Sr. Director of Learning

What You'll Do: Define and own the 3–5 year enterprise learning strategy, aligned to corporate goals and workforce planning. Identify future capability requirements (leadership, AI fluency, digital skills, regulatory, etc.) and ensure proactive development pathways. Establish enterprise standards for leadership development, compliance training, digital learning, and AI enablement. Ensure learning investments support long-term competitiveness and organizational resilience. Serve as a trusted advisor to the Operating Committee, and senior leadership on enterprise capability and development strategy. Align learning priorities to strategic initiatives, growth objectives, and cultural transformation efforts. Present enterprise learning strategy, ROI, and impact metrics to executive forums. Drive enterprise accountability for leadership development and capability building. Own and oversee the enterprise Executive Coaching Program, including strategy, coach selection, governance, and impact measurement. Partner with the VP of People & Purpose and executive leadership to identify curriculum and coaching needs aligned to succession planning, performance acceleration, and leadership transitions. Own and manage the enterprise learning budget, including allocation across leadership development, executive coaching, compliance, e-learning platforms, vendor partnerships, and innovation initiatives. Ensure enterprise learning frameworks scale across geographies (including strong partnership with India colleagues), using influence without authority to build alignment and shared ownership across regional and functional leaders. Establish an L&D community operating rhythm (e.g., learning council, quarterly showcases, shared calendars, standards playbooks) to reduce duplication, improve quality, and accelerate best-practice sharing. Maintain a high-performing team with strong strategic and operational capabilities. What You'll Bring to Zelis:12–15+ years of progressive leadership experience in enterprise learning, talent development, or organizational effectiveness. Masters, PhD/ MD preferred. Demonstrated success leading multi-year, enterprise-wide learning strategies in complex organizations. Demonstrated ability to influence without authority, building alignment across senior leaders, functions, and geographies to drive enterprise-wide learning priorities, standards, and adoption. Proven experience managing significant budgets and enterprise vendor portfolios. Experience designing and overseeing executive coaching programs. Strong executive presence with ability to influence C-suite and Board-level discussions. Deep understanding of digital learning ecosystems, AI-driven capability shifts, and workforce transformation. Experience designing governance models and enterprise operating frameworks.