SENIOR ADVISOR, CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT – Montreal

We are banking at another level.

Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.

Choosing BDC as your employer also means:

• Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few   

• In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1

• A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life

• Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more... 

Explore the BDC Way in our Culture Book

POSITION OVERVIEW

Keen on making a difference and being a key player in helping the organization make the mindset shifts required to support the business transformation and enable leaders at all levels to lead the way?

As a Senior Advisor reporting to the Director, Culture and Leadership Development, you will support BDC in achieving its strategic goals by activating culture enablers and creating impactful management and leadership development tools, programs and workshops.

Drawing on your experience in adult learning and development, you will contribute to the needs analysis, design, deployment, and measurement strategy of innovative leadership development interventions supporting our cultural evolution. You will also be called upon to facilitate virtual and face-to-face meetings and learning activities. Relying on your strong project management skills, you will be responsible for building trusting relationships and influence stakeholders. As a member of the Human Resources team, you will also contribute to our talent offering and ensure alignment and coherence of all culture and leadership development initiatives with other key HR projects.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

• Collaborate cross-functionally with key stakeholders on initiatives aiming to shape and reinforce BDC's culture and values. 

• Analyze development needs, design, deploy and measure the impact of leadership programs to enhance management and leadership skills across the organization.  

• Foster a growth mindset and promote continuous learning among leaders. 

• Facilitate engaging virtual and face-to-face workshops, applying best practices in adult learning and leadership development.

• Build trusting relationships, based on your credibility and advanced interpersonal skills, with leaders to influence strategy, decision-making and prioritization of objectives to be achieved.

• Establish effective project governance by ensuring decision-making at the right level and integrating the appropriate stakeholders according to the complexity of the project.

• Have a strategic and comprehensive vision to identify the potential impacts of your interventions, measure the effectiveness of the solution and modify the approach according to evolving needs.

• Advise our internal partners in the context of constant change. Adapt your approach along the way and exude resilience in the face of adversity.

• Maintain a network of productive business relationships to understand needs and provide strategic advice and direction to internal and external partners.

• Contribute to the development of our practice by keeping abreast of the latest trends and approaches in learning management and leadership development, as well as integrating AI in our ways of working.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The ideal candidate would thrive in a rapidly changing environment and should be a strong project manager, facilitator and learning designer with outstanding dynamism and growth mindset, and able to adapt his/her approach to meet clients' needs and deliver results.

If you can answer YES to the following questions, you may just be the person we are looking for:

• Do you have a bachelor's degree in a related field, and even better, a master's degree in adult education or training management?

• Do you have more than 7 years of practical experience in leadership development and instructional design?

• Are you strong in the design and facilitation of participative culture change workshops?

• Do you have the ability to think strategically and critically in order to navigate in complexity, ambiguity and change?

• Do you have strong analytical, organizational, problem solving and self-management skills?

• Are you able to build trust, influence and establish credibility in your business relations?

• Can you communicate fluently in English and French, written and spoken?

• Bonus points if you are a certified Master Archer (KaosPilot methodology) and have experience in applied experiential learning activities.

• If you are keen to join a high-performance team and you value ethics, results, client connection and team spirit apply today

Proudly one of Canada's Top 100 Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at

While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.