Director, Talent Management and Learning & Development

Headquartered in New York City, Dataiku was founded in Paris in 2013 and achieved unicorn status in 2019. Now, more than 1,000+ employees work across the globe in our offices and remotely. Backed by a renowned set of investors and partners including CapitalG, Tiger Global, and ICONIQ Growth, we’ve set out to build the future of AI.    The Director, Talent Management and Learning & Development (Director) will be responsible for leading Dataiku’s global learning, development, and talent strategy. In this newly-created position, you will partner closely with the People Team, specialized learning teams, and cross-functional business leaders to develop, scale, and operationalize global strategic talent initiatives. You’ll serve as a subject matter expert responsible for creating a culture of learning, professional growth, and organizational excellence.  As Director,  you will report to the Head of Culture and lead our international talent and learning function. You’ll define and execute an ambitious global talent roadmap, lead the development of a best-in-class employee experience, and implement tools, processes, and analytics to strengthen talent efforts. This role offers a unique opportunity to expand your strategic talent, learning, and leadership expertise within the dynamic environment of a global tech company. In addition to leading through influence and owning our global learning strategy, you’ll also manage and develop a high-performing team. To be successful in this role, you’ll leverage your people-centric management style and growth mindset to build and transform our talent strategy.  What you’ll do Lead, build, and maintain strategy for talent management, L&D, performance management, succession planning, and talent analytics and reporting Develop and motivate a team of L&D experts who are responsible for building and managing a portfolio of learning programs and technical training  Create an engaging and fulfilling employee experience for all Dataiku employees (i.e. onboarding, offboarding) Design innovative and engaging learning experiences and talent processes that support employees’ careers and professional growth Utilize data-driven insights and innovative and creative perspective to measure the effectiveness and impact of talent management learning initiatives, including monitoring KPIs to identify trends and make informed decisions Support employees’ career journey by providing development opportunities (i.e learning experiences, development plans, promotions, internal mobility) Enable our managers to develop themselves and their teams by introducing a comprehensive managerial program that encompasses people, processes, and leadership skills and  behaviors that support our organizational values  Develop our leaders and assign them to development activities that match succession planning needs Infuse a learning culture throughout the organization and build a Dataiker-to-Dataiker learning approach Build strong relationships and be the Talent & Learning champion in the organization Improve and simplify Dataiku’s approach to performance management  Ensure talent decisions are based on data and feedback What we’re looking for At least 5+ years of experience in Talent Management, Training, Development, and Talent in a fast-paced, innovative, and scaling environment, preferably in a global SaaS or technology-driven organization Ability to exercise discretion, decisiveness, and independent judgment on business and training matters  Knowledge of adult learning theory, learning design principles, and data and analytics Experience leading geographically diverse teams Passion for collaborating cross-functionally with experience leading through influence Fluent in English     About Dataiku:   Dataiku is the platform for Everyday AI, systemizing the use of data for exceptional business results. By making the use of data and AI an everyday behavior, Dataiku unlocks the creativity within individual employees to power collective success at companies of all sizes and across all industries. Don’t get us wrong: we are a tech company building software. Our culture is even pretty geeky! But our driving force is and will always remain people, starting with ours. We consider our employees to be our most precious asset, and we are committed to ensuring that each of them gets the most rewarding, enjoyable, and memorable work experience with us. Fly over to Instagram to learn more about our #dataikulife.   Our practices are rooted in the idea that everyone should be treated with dignity, decency and fairness. Dataiku also believes that a diverse identity is a source of strength and allows us to optimize across the many dimensions that are needed for our success. Therefore, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on business needs, without regard to race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, veteran status or any other aspect which makes an individual unique or protected by laws and regulations in the locations where we operate. This applies to all policies and procedures related to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, performance, promotion and termination and all other conditions and terms of employment. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please contact us at: reasonable-accommodations@dataiku.com