Manager, Learning and Development

As part of Ford's Human Resources team, you'll help attract, hire, and retain top talent to achieve the company's vision.

The Manager, Learning and Development assesses and analyzes learning and performance needs, designs and develops solutions, and evaluates the effectiveness of learning programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor learning professionals to strategically align learning and performance solutions with organisational goals to drive business success.
• Collaborate to develop and refine consistent processes for business engagement, needs intake, prioritisation, project delivery, and governance.
• Utilise learning and performance strategies to analyse performance gaps, identify root causes, and design solutions to improve results.
• Develop and implement innovative learning approaches using a variety of modalities and tools to deliver effective learning experiences that adhere to instructional design principles.
• Use content-authoring, multimedia, and AI tools such as Articulate Rise, Storyline, Canva, and Camtasia to develop engaging learning solutions.
• Prioritise and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, build and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Define success measures and design evaluations of learner engagement, knowledge and skill gains, behaviour change, and business impact.
• Communicate proactively and clearly with stakeholders, SMEs, and team members to align on requirements, share progress, and address project risks.
• Partner with business owners to optimise the organisation's learning management system and other learning technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree (preferred) in Instructional Design, Learning Technology, Learning & Development, Organisational Development, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of work experience with a Master's degree or 10 years of work experience with a Bachelor's degree, preferably in Learning and Development or a related field.
• APTD, CPTD, CPT, CPTM, or another relevant learning and development credential (Preferred).
• Prosci Change Management Certification, CCMP, or a comparable change management credential (Preferred).

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidised back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day