Overview

Job Description Job Description Company DescriptionZayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world's most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo's 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo's communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.Zayo is seeking a Director of Community, Learning, and Growth to serve as strategic operator and systems thinker to build and lead Zayo's Community, Learning & Growth strategy. This is a unique, non-hierarchical leadership role focused on two enterprise-wide goals:Strengthening our culture of community through intentional systems, shared experiences, and visible supportCreating a culture of learning and growth that unlocks development and momentum for all employeesOur Director of Community, Learning, and Growth role does not come with a team, but it does come with influence. It is a multi-year enterprise build and the right person will serve as the organizer, architect, and activator of a high-functioning ecosystem across culture, employee connection, development, and learning. You'll be supported directly by the VP of Talent Management, with full executive sponsorship and clear priorities. Success in this role is not about owning all the work, it's about bringing structure, alignment, and lift to what already exists, while inspiring people to row in the same direction. We're open to this position working in a hybrid capacity out of our Denver, CO office (1401 Wynkoop).Key Responsibilities:Talent & Community (50%) This leader will shape and activate the systems, stories, and structures that strengthen Zayo's culture, connect employees to one another, and build trust inside and outside the company.Community Engagement - "Community North Star": Align Zayo's time, resources, and voice to the communities we most want to impact-through financial giving, volunteerism, and service. Establish clear focus areas and define how we measure and communicate impact company-wide.ERG Framework & Activation: Define and operationalize how Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are formed, supported, and integrated into company culture. Enable ERGs to contribute meaningfully to business impact, leadership development, and employee connection.Cultural Narratives & Activation: Curate and amplify the stories, shared rituals, and key cultural moments that make Zayo's culture visible and resonant. Partner across teams to scale storytelling and align cultural moments with business priorities and leadership behaviors.Internal Partnerships & Governance: Build trust-based partnerships across HR, communications, legal, and business teams to ensure alignment, compliance, and thoughtful governance of all culture, ERG, and employee engagement efforts.Learning & Growth (50%) This role serves as the enterprise leader for building a culture of learning and growth-activating the mindset, systems, and shared practices that enable development at scale. It requires deep influence, strong cross-functional leadership, and the ability to bring structure to a distributed ecosystem.Learning Ecosystem Activation: Align learning and training leaders across the company into a unified, purpose-driven ecosystem. Help drive clarity on what employees need to learn-skills, behaviors, processes-and determine the best-fit modalities (e.g., in-person, virtual instructor-led, job aids, microlearning).Program Design Standards & Enablement: Establish shared frameworks and success criteria for learning design and delivery. Elevate the quality, consistency, and impact of training by co-creating tools, templates, and guidance with decentralized learning teams.Technology, Tools & Data Strategy: Shape the vision for lea