Manager - Learning & Organization Development

Job Description (Senior Manager - Learning & Organization Development)

About the Role:

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Senior Manager – Learning and Organization Development to develop and sustain the vision & strategy for the Learning & Development and Organization Development functions in India.

Drive leadership development efforts across the organization and anchor org-wide talent solutions / interventions to support organizational vision and drive effectiveness in alignment with business priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

Learning & Development

• Liaise with the Leadership Team to align the overall learning and development strategy with the broader business goals of the company.
• Responsible for engaging with key business / divisional stakeholders to drive Learning Culture and people capability development across diverse groups.
• Oversee training and talent programs to ensure they are contemporary, market leading and impactful.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and liaise with external experts to offer rich learning programs.
• Design and deliver programs/interventions to enhance leadership skills at various organizational levels. Oversee training delivery for leadership team.
• Support talent imperatives like succession planning and hi-po development.
• Manage L&D data for analysis and ensuring alignment with plans

Organizational Development and Effectiveness

• Take an insightful approach to diagnose business challenge by understanding from Business Units Leaders.
• Provide strategic direction and management of assessment, conceptualization, design and roll-out of various short-term and long-term OD interventions around structure, processes and HR / talent management practices to gain a competitive advantage.
• Leverage data from tools like performance reviews, employee surveys and business and HR metrics to develop insightful solutions
• Utilize effective change management tools / techniques to embed and sustain acceptance, adoption and usage of OD initiatives.
• Embody a strategic organization design and effectiveness partner to advise, steer, coach and amicably challenge business leaders and senior HR decision makers, whilst providing options and recommended solutions to aid decision making.
• Act as guardian of key org related KPIs (org layer, span of control etc.)
• Stay current on industry best practices through deep research and leverage this knowledge to create and benchmark solutions.
• Have a keen eye for measuring the effectiveness of various solutions with clear, specific metrics.

Required Qualifications:

• 8-12 years of experience with at least 3-5 years leading the L&D / OD functions in IT Product / Services organizations.
• Proven track record of developing and delivering lean yet impactful solutions.
• Strong program management methodologies.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously
• Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication skills
• Ability to drive alignment, solve problems, and make strategic decisions
• High adaptability and ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Passion for driving impact, collaboration, and excellence.
• Attention to detail and a passion for planning.
• High ownership and accountability.

Location
: Bangalore (Hybrid Work Model)

Experience
: 8 - 12 years

Education
: Bachelor’s degree / Master’s degree.