Learning Design & Innovation Leader ID-16239
Dropbox is a Virtual First company. For this role, we are hiring in Zones 2 and 3. Please refer to our Compensation section below to see what neighborhoods fall under each Zone.
Company Description
Dropbox isn’t just a workplace—it’s a living lab for more enlightened ways of working. We're a global community of more than 2,000 bold visionaries and resourceful doers who are shaping the future of Dropbox—and with it the future of work. Our Virtual First model combines the flexibility of a distributed workplace with the power of human connection, making space for both meaningful work and meaningful relationships. With our start-up mindset and enterprise-level opportunities, you can be who you are and grow into who you’re meant to be. Here, you can own your impact to make work more intuitive, joyful, and human—for you as a Dropboxer and for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. If you're ready to push boundaries—and yourself— Dropbox is ready for you.
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Team Description
The Dropbox People Team designs experiences that empower Dropboxers to do their best work. As culture ambassadors, we craft an enlightened employee experience that infuses Virtual First with meaningful human connection. Our team continuously innovates to attract, develop, and retain world-class talent while building a culture of experimentation, craft, and community. From leadership programs, to talent acquisition, to employee engagement, we're creating a workplace where every Dropboxer can be who they are and grow into who they’re meant to be. If you're excited about designing more enlightened ways of working from the inside out, join our People team.
Areas of work include Talent Acquisition, Human Resources Business Partnership, Learning & Development, Recruitment, Total Rewards, and People Operations.
Role Description
Dropbox is well known for being a high impact place to work, and has won accolades for being not only a great place to work, but also a great place to learn and build a career. Our Virtual First model of working is a pace-setter in terms of the future of work - while remote work is our primary experience, we come together in-person quarterly for team offsites and special learning programs.
We are seeking an exceptional learning and development leader to help build the future of learning in Virtual First - which includes innovative and impactful leadership programs that drive behavior change and business outcomes, engaging onboarding that helps our Droplets integrate faster to Dropbox, and best-in-class digital and AI-enabled learning to support employees to learn in the flow of work.
This role is is a part of the Learning and Organization Development team, and reports into the VP of L&OD for Dropbox. It’s a high-visibility role that will allow you to influence the overall strategy for learning as well as build and design future programs. You’ll be a key partner with our HRBP team, the Office of the CEO, Communications, and Virtual First teams as we design and deliver enterprise-wide learning programs. You’ll be a people manager for the Learning Design team, and will have two Learning Business Partners as peers who will drive function-specific and/or tailored programming for senior leaders and team effectiveness through the business.
The ideal candidate is an experienced practitioner and people manager with a strong track record of designing innovative learning programs that drive behavior change. You have deep expertise driving results in leadership development and manager effectiveness. Experience with learning innovation through digital learning/AI is a must. You should be energized by collaborating cross-functionally, and able to balance strategic thinking, team operations, and practitioner work. You are an energetic and effective facilitator and drive engagement through gatherings, programs, and team experiences. You demonstrate agility in the face of competing demands and organization change, and are able to deliver high quality work at speed and scale.
Responsibilities
Strategy & Stakeholder Engagement
Partner with Office of the CEO, Virtual First, Talent Management, and HRBP teams to understand Dropbox skill gaps and desired behaviors and influence our overall talent strategy
Articulate a vision for learning at Dropbox, within a Virtual First context
Create understanding around the learning strategy and learning offerings with crisp verbal and written communication
Leadership Development
Craft Dropbox’s leadership development vision, strategy, and curriculum (with input from business leaders, org Learning Business Partners and HRBPs)
Design and execute manager and HiPo programs to drive skills transfer and behavior change at scale, leveraging a variety of learning modalities and a portfolio of vendors
Facilitate learning programs as needed, especially for HiPo and manager programs
Learning Innovation & Technology
Pilot and test learning innovations to create memorable, unique, and impactful learning experiences
Understand the latest developments in learning technology, in order to build a best-in-class learning architecture for Dropbox (leveraging AI, digital learning content, gamification, etc.)
Understand and leverage AI to reduce the administrative burden of running learning programs as well as customizing and personalizing learning in the flow of work
Lead engineering enablement in an interim capacity, leveraging digital platforms to improve specific tech skills
Learning Design
Leverage a product development mindset for our learning programs, ensuring that our programs address employee needs and drive the right outcomes in a remote-first environment
Utilize foundational adult learning theory and best in class design methods for maximum learner engagement and skills transfer/behavior change
Provide direction for curating an organized learning content library that can be used to support existing learning programs and emergent learning requests
Execution & Program Management
Manage a team of 5 that executes the following programs: HiPo Programs, Leadership Development for early and middle managers, Dropbox Orientation, Employee Development, Digital Learning, Engineering Enablement
Ensure that all our learning programs are planned thoughtfully to optimize for the employee experience and for maximum ROI - discovery, design, enrollment, communication, marketing, feedback, and metrics
Partner with other teams (such as the Virtual First team) to integrate best practices, and desired behaviors to existing trainings, workflows, etc. Support the creation of self-serve resources for team effectiveness with the Virtual First team
Roll out new programs and experiences in alignment with stakeholders, with an eye for change management and engagement
Operational Excellence & Planning
Measure ROI and impact across all learning programs
Plan and allocate team resources to deliver a large portfolio of programs on time and on budget
Manage the learning team budget and quarterly budget updates with the Finance Team
Requirements
15+ years of relevant experience
Expertise in learning strategy and execution for leadership and employee development
Expertise in learning design, adult learning methodologies
Expertise in leadership development and learning technology (including application of AI/ML)
Strong people management skills, managing a team in a remote/hybrid context
Experienced facilitator
Background / familiarity with analytics and leveraging insights to inform strategy and decision-making
Strong written and verbal communication
Bachelor’s Degree
Preferred Qualifications
Experience delivering effective learning experiences in a distributed/remote-first environment
Team Effectiveness certifications (Enneagram, Insights, CliftonStrengths)
Coaching Certification
Master’s Degree in Industrial and Organizational (I-O) Psychology or related business field (e.g. OD, OE, Learning and Org Change, etc.)
Compensation
US Zone 1
This role is not available in Zone 1 US Zone 2 $204,300—$276,300 USD US Zone 3 $181,600—$245,600 USD
The range(s) listed above is the expected annual salary/OTE (On-Target Earnings) for this role, subject to change.
Please note, OTE are for sales roles only.
Salary/OTE is just one component of Dropbox’s total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
Dropbox takes a number of factors into account when determining individual starting pay, including job and level they are hired into, location/metropolitan area, skillset, and peer compensation. We target most new hire offers between the minimum up to the middle of the range.
Dropbox uses the zip code of an employee’s remote work location to determine which metropolitan pay range we use. Current US Zone locations are as follows:
- US Zone 1: San Francisco metro, New York City metro, or Seattle metro
- US Zone 2: Austin (TX) metro, Chicago metro, California (outside SF metro), Colorado, Connecticut (outside NYC metro), Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York (outside NYC metro), Oregon, Pennsylvania (outside NYC or DC metro), Washington DC metro, and West Virginia (DC metro)
- US Zone 3: All other US locations
Benefits
Dropbox is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all Dropboxers and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:
Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
401(k) plan with a generous company match and immediate vesting
Flexible PTO/Paid Time Off, paid holidays, Volunteer Time Off, and more, allowing you time to unplug, unwind, and refresh
Income Protection Plans: Life and disability insurance
Business Travel Protection: Travel medical and accident insurance
Perks Allowance to be used on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness, learning and development, food and groceries, and much more
Parental benefits including: Parental Leave, Child and Adult Care, Day Care FSA, Fertility Benefits, Adoption and Surrogacy Support, and Lactation Support
Access to over 10,000 global co-working spaces through Gable.to , making it easy to book flexible workspaces for collaboration or individual work
Quarterly Cell phone and internet allowance
Mental health and wellness benefits
Disability and neurodivergence support benefits
Additional benefit details are available upon request.
Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work.
