Job Description
You play a key role in supporting the strategic direction of Learning & Capability across EMEA. By leveraging data-driven insights, you inform decisions, identify capability gaps, and help build a more agile, high-performing workforce. Through compelling engagement strategies and storytelling, you ensure learning solutions connect with diverse audiences, drive adoption, and deliver measurable impact.
Responsibilities
* Strategic Insights & Decision Support
* Lead the synthesis of learning and capability data from multiple resources to uncover trends, risks, and opportunities across Canon EMEA.
* Translate complex data into actionable insights that inform strategic priorities, solution design and workforce capability planning.
* Influence the evolution of Learning and Capability strategy through evidence-based recommendations that support organisational agility and transformation.
* Engagement Strategy & Engagement Design
* Own the development and execution of integrated engagement strategies, that drive awareness, adoption, and impact of learning and capability solutions.
* Apply behavioural science and audience segmentation to personalise messaging and optimise learner experience.
* Craft compelling narratives that connect data, strategy and business outcomes, enhancing stakeholder understanding and buy-in.
* Continuously improve communication channels and engagement methodologies, applying principles of simplicity, agility and impact.
* Stakeholder Influence and Collaboration
* Build trusted relationships across central and local HR, Bus and functions stakeholders to align efforts and amplify impact.
* Shape how the L&C function engages employees, ensuring learning is built into key moments (e.g. onboarding, career transitions, and performance management) so development feels timely, relevant, and embedded in the employee experience.
* Partner with CCMS to maintain alignment with corporate standards and elevate visibility and impact of learning and capability initiatives.
* Governance and Continuous Improvement
* Partner with the Design and Standards Lead to ensure insights inform solution development and performance tracking.
* Champion feedback loops and agile iteration to continuously improve engagement and communication effectiveness.
* Lead the governance and optimisation of digital learning platforms (CDH, Percipio, SharePoint, Engage…), ensuring accessibility, relevance, and learner-centric design.
* Data Visualisation & Reporting
* Partner the Budgeting and Reporting Analyst to develop and maintain dashboards that visualise capability trends, engagement metrics and business impact.
* Monitor engagement performance indicators to assess effectiveness, guide future investments and inform L&C strategic decision making.
* Explore emerging methodologies and data tools (E.g AI, automation to enhance insight generation and engagement strategies.
Qualifications
Proven expertise in strategic communications, employee engagement, or L&D strategy.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to derive insights from complex data sets and translate them into strategic action.
Exceptional storytelling and narrative building capabilities that influence senior stakeholders.
Skilled in stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration and influencing across a matrixed organisation.
Experience with digital learning platform, data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI) and engagement analytics.
Familiarity with behavioural science, marketing principles, and emerging technologies in learning and engagement
Canon Core Behaviours
* Drive for results
* Focus on the Customer
* Take ownership and accountability
* Act as a team player
* Shows courage and conviction
* People orientated
* Caring for self and others
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