Candidate · Director, Education Consulting — Sales & Marketing

I build education programs that move Sales & Marketing numbers — not just completion rates.

I'm Kilian Goldin: 15+ years leading learning and sales-enablement organizations at loanDepot, Mr. Cooper, and Samsung. I made this site to show — pillar by pillar — how I'd deliver in this role at FICO.

$6Mprofit generated by a sales-enablement program I built at Samsung
16 → 45training org I scaled at loanDepot; onboarding capacity tripled
70% vs 56%pass rate of my blended program vs. the national average
6,000employees enabled through CRM, Workday & LMS change programs
Why this role

Education consulting that operates inside the business, on the business's clock.

The job description asks for someone who can deliver learning solutions "within critical opportunity windows" and prove impact in business terms. That is exactly how I've operated for 15 years — as a consultative partner to EVPs, SVPs, and VPs across Sales, HR, IT, and Operations, translating transformation priorities into programs measured in ROI, productivity, and adoption, not just completions. FICO's five mission pillars for this role read like a summary of my career. Here's the evidence.

The mission pillars

FICO's five pillars, mapped to what I've already done.

Each card pairs the language from the role description with a concrete result from my track record.

01

Engage Stakeholders

"Build strong working relationships with Sales & Marketing leaders, SMEs, HR partners, and Partner ecosystem stakeholders…"

At loanDepot I run weekly alignment meetings with EVPs, SVPs, and VPs across Sales, HR, IT, and Operations — clarifying needs, defining success measures, and shaping solutions before a single course is built.

At Samsung I managed strategic relationships with carriers and retail partners — the same external partner-ecosystem dynamic FICO's software business depends on.

02

Support Alignment

"Align education programs to Sales & Marketing priorities, transformation initiatives, operating rhythms, and performance goals…"

I lead enterprise needs analyses that start with business objectives and work backwards — using ADDIE and adult-learning principles to turn priorities into learner-centered programs.

At Mr. Cooper I built the learning function from the ground up (1 → 12 people), aligning every program to organizational goals via stakeholder discovery, focus groups, and data-driven evaluation.

03

Drive Desired Outcomes

"Manage the education consulting program portfolio, balancing stakeholder demand, team capacity, and timing… within the opportunity window."

I manage end-to-end portfolios in Asana — scope, sequencing, prioritization, risk, and stakeholder communication — for a 45-person training organization.

When loanDepot needed hiring throughput fast, my team scaled onboarding from 40–60 to 180–225 new hires per month — capacity delivered inside the window where it mattered.

04

Manage Change

"Identify moments that matter… and execute against sources of influence — leaders, managers, SMEs, communications, launch moments, reinforcement…"

I led the enablement side of CRM, Workday, and LMS implementations across 6,000 employees — orchestrating leaders, communications, and reinforcement to drive real adoption, not shelfware.

At Samsung, targeted field enablement using SPIN and MEDDIC cut product return rates from 50% to 33% — behavior change you can see in the P&L.

05

Measure Improvement

"Track and report ROI, KPIs, productivity measures, and learning impact indicators, connecting education delivery to performance outcomes."

I combine Tableau analytics, learner feedback, and business metrics to evaluate every program — and I report in the language executives use. The proof: a sales-enablement program that generated $6M in profit and made a service department profitable for the first time in seven years; a 26-week blended program with a 70% pass rate vs. a 56% national average, producing ~125 ready performers a month; and AI-assisted analysis that closes the loop from skill gap → intervention → measured outcome.

Role fit

What you're seeking → what I've done.

Line-by-line against the qualifications in the posting.

FICO is seeking
My track record
Solid experience in learning, enablement, or education consulting with meaningful Sales & Marketing exposure
15+ years across L&D and sales enablement — Director at loanDepot, AVP at Mr. Cooper, Senior Sales Enablement Manager at Samsung.
Managing a portfolio of initiatives — prioritization, sequencing, resource planning
Run the full program portfolio for a 45-person training org in Asana: demand intake, capacity balancing, sequencing, risk mitigation, delivery.
Relationship-building with senior stakeholders on transformation imperatives
Trusted learning partner to EVPs, SVPs, and VPs; weekly operating-rhythm meetings across Sales, HR, IT, and Operations.
Consulting skills: active listening, needs analysis, facilitation, solution recommendation
Enterprise needs analyses, stakeholder discovery sessions, focus groups, and 1,000+ facilitated workshops on sales, marketing, service, and HR topics.
Leading cross-functional teams, coaching Learning Consultants and senior partners
Built and led teams of 12, 25, and 45; grew leaders inside each; managed 30–50 remote team members at Samsung.
Understanding of S&M dynamics: readiness, pipeline, launches, partner enablement, adoption
Sales readiness and launch enablement for 1,500 field managers; 200+ experiential activations; carrier & retail partner enablement at Samsung, including train-the-trainer delivery models.
Fluency in learning measurement, business KPIs, ROI analysis, productivity indicators
Tableau-based program measurement tied to business outcomes: $6M profit, 70% vs 56% pass rates, return rates 50%→33%, onboarding throughput 3–4×.
Change management to drive adoption of new strategies, tools, and operating models
Enablement lead for CRM, Workday, and LMS rollouts across 6,000 employees — communications, manager activation, reinforcement, and adoption measurement.
Sales exposure — "carried a bag" in a direct or indirect sales or sales-support role
Eight years embedded in Samsung's field sales organization enabling up to 1,200 sales managers, working carrier and retail channels with SPIN and MEDDIC — sales-support in the truest sense.
Calm, focused leadership in dynamic, fast-changing environments
Mortgage (2020–present) and consumer electronics — two of the most volatile operating environments there are. I build psychologically safe teams that ship through the turbulence.
The differentiator

AI-first enablement, for an AI-first analytics company.

FICO sells advanced analytics and AI decisioning. Its education consulting should be built the same way. I already run an AI-embedded learning operation — not as an experiment, but as the production workflow.

That means education programs that refresh at the speed of FICO's product launches and sales plays — and a measurement loop that treats learning like any other business investment.

GenAI in the workflowNeeds analysis, outlining, drafting, iteration, and rapid content updates — cutting build cycles dramatically.
AI video at scaleSynthesia-produced training video: standardized delivery, refreshed as fast as priorities change.
AI-supported coachingPersonalized learning paths, feedback, and coaching support built into programs — not bolted on.
Analytics-driven loopTableau + AI-assisted analysis to find skill gaps, evaluate outcomes, and prove ROI.
Track record

Fifteen years of building enablement engines.

2020 — Present

Director of Learning & Development

loanDepot · Irvine, CA

Consultative learning partner to EVPs/SVPs/VPs across Sales, HR, IT, and Operations. Scaled the training org from 16 to 45, tripled onboarding throughput, and embedded GenAI and Synthesia into the production learning workflow. Portfolio management in Asana; measurement in Tableau.

2017 — 2020

AVP of Learning & Development

Mr. Cooper · Dallas, TX & Santa Ana, CA

Built the learning function from scratch (1 → 12). Designed the 26-week blended work-from-home program that hit a 70% pass rate against a 56% national average. Launched the companywide "My Way" initiative to strengthen employee-customer connection.

2012 — 2016

Senior Sales Enablement Manager

Samsung · Plano, TX

Led a team of 25 delivering retail talent development across mobile, CE, and appliances. Built the sales-enablement program that generated $6M in profit and made a service department profitable for the first time in seven years. 1,000+ workshops; monthly sessions to 1,500 field managers and 500 technical agents; carrier and retail partner enablement.

2008 — 2012

Sales Enablement Manager

Samsung · Plano, TX

Enabled a national field org of up to 1,200 managers. Cut product return rates from 50% to 33% in Midwest markets using SPIN and MEDDIC. Managed 30–50 remote team members and coordinated 200+ experiential activations.

Education

B.S. Marketing & Business Administration

The University of Texas at Dallas

If you hire me

A first 90 days built around your opportunity windows.

The posting is explicit: impact happens inside critical windows. Here's how I'd move.

Days 1–30

Listen & map

  • Stakeholder interviews with Sales & Marketing leaders, SMEs, HR partners, and Partner ecosystem owners
  • Inventory current education programs and in-flight transformation initiatives
  • Learn the operating rhythms — QBRs, launch calendars, sales plays, pipeline cadences
  • Baseline the KPIs that matter: readiness, ramp time, pipeline contribution, adoption
Days 31–60

Align & prioritize

  • Build the portfolio view: demand vs. capacity vs. timing, sequenced to opportunity windows
  • Agree a measurement framework with stakeholders — ROI, productivity, and impact indicators defined up front
  • Ship 1–2 quick wins tied to a live launch moment or sales play
  • Establish the operating cadence with Education Consulting leadership
Days 61–90

Deliver & prove

  • Launch the first prioritized programs with full change scaffolding: leaders, managers, comms, reinforcement
  • Stand up the impact dashboard connecting education delivery to S&M performance
  • Report early results and iterate — publicly, in business language
  • Lay the partner-enablement roadmap, including train-the-trainer models
Let's talk

I built this site for one audience: the FICO hiring team.

If what you've read looks like the leader you're hiring for, I'd welcome the conversation.