Hi H***a, I’m J***e, an HR Recruiter at V***O L***g S***s. I came across your profile and was impressed by your extensive leadership in customer and employee training at S***s H***s, as well as your passion for virtual training and New Work. We’re currently looking for a Director of Learning & Development , Virtual Training & New Work to drive our CEE programs. If this aligns with your interests, I’d love to share more details and hear your thoughts. Would you be open to a brief chat? Best regards, J***e

Hi H***a, Great to hear you’re interested! I’d be happy to share more about V***O L***g S***s and the Director of Learning & Development , Virtual Training & New Work role: 1. Company & Culture - V***O L***g S***s is a remote-first EdTech firm of 150+ people, focused on cutting-edge virtual training and New Work strategies for global enterprises. We foster collaboration, continuous learning and agile ways of working. 2. Role Overview - Lead the design and delivery of virtual and blended training programs across CEE, leveraging digital platforms to boost learner engagement. - Develop and implement New Work methodologies to create a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing. - Manage and mentor a team of instructional designers, trainers and coaches, setting goals and driving development. - Partner with business units to assess needs, measure program effectiveness, and align initiatives with strategic objectives. - Oversee the training budget, vendor relationships and rollout of innovative technologies for scalable, high-impact solutions. 3. Why This Fits Your Profile - Your extensive leadership at S***s H***s in virtual training and customer/employee education aligns perfectly with our CEE expansion. - You’ll have a direct impact on shaping our regional L&D strategy and a clear path to senior leadership as we grow. - We provide the resources, technology and autonomy you need to drive innovation and deliver results. Would any of these 30-minute slots work for a quick chat next week? - Tuesday, May 14 at 10:00 CET - Wednesday, May 15 at 14:00 CET - Thursday, May 16 at 11:00 CET If none fit, please suggest times that suit you. In the meantime, let me know if you have any questions about the role or the team. Looking forward to our conversation! Best regards, J***e HR Recruiter, V***O L***g S***s

Hi H***a, Great,looking forward to speaking with you on Wednesday, May 15 at 14:00 CET. Currently our CEE L&D team is a tight-knit group of six professionals (a blend of instructional designers, virtual trainers and coaches) who cover our five core markets. As Director, you’ll lead and grow that team, setting strategic priorities and fostering collaboration across the region. You’ll report directly into our VP of Learning & Development, who is part of the senior leadership team and partners closely with People & Culture and our regional business heads. Let me know if you need anything else ahead of our call! Best regards, J***e

Hi H***a, Great question. Right now our biggest hurdle in CEE is balancing consistency and localization: we’re rolling out virtual and blended programs across five markets that each have their own language, cultural nuances and levels of digital maturity. At the same time, we’re embedding New Work practices,agile collaboration, self-organizing teams and continuous feedback loops,into a region accustomed to more traditional, in-person training. Finding the sweet spot between a scalable, unified framework and tailored, locally relevant content is our top priority. For the Director role, success in the first six months will be measured by: • Strategy & Roll-out: Delivering a clear CEE virtual learning roadmap and piloting at least two blended programs. • Engagement & Impact: Driving measurable improvements in learner satisfaction and participation (tracked via learner surveys and platform analytics). • Stakeholder Alignment: Receiving positive feedback from regional business heads and People & Culture on training relevance and agility. • Team Enablement: Establishing performance goals for your six-person team, coaching them in New Work methodologies, and embedding agile ways of working. • Budget & Vendor Management: Keeping programs on budget and securing any additional tech or vendor partnerships needed for scale. I hope this gives you a clear picture,let me know if there’s anything you’d like to explore further before our call on Wednesday. Best, J***e

Hi H***a, Great question. Our CEE programs run on a modern, cloud-based LMS that fully supports SCORM and xAPI, paired with an integrated authoring suite for creating virtual, blended and microlearning modules. Here’s how we handle it: 1. Authoring & Localization , We build master course templates in an authoring tool (e.g., Articulate 360/Rise), exporting all text strings and multimedia assets for translation. Local teams simply swap in language-specific versions,typically a 1,2 week turnaround per market. , Built-in branching logic lets you tailor scenarios or examples per country without rebuilding the entire course. 2. Virtual Classroom & Collaboration , Live sessions run over Zoom (or MS Teams) with embedded polling, breakout rooms and interactive whiteboards (Miro/Mural). Regional trainers can customize slide decks, polls and case studies on the fly. 3. Microlearning & Mobile Access , Bite-sized modules deploy via our LMS mobile app, so learners in Prague, Budapest or Bucharest can consume content in their native language wherever they are. 4. Analytics & Reporting , We use xAPI to track completion, engagement and quiz performance. Dashboards let you compare metrics across CEE markets and quickly identify where additional localization or reinforcement is needed. All platforms are cloud-hosted, API-driven and designed for modular content swapping. We also work with local SMEs and trusted translation partners to ensure cultural nuance and legal compliance. If you’d like a quick peek at the interface or a localization workflow diagram before our Wednesday call, just let me know,I’m happy to share. Best regards, J***e

Hi H***a, Please find attached: 1. A screenshot of our Articulate 360 authoring interface, showing how easily you can swap language strings and multimedia assets. 2. Our localization workflow diagram, which illustrates the 1,2-week turnaround process per market and built-in branching logic for country-specific content. Feel free to review them ahead of our call on Wednesday, May 15 at 14:00 CET. Let me know if you have any questions or need further details before then. Looking forward to our conversation! Best regards, J***e HR Recruiter, V***O L***g S***s