- Learning & Development manager will establish, launch, and lead the Company's Corporate Academy and University, creating a world-class learning ecosystem that develops leaders, professionals, technical specialists, and future talent across all business units and countries.
- The role is responsible for building from scratch organizational knowledge into structured learning pathways, building leadership pipelines, strengthening succession readiness, driving workforce capability, and creating a culture of continuous learning aligned with business growth.
- This position serves as the strategic architect and operational leader of the Academy and University model, ensuring learning becomes a competitive advantage for the organization.
Academy for bringing onboard young A-players.
- Deliver onboarding and induction programs.
- Build technical and functional skills.
- Support compliance and mandatory training.
- Create internal certification programs.
- Capture and transfer organizational knowledge.
- Graduate and emerging talent development.
- Make sure that high-performers are placed in junior and specialist roles.
University Function: focus on long-term professional and leadership development - internal Learning and Development institution for the company groupwide.
- Offer structured development pathways.
- Develop future leaders.
- Partner with universities and professional institutes.
- Build accreditation and certification frameworks.
- Support knowledge sharing across countries.
- Establish centers of excellence and a lessons-learned framework.
Academy & University Strategy
- Design and implement the Corporate Academy and University strategy.
- Develop a multi-year learning roadmap aligned with business strategy.
- Create the Academy and University operating model.
- Establish governance, policies, learning standards, and quality assurance frameworks.
- Build learning architecture across all employee populations.
Learning Framework Design
Develop structured learning pathways for:
- New hires
- Individual contributors
- Supervisors
- Managers
- Senior leaders
- Executives
- High-potential talent for the succession planning
- Technical specialists
- Graduate trainees
- Design and launch Leadership Academy, C&D, Sales and Marketing, Health and Security and other departments.
Content & Curriculum Development
- Create enterprise-wide curriculum architecture.
- Develop learning content internally and with external partners.
- Build digital learning libraries and knowledge sharing databases.
- Develop learning toolkits, playbooks, guides, and academies.
Learning Technology & Digital Learning
Lead implementation and optimization of:
- Learning Management System (LMS)
- AI-enabled learning tools
University Partnerships & Accreditation
Establish partnerships with:
- Universities
- Professional bodies
- Executive education institutes
- Industry associations
- Certification providers
Talent & Succession Development
Partner with Talent Management to:
- Build leadership pipelines.
- Increase bench strength.
- Support succession planning.
- Accelerate high-potential employee development.
- Prepare future leaders and increase the performance of employees.
We appreciate data-driven attitude to make the Learning journey effective. Establish dashboards and executive reporting.
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Education, Organizational Development, Business or related discipline. Master's degree preferred.
- Learning and Development certifications preferred (CPTD, CIPD, SHRM, ATD)
- 10+ years progressive Learning & Development experience. 5+ years leading enterprise-wide learning functions.
- Experience establishing or transforming a Corporate Academy, University, Leadership Institute, or Capability Development function.
- Experience in multi-country operations preferred / Mixed-use developments.
- Experience implementing LMS and digital learning ecosystems.
- Proven success in leadership development and talent acceleration.
- The successful candidate is not merely a training manager but a learning ecosystem builder capable of creating a Corporate Academy and University that develops the next generation of leaders, professionals, and technical experts while directly supporting business growth, succession readiness, and organizational transformation. Strategic, self-driven, eager to bring value to the business through strategic and hands-on projects; ready to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.