth through innovative, business-aligned learning solutions.

What benefits and opportunities does Ansell offer?
Competitive compensation plan, including a performance based annual incentive.Flexible and hybrid work model. A culture of belonging and inclusion, collaboration thrives, and everyone feels seen, heard, and empowered—across our global community.Ansell University, LinkedIn Learning and Mentorship programs to develop professional and interpersonal skills.Opportunities to advance and grow within the company through LinkedIn Learning and Mentorships.Health Benefits:  medical, dental, vision, short term and long- term disability and wellness programs401-k plan with company matchPaid time off (vacation, sick and personal days) 14 paid holidaysContinuing Education ReimbursementSummer Friday’sRegional Belonging & Inclusion NetworksGreen office concept and a global mission of sustainability

What your role will be?
Define and implement global L&D strategy, governance, and policies.Design and deliver leadership development programs aligned with the Ansell. Leadership Behaviors and succession needs for critical roles.Ensure L&D solutions are integrated with succession planning, talent segmentation, and senior leader development.Lead a global team of L&D professionals managing internal and external training programs.Set the global learning agenda to drive consistency, effectiveness, and cost-efficiency.Launch and lead a Global Learning Council to support governance, technology alignment, and knowledge sharing.Partner with senior leaders to assess learning needs and launch long-term development initiatives.Develop training policies and collaborate with leaders on staff development paths.Monitor industry trends and implement innovative learning technologies and best practices.Oversee vendor selection, contract negotiation, and management of external learning partners.Manage annual budget planning and resource allocation for the global L&D function.Establish metrics to evaluate training impact and continuously improve learning effectiveness.This is a high-impact role for a learning leader who is passionate about building capabilities, shaping culture, and enabling business growth through learning.

What will you bring to Ansell?
Bachelor’s degree (required); Master’s degree (preferred)8-10 years of training and development experience (needs analysis, instructional design, training delivery and evaluation) with a focus on senior leadership development.5 years of people management experience.International work experience (required).Interactions with C-level executives and senior leadership.Experience in instructional design and delivery in a blended (in person / virtual) environment.Familiarity with HR function; experienced in performance management, talent & succession planning and learning management systems.Able to critically think and distinguish between learning and non-learning needs, engaging appropriate partners in each case.Strategic thinking – integrating and aligning global and local solutions.Stakeholder management.Knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of products.LMS experience.English proficiency; multi-lingual (preferred).Strong facilitation skills.

Join us to lead the world to a safer future, apply today! Equal Opportunity Employer:
Ansell is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, marital status, parental status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Ansell. Please inform the company's personnel representative if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.  Ansell is an EO Employer – M/F/Vets/Disabled and other protected categories.

Our Commitment to Belonging and Inclusion:
Ansell’s vision is about creating safe spaces where all perspectives are valued alongside individual contributions. When we say that everyone deserves to belong, feel included and empowered at work., it's not just words. We want applicants to know that we endeavor to create an inclusive environment that will consider all, regardless of age, gender, background, disability, veteran status, or experience alone! It’s what drives Ansell as an organization towards a workforce that reflects the communities in which we operate, it’s what drives us to serve our customers and stakeholders with pride, and it’s what differentiates Ansell.
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Job: Human Resources
Organization: Human Resources
Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Job Level: Director
Job Posting: Aug 19, 2025, 3:44:09 AM