Director, Functional Development

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:

As the Director, Functional Development, you will lead the design, development, and deployment of functional capability programming for Arc’teryx’s non-Retail functions, with a primary focus on Arc’One and the design and enablement of functional academies across Design, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Marketing and related corporate functions.

This role is a key execution and integration layer within the Global Talent ecosystem. You will translate the enterprise functional development strategy into scalable, high-impact learning and capability solutions that build mastery, readiness, and performance across Arc’teryx’s evolving business functions.

In this role, you will work in close partnership with the Senior Director, Global Functional Development, who defines the enterprise strategy, frameworks, and performance model, while you operationalize, pilot, and embed this work through key functional areas of the business.

This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is open to hybrid remote work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

The People & Culture (P&C) team partners with all aspects of the business to drive the continuous evolution of people and business practices. We seek to drive greater alignment, build trust, and enable performance through thoughtful people strategies.

As the Director, Functional Development, you will be part of the Global Talent team, contributing to Arc’teryx’s enterprise capability system. Your unique role is anchored in bringing that system to life through Arc’One and functional academies, ensuring our functions have practical, scalable pathways for skill development and mastery.

You will work closely with Talent Management, Leadership Development, Functional Excellence, and Arc’One leadership to ensure alignment, seamless integration, and sustainable deployment.

• Capability Architecture Deployment
• Leading the operationalizing of enterprise capability frameworks into function-specific models for Arc’One and non-Retail functions.
• Overseeing the rollout of function-level maturity models, skill taxonomies, and capability assessments.
• Ensuring aligning functional development pathways with job architecture, career stages, and progression models.

• Integration & Cross-Team Collaboration
• Partnering with Talent Management to connect functional academy outputs to performance, career development, and succession processes.
• Providing strategic guidance with Leadership Development to embed leadership capability wherever required within functional pathways.
• Influencing workforce Planning by delivering functional capability insights that inform future skill planning.
• Aligning with regional functional leaders to support localization and sustainable deployment of academies.

• Measurement & Continuous Improvement
• Overseeing and implementing measurement frameworks for functional development programs aligned to the enterprise performance system and maturity models.
• Leading the evaluation of adoption, effectiveness, and impact of Arc’One and functional academy programming, using both qualitative and quantitative data to continuously refine, improve, and scale initiatives over time.

• Governance & Enablement
• Leading and evolving governance structures for functional development programming across global and regional environments, ensuring clarity of roles, processes, and decision rights.
• Acting as the connector between global functional development strategy and function-level execution, you will enable consistency of approach while allowing for regional and functional specificity.
• Championing cross-functional knowledge sharing and the exchange of best practices in capability building to strengthen alignment and elevate impact across the organization.

• You have a bachelor's degree in organizational development, Learning, Business, or a related field. Master’s degree an asset.
• You have 10–12 years of experience in learning, capability development, or organizational development, with…