Senior Director, Learning & Development

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ABOUT THE COMPANY

At Current, everything starts with people. We partner with leading accounting firms across the United States, bringing them together through a shared platform that supports their growth while preserving the local identities and client relationships that make each firm unique. Our partner firms combine the close connections of a local team with the resources of a national community, giving professionals access to broader career opportunities, learning, collaboration, and innovative technology. Whether you join Current or one of our partner firms, you’ll be part of a connected team investing in your development and shaping the future of accounting.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Senior Director, Learning & Development owns the enterprise learning and performance strategy for Current and the firms on our platform. This role sets the direction for how our professionals develop, how performance is measured and rewarded, and how learning technology and compliance infrastructure scale alongside an aggressive acquisition pace.

This is a builder's role with a team behind it. The Senior Director leads a function spanning learning design, performance management, systems ownership, and integration delivery, and is accountable for turning a collection of firm-level practices into one coherent platform capability. The role balances long-range strategy with hands-on ownership: setting the framework, then making sure it actually lands across dozens of firms with different histories, cultures, and levels of maturity.

The Senior Director partners closely with the CHRO, firm managing partners, service line leaders, HR Business Partners, and integration teams, and serves as the executive voice for talent development across the platform.

RESPONSIBILITIES

LEARNING STRATEGY & ENTERPRISE CAPABILITY

• Own the enterprise learning strategy across all firms, service lines, and career levels, from Associate through Partner.
• Set the architecture for role-based learning pathways across Tax, Audit, CAS, Advisory, and Operations, and hold the standard for quality and consistency across the content library.
• Lead the design and delivery of flagship leadership and business development programs, including university and external academic partnerships.
• Build next-generation partner readiness, ensuring the platform has a visible pipeline of future firm leaders.
• Define how learning connects to career progression, promotion criteria, and capability expectations across the platform.
• Establish measures that tie learning investment to business outcomes including retention, promotion readiness, utilization, and client service quality.

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

• Own the performance management philosophy, framework, and annual cycle calendar across all firms & HQ.
• Set direction on goal-setting methodology, competency models, rating guides, calibration standards, and feedback practices.
• Ensure performance and learning operate as

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• Strong analytics and reporting skills, with the ability to build a business case from data.
• Experience managing external academic or university program partnerships.
• Experience owning learning content provider relationships end to end, including selection, contract and renewal negotiation, seat allocation across entities, and building the utilization case for continued investment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & TRAVEL

• This position operates as part of a US East Coast-based team, with typical working hours aligning with EST to support effective collaboration.
• We offer flexibility in managing your schedule to maintain a healthy work-life balance while meeting business needs.
• Approximately 30% travel for leadership programs, integration support, and firm-facing sessions.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The total rewards package at Current includes base salary and benefits.

Our salary ranges are competitive within the accounting industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.

We provide a robust benefits package, including

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (with options for fully paid employee only coverage for health and dental)
• Company-Paid Life and Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Ancillary Benefits such as supplemental life insurance, critical illness, and accident insurance
• Classic Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan with employer contributions
• Opportunities for professional growth, learning, and development including access to Becker and LinkedIn Learning

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.