careers.oerlikon.com
Learning & Development Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Huntersville, NC, USA | Lake Orion, MI, USA | Plymouth, MI, USA | Troy, MI, USA
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
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- Experience
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- Category
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Skills
Must have
- Relevant university degree or equivalent professional experience in learning and development, organizational development, human resources, education, business administration or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience managing global or multi-country L&D programs from planning through delivery and evaluation.
- Proven experience holding regional responsibility for learning and development, ideally across the Americas.
- Hands-on experience working in a Learning Management System to build training programs, learning paths, enrollments and reports.
- Experience with e-learning content and standards (e.g. SCORM) and coordinating with LMS vendors or IT teams.
- Experience translating business needs into practical development solutions in a global, matrixed and multicultural organization.
- Learning Management System administration, configuration and program build.
- Regional ownership and execution of global L&D initiatives.
- Instructional design and blended learning, with the ability to facilitate when required.
- Consulting, needs analysis and translation of business priorities into learning solutions.
- Stakeholder and vendor management, influencing and executive-ready communication.
- Business fluent in English; Spanish and/or Portuguese an advantage.
- Flexibility to work across time zones and travel within the Americas and internationally as required.
- For Huntersville facility: In compliance with U.S. Government technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), candidates must be a U.S. citizen, lawful p
Full description
We are looking for a Learning & Development Manager, Americas based in close proximiy to one of our facilities in Michigan (Plymouth, Troy or Lake Orion) or North Carolina (Huntersville). In this role you will drive the successful roll-out and continuous improvement of global Learning & Development programs across the Americas. The role combines strong program and project management with regional ownership, ensuring global L&D initiatives are planned, built, launched and measured consistently while reflecting the needs of businesses and employees across North, Central and South America.
Your Responsibilities:Regional L&D Responsibility, Americas - approximately 35%
- Own the L&D portfolio for the Americas, ensuring consistent access to global programs across countries, sites and business units.
- Partner with regional HR, business leaders and people managers to identify capability priorities and translate them into focused learning solutions.
- Clarify the business challenge, target audience, desired behaviors and measures of success before recommending an intervention.
- Adapt global programs to regional, cultural and language needs while preserving enterprise-wide standards, learning outcomes and program intent.
- Manage relationships with regional learning vendors and external partners, including scoping, onboarding and quality oversight.
- Share regional insight, learner feedback and emerging needs with the global Leadership & Culture team.
Global L&D Program Project Management - approximately 20%
- Lead end-to-end project management of a global L&D program in the Americas.
- Act as the regional point of contact for the global Leadership & Culture team, aligning regional execution with global program standards and timelines.
- Track milestones, dependencies, proactively escalating risks and resolving issues to keep programs on track.
- Provide clear status reporting and program dashboards to global and regional stakeholders.
Learning Management System & Program Build - approximately 25%
- Configure and launch training programs in the LMS, including courses, learning paths, curricula, enrollment rules, assessments and certifications.
- Support business in upload and manage e-learning content (e.g. SCORM packages), virtual sessions, instructor-led events and blended learning journeys.
- Manage enrollments, audience assignments, notifications, reminders and completion tracking for regional and global programs.
Program Delivery - approximately 20%
- Facilitate or co-facilitate selected sessions in person and virtually, and coordinate internal and external facilitators.