PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST, EVERY DAY

BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

BDO is on a mission to become a Top Tier learning organization, where learning drives business performance, talent growth, and cultural resilience. As Director, Learning & Leadership Development , you will serve as the internal engine powering that mission.
Reporting to the Chief Learning & Development Officer, you will oversee the operational strategy and execution of our enterprise learning function—ensuring alignment, consistency, and culture across all learning programs and teams.
You’ll also serve as a key ambassador of the function—facilitating high-profile sessions for senior leaders and helping build visibility and trust for the learning team across the firm.

In addition to the key responsibilities outlined below, we are looking for a leader who embodies our firm and team values:

• Embodies BDO’s core values of Integrity, Respect, and Collaboration.
• Demonstrates the L&D team’s values:
• Ownership & accountability – proactive, solution-oriented, and reliable follow-through; support new ideas & initiatives with sound business case and rationale.
• Professionalism & credibility – deliver best-in-class talent development experiences that elevate the function and strengthen our credibility across the firm.
• Self-awareness & continuous growth mindset – know and leverage strengths, elevate our culture of talent development by giving and receiving feedback openly and modelling a growth mindset.

YOUR EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

• 15+ years of progressive leadership in Learning & Development, with deep experience running enterprise learning functions.
• Proven ability to lead through leaders—developing high-performing teams while operating at a strategic level.
• Experience managing internal operations: project/resource alignment, process improvement, team culture, measurement, and quality control.
• Strong consultative and relationship-building skills; highly trusted by business stakeholders.
• Comfortable facilitating sessions for senior audiences and representing the learning function at an executive level.
• Experience in a professional services or similarly complex, fast-paced environment is preferred.Strong executive presence, sound judgment, and a systems-thinking mindset.

In addition to the key responsibilities outlined below, we are looking for a leader who embodies our firm and team values:

• Embodies BDO’s core values of Integrity, Respect, and Collaboration.
• Demonstrates the L&D team’s values:
• Ownership & accountability – proactive, solution-oriented, and reliable follow-through; support new ideas & initiatives with sound business case and rationale.
• Professionalism & credibility – deliver best-in-class talent development experiences that elevate the function and strengthen our credibility across the firm.
• Self-awareness & continuous growth mindset – know and leverage strengths, elevate our culture of talent development by giving and receiving feedback openly and modelling a growth mindset

How do we define success for your role?

• You demonstrate BDO’s core values through all aspect of your work: Integrity, Respect and Collaboration
• You understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; clients describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high quality work
• You identify, recommend, and are focused on effective service delivery to your clients
• You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains & attracts talent
• You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace
• You grow your expertise through learning and professional development