Director of Training
RemoteColombia
Job Summary
Own the strategy, planning, and execution of the organization's technical training portfolio across all engineering programs. Lead the direction of the Technical Training function by aligning priorities with business goals, customer demand, and workforce readiness. Design and scale operations by managing instructor allocation, resource planning, and milestone delivery while ensuring high-quality execution. Establish measurement frameworks to evaluate training effectiveness, instructor impact, and ROI, integrating customer insights into curriculum development. Partner cross-functionally with Delivery, Engineering, Talent, and Revenue leadership to align initiatives with deployment readiness and business needs. Build and develop a high-performing Technical Training organization, coaching instructors and SMEs to ensure consistency and scalability.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of combined professional experience across the Tech and Academia sectors
- Consistent track record of professional growth, increasing leadership responsibility, and successfully leading and developing high-performing training teams
- Excellent and fluent communication in english, C1 Level
- Exposure to the AI lifecycle, Data Engineering and Awareness of how AI is integrated with current technology stack
- General fluency with software development lifecycle, understanding of the mechanics of how software technology is deployed in a production environment
- Demonstrated ability to design rigorous technical assessments and certification paths to validate 'deployment-readiness' for client-facing projects
- Success in building 'Train-the-Trainer' initiatives, scaling knowledge transfer across a global or distributed engineering workforce
- Ability to define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as Time-to-Productivity (TTP), training ROI, and internal NPS
- Skilled in forecasting talent 'inventory,' ensuring the training pipeline aligns perfectly with upcoming project demands and sales forecasts
- Experience acting as a bridge between Sales/Product (to understand client needs) and HR/Recruiting (to define hiring profiles)
- Proven track record in managing educational budgets, third-party vendor relationships, and internal knowledge management systems
- Exceptional adaptability to lead a team through the rapid, often weekly, iterations of the AI industry
- Ability to translate complex technical training progress into high-level strategic insights for C-suite stakeholders and clients
- A passion for fostering a 'Continuous Learning' culture that positions the company as a premier destination for top-tier AI talent
- An analytical eye for identifying 'hidden gem' candidates who possess the foundational logic to be successfully upskilled into AI roles
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in consulting or client-facing environments, with a proven ability to build technical proposals and manage high-stakes client relationships
- Exposure to modern AI orchestration frameworks, including the design and implementation of agents, tool-calling logic (MCP/function calling), and the underlying architectural components necessary for autonomous, multi-step execution
- Experience in building Project-Based Learning (PBL) frameworks and technical curricula tailored for high-level engineering talent
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