Senior Consultant, Talent Development and Learning

Reporting to the Vice-President, Talent Development and Learning, the Senior Consultant, Talent Development and Learning is a strategic and execution-focused role responsible for designing, sourcing, and delivering high-impact learning solutions aligned to PPI’s business objectives. This role serves both advisor-facing and employee-facing audiences, with a direct focus on driving measurable outcomes including advisor attraction, engagement, and revenue growth. The Consultant acts as an internal consultant across departments, translating business needs into structured development initiatives and ensuring consistent, scalable delivery across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders and departments across PPI to understand their unique learning needs, translating them into structured development solutions and sharing best practices consistently across the organization

• Design, develop, and deliver advisor-facing and employee-facing learning programs that directly support revenue growth, onboarding effectiveness, and engagement and retention

• Act as an internal consultant, bringing departmental training initiatives to life while harnessing that knowledge to create scalable, organizational-wide learning experiences

• Lead and execute multiple projects independently from concept to completion, managing scope, timelines, and stakeholder expectations with minimal supervision and consistent delivery against deadlines

• Implement a formal talent planning process including key talent identification, and targeted development to promote growth and advancement

• Conduct learning needs assessments to identify priority skill gaps across the organization based on current and future business requirements

• Develop curriculum with a focus on Attracting, Growing, and Retaining top talent in the industry

• Design and source leadership development solutions that promote a coaching culture and equip leaders with the skills and tools to lead high-performing teams

• Support the rollout and ongoing operation of performance management programs, with a focus on effective goal setting and meaningful performance feedback

• Create and maintain a comprehensive onboarding program across all areas of PPI to accelerate new employee and advisor integration

• Design and produce digital learning content using e-learning and content creation platforms for internal and advisor-facing purposes

• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships across PPI to facilitate collaboration, buy-in, and program adoption

• Support diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives aligned with iA strategy

• Demonstrate behaviors that reflect and align with PPI’s ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) commitments to our advisors, their clients and our employees

Education, Experience and Skills

• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in adult learning, talent development, or a related field

• Experience in or strong exposure to financial services, insurance, or MGA environments preferred

• Background in sales, sales enablement, or advisor-facing roles considered a strong asset

• Proven ability to independently manage multiple projects from initiation through to completion, consistently meeting deadlines and managing competing priorities

• Strong consultative mindset with the ability to identify business needs and translate them into effective learning solutions

• Demonstrated ability to build cross-functional relationships and drive outcomes through influence rather than authority

• Experience with technology platforms and digital content creation tools (e.g., Articulate Storyline, Canva, video production, LMS)

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Teams to support hybrid and remote program delivery

• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization

• Superior business analysis and problem-solving skills with the ability to make evidence-based recommendations

• Strong organizational and time management skills; able to prioritize and navigate multiple priorities

• Results-driven with a bias toward strategic action and demonstrated ability to thrive in environments of change

• Industry designations an asset

• Bilingual in French and English (oral and written) considered an asset

This role is for a new position. The expected salary range for this position starts at $90,000 and will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and skill set.

We thank all applicants for applying, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.  Your resume may be used for other vacancies.