Toronto Pearson is transforming. Now’s the time for your career to fly.

The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) is a unique and dynamic place to work, with a bold plan to make Toronto Pearson, Canada’s leading global hub airport, a global leader in airport performance, customer care and sustainability. Together with our partners, approximately 2,100 GTAA employees are working to create a next-generation airport by innovating in all we do and striving for the most uplifting, safe and efficient experience for our passengers – all while championing the prosperity of our people, the community we call home, and our aviation partners. Join us on our journey together, as we put the joy back into travel and make Toronto Pearson the chosen place to fly and work.

What's in it for you?

• An opportunity to grow, develop, and thrive within a dynamic, and fast-growing company alongside thoughtful and passionate individuals dedicated to their work and community.
• Comprehensive and highly competitive healthcare and benefit coverage.
• A flexible hybrid work environment, continuous internal and external learning opportunities, and a meaningful reward and recognition program.

What can you expect from this position?

The Director, Talent & Learning is the primary architect of the GTAA’s “Learning Organization” and builds enterprise capability and leadership depth that enables the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) to deliver on its strategic priorities, including large-scale infrastructure growth and the evolution toward a digitally enabled airport.

This high visibility role bridges the gap between complex airport operations and modern talent sophistication. A “stakeholder savvy” leader, the Director, Talent & Learning designs, owns, and optimizes an integrated enterprise learning and leadership development ecosystem that strengthens organizational performance, readiness and resilience. As a senior advisor on the organization’s most critical talent needs, this role partners with executives and leaders to translate strategy into scalable talent, learning and organizational development solutions.

As Director, Talent & Learning, you will provide support across multiple areas:

• Own and drive the enterprise talent development and leadership strategy aligned to long-term business and transformation agendas.
• Design future-focused capability frameworks tailored to infrastructure expansion, digital enablement, and evolving operational models.
• Oversee the end-to-end learning ecosystem management, including accountability for a $2M leadership development investment.
• Lead enterprise organizational development standards and practices to support cultural and operating model evolution.
• Partner with senior leaders to assess change readiness and support initiatives for major technology and infrastructure transformations.
• Manage enterprise performance management practices and tools, ensuring they are effectively embedded to realize desired outcomes.
• Act as a trusted executive advisor on leadership capability, succession planning, and enterprise talent priorities.
• Provide team leadership by coaching a multi-disciplinary team and fostering engagement and continuous growth within the department.

This is the role for you, if you have:

• Hold a minimum undergraduate degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or Adult Education; a Master’s degree is preferred.
• Possess at least 8+ years of progressive professional experience in talent, learning, and/or organizational development.
• Demonstrate a minimum of 7+ years of dedicated people leadership experience.
• Show proven transformation expertise by supporting large-scale initiatives and modernizing learning ecosystems using digital platforms.
• Maintain advanced subject matter expertise in leadership development, organizational development, and adult learning principles.
• Exhibit strong consulting skills with the ability to provide strategic advisory and decision support to executive teams.
• Apply technical and analytical literacy by leveraging learning technologies and data to inform strategic investment decisions.
• Possess professional designations such as a CHRL, OD, or executive coaching-related accreditation.
• Ability to obtain and retain a Transportation Security Clearance.

The GTAA is committed to Employment Equity and maintaining a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

This position is exempt from Ontario's 2026 pay transparency requirements under Regulation 476/24.