Head of Learning & Development

We are Rokt, a hyper-growth ecommerce leader. We enable companies to unlock value by making each transaction relevant at the moment that matters most, when customers are buying. Together, Rokt's AI-based relevance Platform and scaled ecommerce network powers billions of transactions. In December 2022, Rokt’s valuation increased to $2.4 billion USD, allowing us to expand rapidly across 15 countries. 

At Rokt, we practice transparency in career paths and compensation. 

At Rokt, we believe in transparency, which is why we have a well-defined career ladder with transparent compensation and clear career paths based on competency and ability. Rokt’stars constantly strive to raise the bar, pushing the envelope of what is possible.

We are looking for a Head of Learning & Development

Compensation: $260,000 - $286,000 salary, employee equity plan grant & world class benefits.

The Head of Learning and Development will design and implement strategic training initiatives aligned with Rokt’s organizational goals to enhance employee performance and foster continuous growth. This role involves developing engaging training programs, delivering effective learning sessions, and evaluating outcomes to ensure optimal impact. They will be responsible for cultivating a culture of learning and supporting employees through changes and overall career development.

About the role: 

• Develop and implement training strategies aligned with organizational goals, focusing on identifying learning needs and creating effective training methods.
• Design and create engaging training programs and materials to improve speed to proficiency, leadership capabilities, and feedback culture.
• Facilitate training sessions and workshops, both in-person and virtual, for employees across all levels of the organization.
• Build and operate talent development programs including leadership essentials, onboarding, and mentorship initiatives to foster career progression.
• Evaluate and improve training effectiveness using assessment methods, data analysis, and employee feedback to guide future initiatives.

Requirements

About you:

• 15+ years of experience in building, scaling, and leading learning & development teams within start up and corporate environments
• Background in education and/or instructional design
• Technology Proficiency: Utilizing learning management systems, e-learning tools, and other technologies for training delivery and tracking.
• Stakeholder management: ability to partner and influence senior stakeholders across teams to identify gaps that can be addressed by L&D initiatives and drive adoption of L&D programs.
• Strategic and creative thinking: aligning learning and development (L&D) initiatives with business goals.

Benefits

About Rokt’stars:

As a mission-driven, hyper-growth community of curious explorers, our ambition is to unlock the full potential in ecommerce and beyond. Our bias for action means we are not afraid to quickly venture into uncharted territories, take risks or challenge the status quo; in doing so we either win or learn. We work together as one aligned team never letting egos get in the way of brilliant ideas. We value diversity, transparency and smart humble people who enjoy building a disruptive business together. We pride ourselves on being a force for good as we make the world better. 

About The Benefits:

We leverage best-in-class technology and market-leading innovation in AI and ML, with all of that being underlined by building and maintaining a fantastic and inclusive culture where people can be their authentic selves, and offering a great list of perks and benefits to go with it:

• Accelerate your career. We offer roadmaps to leadership and an annual $5000 training allowance
• Become a shareholder. Every Rokt’star gets equity in the company
• Enjoy catered lunch every day and healthy snacks in the office. Plus join the gym on us! 
• Access generous retirement plans like a 4% dollar-for-dollar 401K matching plan and get fully funded premium health insurance for your entire family! 
• Dog-friendly office 
• Extra leave (bonus annual leave, sabbatical leave etc.) 
• Work with the greatest talent in town
• See the world! We have offices in New York, Seattle, Sydney, Tokyo and London

We believe we’re better together. We love spending time together and are in the office most days (teams are in the office 4 days per week). We also get that you need to balance your life and your commitments so you have the flexibility to manage your own hours and can spend up to a week of every quarter working from anywhere.

If this sounds like a role you’d enjoy, apply here and you’ll hear from our recruiting team.