Job Description
Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.
Our
Organizational Development & Learning (OD&L) team partners with clients across the organization to design and deliver leadership and learning programs, develop talent strategies, and enhance employee experiences that support our future-focused workforce. We are looking for an experienced
Senior Consultant, Leadership Development that has a passion and proven track record in delivering leadership development programming with measurable success. They will enhance the leadership capabilities, culture, and accountability through design and delivery of leadership development programs. They will support as well as partner with our colleagues across the organization to continuously improve the overall employee experience through leaders.
Why Join Metrolinx?
Metrolinx HR team has been recognized by HRD Canada as one of the
2025 Top HR Innovators and Most Innovative HR Teams, celebrated for reshaping the HR landscape with pioneering strategies in wellness, talent management, and recruitment.
What We Offer
- Work that makes an impact across all of Metrolinx as well as the GTHA
- Learning and development opportunities
- An open and inclusive work environment
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits, and wellness spending account
- Defined Benefit OMERS Pension plan
Metrolinx is committed to helping our leaders achieve their goals through continuous learning, professional development, and support. This role is ideal for a results-driven professional who thrives on turning strategy into action—designing, delivering, and continuously improving leadership development programs and strategies that make a measurable impact.
What will I be doing?
As a Senior Consultant, you will play a critical role in designing and executing leadership development programs that strengthen our leadership pipeline and culture. You will be both a strategic advisor and hands-on executor, responsible for delivering programs that drive measurable impact.
- Review, enhance, and lead end to end execution of leadership development programs, including design, delivery, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
- Conduct needs analysis by partnering with HR and business leaders. As a subject matter expert in leadership competencies and frameworks, provide actionable and innovative leadership learning solutions aligned with strategic priorities and regulatory requirements to address leadership performance gaps.
- Apply project management and change management principles to ensure successful implementation of programs. Serve as a program lead, managing the output of other partners while balancing competing priorities to meet deadlines.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of a Leadership Development Strategy and competency frameworks with cross functional teams, supporting succession planning, leadership pipeline growth, and organizational effectiveness.
- Through the lens of leader accountability, develop and execute integrated talent development strategies across the employee lifecycle, focusing on engagement, retention, and growth of top talent.
- Proactively collaborate with HR colleagues (Inclusion & Engagement, Business Partners, Total Rewards, HR Technology, Communications, etc.) to secure support and alignment in integrating leadership and talent initiatives into broader people strategies and culture transformation initiatives.
- Manage multiple vendor relationships and oversee procurement processes to deliver high quality learning experiences
- Facilitate workshops, group coaching, and discussions that promote continuous learning and leadership growth.
- Create and deploy scalable learning resources and supports that meet diverse learner needs and foster a culture of continuous development.
- Apply coaching and consulting expertise and models of organizational development, change management, Lean, and adult learning to improve performance and drive continuous improvement.
- Manage end-to-end learning program delivery, using data-driven insights to evaluate effectiveness, conduct impact analysis to measure ROI, and recommend enhancements.
What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?
- Demonstrated experience/training in leadership development, ideally working in a large or complex unionized environment.
- Completion of a University Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development or related field, or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
- Canadian Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation is an asset.
- Familiarity with change management principles and their application in leadership development; change management designation is an asset
- Proven ability to lead and execute complex projects with competing priorities in large organizations; (PMP or similar certification is an asset)
- Strong knowledge of leadership competencies, frameworks, and assessment methods with the ability to translate theory into practical, scalable solutions.
- Experience applying adult learning principles and instructional design methodologies (e.g., ADDIE) to corporate leadership learning initiatives.
- Excellent coaching, facilitation, presentation, and communication skills to engage diverse audiences—including political acuity and stakeholder engagement skills with senior leaders.
- Proven ability to execute complex projects with competing priorities while without compromising attention to detail.
- Demonstrated business acumen with strategic and systems thinking to connect leadership development and talent initiatives to organizational goals.
- Proven ability to build trusted relationships through collaboration and client centricity in an effort to influence across all levels.
- Effective strategic communications skills, including the ability to develop communication strategies that drive awareness and uptake of programs and services to support change management and culture development.
- Data-driven mindset with the ability to analyze learning and talent metrics, measure program impact, and recommend evidence-based improvements.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage environmental scans and best practice research to support thought leadership in leadership development and organizational learning.
- Procurement and vendor management skills, including the ability to manage and sustain relationships with external partners through the full life cycle of contracts—from negotiation to delivery and renewal.
Don’t Meet Every Requirement?
If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.
Accommodation
We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email hr.recruitment@metrolinx.com .
Application Process
All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
For Internal applicants, with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility Policy, the internal recruitment process has changed for non-union roles. Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the policy before submitting your application.
Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.
