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Service Inspired Restaurants (SIR Corp.)

Manager of Learning and Development

🇨🇦 Burlington, ON 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $93K - $111K 💻 Learning & Development 🗓️ July 20th, 2026

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Service Inspired Restaurants is hiring a Manager of Learning and Development. The role involves providing strategic direction to foster a culture of continuous learning, aligning learning strategies with organizational goals, and leading the development and delivery of training programs to enhance leadership and guest experiences. The manager will also oversee a team of learning professionals and keep learning initiatives aligned with industry trends.

Highlights
  • Provide strategic direction to cultivate continuous learning culture across the organization.
  • Align learning strategies with organizational goals and objectives.
  • Lead design, development, and delivery of leadership development programs.
  • Ensure learning solutions enhance brand and guest experiences.
  • Stay updated on learning trends and marketplace conditions to adapt strategies.
  • Lead and manage a team of learning professionals.
  • Minimum 5 years learning & development experience; 2+ years in leadership roles.
  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degrees and certifications in education or eLearning preferred.
  • Proven ability to manage change, influence across organizations, and deliver results in a matrixed environment.
  • Salary range from CAD $92,800 to $110,700 per year.

Manager of Learning and Development Full Description

About Us: 

Our Story
At Service Inspired Restaurants we take great pride in our diverse portfolio of restaurants and believe a brave, bold and results-driven culture inspires and creates new opportunities for everyone. Our values and promises are not simply a dream, vision, or mission, but a way of life for every person that becomes or wants to become a member of our team.

Our goal is to be the first choice of our guests, team members, supplier partners, communities and investors by living our values and promises in everything we do. These values and promises describe how we conduct business, achieve our goal, and live our passion.
 
Our Brands
 
Jack Astor’s Bar and Grill®
SCADDABUSH Italian Kitchen & Bar®
Reds® Wine Tavern
The Loose Moose® and The Antler Room
Duke's Refresher® + Bar
Abbey’s Bake House Muskoka
 
Be A Part of Our Story
Your potential is limitless and here’s our investment in you:
  • Competitive Pay
  • Extended Health & Dental Benefits
  • Accelerated Leadership Program
  • Career Development and Mentorship
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program
  • Employee Assistance and Wellness Programs
  • Team Member Meal Discounts
  • Employee Referral Bonus Program
  • Dining Discounts at all Locations
  • RSP Matching
 
About The Job:
As the Manager of Learning & Development you will be responsible for the following:
• Provide strategic direction to cultivate and sustain a culture of continuous learning for all employees.
• Align the learning strategy to organizational goals and objectives.
• Lead the design, development, and delivery of organization-wide learning structure with a particular emphasis on programs that develop leaders.
• Ensure that learning solutions support the brand and have a positive impact on guest experiences.
• Keep abreast of trends to align learning with current marketplace conditions and enable strategic responses within an evolving environment.
• Lead a team of learning professionals in developing and modeling a culture of learning within service-inspired restaurants.
 About You: 
  • Bachelor degree required; Advanced degree in related field (e.g., M.Ed, MA in Education, etc.) strongly preferred.
  • Certificate in eLearning preferred but not required.
  • Certificate in Adult Education preferred but not required.
  • CTDP Certification preferred but not required.
  • Minimum 5 years learning & development experience with at least 2 + years in a leadership role.
  • Track record as a learning visionary and thought leader.
  • Ability to synthesize multiple inputs into key insights which result in actions that achieve desired business results.
  • Ability to design innovative and effective learning solutions for various audiences within the organization.
  • Practical knowledge of learning theory, cutting edge research, and other learning trends.
  • History of strong partnership and collaboration across team and organizational boundaries; able to accomplish goals in a matrixed environment.
  • Proven ability to lead in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage large teams, manage change, influence globally, and enlist Service Inspired Restaurant employees to participate in cross-organizational projects and initiatives.
  • Possess five values that define our people:
    • Hospitality. Enhancing the dignity, comfort and well-being of Our People.
    • Authenticity. Being forthright, truthful and transparent with Our People.
    • Quality. Working to always improve the experience of Our People.
    • Fun. Bringing the spirit of laughter, celebration, sharing and joy to Our People.
    • Courage. Acting with conviction in the balanced interest of Our People.
 
Service Inspired Restaurants® is committed to fair and equitable recruiting practices. We prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws. We are also committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible work environment. If you are contacted for an interview and require accommodation at any stage of the interviewing process, please let us know.
 Min: CAD $92,800.00/Yr. Max: CAD $110,700.00/Yr.