Learning and Development Manager

Overview

Learning & Development Manager

Build capability. Enable leaders. Drive business results. At Savant, our purpose is simple and ambitious: to improve 1,000,000 lives. As we continue to grow rapidly—organically and through acquisition—we’re investing intentionally in the capabilities of our people to ensure our growth is scalable, sustainable, and aligned with our values.

We’re hiring a Learning and Development Manager to lead and evolve Savant’s enterprise learning function. This is not a traditional “training” role. It’s an opportunity for a business-minded, pragmatic leader to shape how learning enables performance—especially across leadership, advisory, and client-facing teams. If you’re energized by building something meaningful, partnering closely with business leaders, and turning strategy into real capability on the ground, this role is for you.

As our Learning & Development Manager, you’ll own Savant’s learning strategy and execution—balancing strategic ownership with hands-on delivery in a growing organization. You’ll develop a deep understanding of our business, particularly our advisory organization, and help leaders translate business challenges into learning and enablement solutions that drive results. Success in this role requires:

• Credibility with senior leaders
• A consultative mindset
• Comfort influencing, prioritizing, and occasionally pushing back
• A focus on impact over activity

• Own Savant's enterprise learning strategy, standards, and governance, ensuring learning investments align with business priorities and deliver measurable impact
• Partner with business leaders as a trusted advisor, helping diagnose capability gaps and translate business needs into outcomes-driven learning solutions
• Facilitate clarity and prioritization, guiding leaders through trade-offs so learning capacity is focused where it matters most
• Take a pragmatic, process-over-perfection approach, meeting the organization where it is and emphasizing results over rigid process or learning philosophy
• Design and deliver leadership development and advisor enablement programs aligned with Savant’s growth strategy
• Build a strong understanding of advisor workflows, expectations, and performance drivers to support sales enablement and advisor effectiveness
• Lead onboarding and integration programs for new and acquired employees to accelerate productivity and cultural alignment
• Balance strategy with execution, personally contributing to program design and delivery to maintain momentum and credibility
• Own the LMS (Cornerstone), instructional design standards, and learning content to ensure quality, accessibility, and scalability
• Use evidence-based learning practices to measure effectiveness, retention, and performance impact—using insights and scorecards to continuously improve
• Lead and develop a team of three L&D Professionals, with anticipated growth of two additional roles in 2026
• Set clear priorities, coach performance, and establish scalable ways of working that support execution
• Establish and lead Savant's Training and Governance Council, ensuring learning efforts stay aligned with organizational strategy and business results

The Learning & Development Manager typically requires the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, organizational development, human capital, adult learning, or a related field; or equivalent, relevant business experience.

• 5+ years of experience leading teams and complex initiatives in a business environment, translating strategy into practical, scalable solutions.
• 5+ years of experience partnering with business leaders to design and deliver learning solutions that drive performance, capability, and results—not just content completion.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose business problems, identify capability gaps, and recommend learning, enablement, or process solutions aligned to business outcomes.
• Experience operating with strong business judgment and executive presence, influencing leaders to challenge assumptions, prioritize effectively, and make trade-offs.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate business requirements across a diverse group of…