What You’ll Do
The Director of Learning & Development (L&D) will be responsible for shaping Viant’s talent development strategy, with a particular emphasis on accelerating the onboarding of engineering talent. This leader will build scalable learning programs, ensuring employees can accelerate their careers. This leader will partner with executives, managers, and HR stakeholders to design impactful training, leadership development, and career pathing initiatives that align with our company’s mission and business goals.
THE DAY-TO-DAY
- Lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of learning and development programs (onboarding, functional training, leadership development, and career pathways) to reduce time-to-productivity, drive innovation, and strengthen retention, with immediate priority on engineering onboarding, technical bootcamps, and functional training
- Partner with executives and managers to identify technical and non-technical skills gaps and create targeted learning solutions that drive measurable performance improvements; leverage feedback loops to track effectiveness and improve upon program design
- Establish frameworks for ongoing leadership and management training, including coaching, feedback, and performance development.
- Build and oversee scalable systems for L&D (e.g., LMS platforms, content libraries, manager toolkits) to enable consistent employee development across locations.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning and career growth, embedding development into core employee experiences and ensuring onboarding sets up new hires to succeed in high-velocity environments.
- Collaborate with HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, and senior leadership to ensure learning programs support talent retention, succession planning, and overall employee engagement.
- Monitor trends in learning science, technology, and organizational development to bring innovative approaches to Viant.
GREAT TO HAVE
- 10+ years of progressive experience in learning & development, talent management, or organizational development.
- Proven ability to build enterprise-wide L&D strategies and programs at a scaling organization, ideally including technical onboarding or engineering enablement.
- Strong background in instructional design, adult learning methodologies, and leadership development best practices.
- Demonstrated success implementing learning technology solutions (LMS, virtual training platforms, content tools).
- Excellent facilitation, coaching, and consulting skills; ability to influence leaders at all levels.
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Organizational Development, HR, or related field preferred. Experience working in or supporting engineering/technical organizations strongly preferred.
LIFE AT VIANT
Investing in our employee’s professional growth is important to us, but so is investing in their well-being. That’s why Viant was voted one of the best places to work and some of our favorite employee benefits include
fully paid health insurance,
paid parental leave and
unlimited PTO and more.
Base compensation range: $170,000 - $190,000
In accordance with California law, the range provided is Viant’s reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. Final title and compensation for the position will be based on several factors including work experience and education.
About Viant
Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: DSP) is a leader in CTV and AI-powered programmatic advertising, dedicated to driving innovation in digital marketing. Viant’s omnichannel platform built for CTV allows marketers to plan, execute and measure their campaigns with unmatched precision and efficiency. With the launch of ViantAI, Viant is building the future of fully autonomous advertising solutions, empowering advertisers to achieve their boldest goals. Viant was recently awarded Best AI-Powered Advertising Solution and Best Demand-Side Platform by MarTech Breakthrough, Great Place to Work® certification and received the Business Intelligence Group’s AI Excellence Award. Learn more at viantinc.com.
Viant is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Viant prohibits unlawful discrimination against employees or applicants based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, reproductive health decision making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, military status, veteran status, uniformed service member status, sexual orientation, transgender identity, citizenship status, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. Viant also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.
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