Executive Director, Learning and Development at TriNet in Atlanta, GA

Job description

TriNet is a leading provider of comprehensive human resources solutions for small to midsize businesses (SMBs). We enhance business productivity by enabling our clients to outsource their HR function to one strategic partner and allowing them to focus on operating and growing their core businesses. Our full-service HR solutions include features such as payroll processing, human capital consulting, employment law compliance and employee benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans and workers’ compensation insurance. TriNet has a nationwide presence and an experienced executive team. Our stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol TNET. If you’re passionate about innovation and making an impact on the large SMB market, come join us as we power our clients’ business success with extraordinary HR. Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that many potential applicants discourage themselves from applying to jobs unless they meet every single requirement. TriNet always strives to hire the most qualified candidate for a particular role, ensuring we deliver outstanding results for our small and medium-size customers. So if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every single qualification in the job description, nobody’s perfect – and we encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles. A Brief Overview We are looking for an innovative learning leader to own the strategy and execution of learning and development for TriNet’s field sales, retention, and sales support teams. This leader will guide and develop a team focused on helping our people build the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to deliver stronger business results. This is an opportunity to modernize how learning and enablement are delivered across the revenue organization. The Executive Director will bring fresh thinking, introduce more agile and technology-enabled ways of working, and use AI to make learning more relevant, accessible, scalable, and effective. What you will do Own the strategy and execution of learning and development for field sales, retention, and sales support teams. Lead, coach, and develop a team responsible for onboarding, sales and customer relationship management skills, product readiness, certifications, learning design, and delivery. Modernize the learning function by introducing more agile, digital, on-demand, and practical learning experiences. Use AI and learning technology to improve how content is created, delivered, found, reinforced, and measured. Partner with Revenue leaders to identify the capabilities teams need and translate business priorities into focused learning plans. Create clear priorities and ensure the team delivers high-quality solutions with speed, consistency, and measurable impact. Establish success measures and use data to improve proficiency, time to productivity, adoption, and performance. Build strong partnerships across Marketing, Operations, Product, Transformation, and Human Resources. Create a culture of curiosity, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement within the learning team. Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all policies and standards Education Qualifications Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience, advanced degree preferred Experience Qualifications Typically, 10+ year's experience in learning and development, sales enablement, revenue enablement, talent development, or a related field. Experience building learning + development solutions for sales, account management, customer-facing, or other revenue teams. Practical experience using digital learning, AI, learning platforms, or knowledge tools to improve effectiveness and scale with a track record of modernizing learning strategies, operating models, or delivery approaches. Strong business judgment and the ability to connect learning investments to measurable outcomes. Experience leading managers and