Assistant Manager- L&D

Job Description: Lead / Assistant Manager / Manager Learning & Development Function: Learning & Development Location: India Experience: 8–12+ years, depending on role level Role Overview We are looking for a proactive, business-oriented L&D professional who can independently engage with business leaders across India and offshore locations to identify capability gaps, define learning priorities, and drive initiatives from planning through execution and measurable outcomes. The role requires strong L&D expertise, business acumen, stakeholder management, communication, presentation, negotiation, and program management skills. The candidate should be comfortable influencing senior stakeholders, managing multiple priorities, and demonstrating the business impact of learning initiatives. Key Responsibilities

• Business Partnering: Independently engage with onshore and offshore business leaders, delivery heads, and HR stakeholders to understand business priorities, identify skill gaps, and align learning interventions with organizational goals.
• Learning Strategy & Execution: Plan and drive end-to-end L&D initiatives, including technical training, behavioral and leadership development, onboarding, reskilling, and upskilling programs.
• Capability & Certification Development: Drive competency frameworks, role-based learning pathways, technical certifications, and workforce readiness initiatives in partnership with business and technology teams.
• Stakeholder Management: Influence and negotiate with business leaders to secure nominations, resources, trainer availability, and learner participation. Proactively manage expectations, resolve challenges, and ensure timely execution.
• Program & Vendor Management: Manage learning calendars, trainers, external partners, budgets, learning platforms, and program operations while ensuring quality and cost effectiveness.
• Learning Analytics & Reporting: Define and track learning KPIs, certification targets, participation, effectiveness, and business outcomes. Prepare dashboards and executive presentations with actionable insights.
• Digital Learning & Innovation: Drive adoption of digital learning platforms, self-paced learning, automation, and AI-enabled solutions to improve learning effectiveness and operational efficiency. Required Skills & Experience
• 8–12+ years of experience in corporate L&D, talent development, or capability building, preferably in IT services, technology, or consulting.
• Proven ability to independently engage business leaders and drive L&D initiatives end-to-end, from needs analysis and planning to execution and measurable results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, stakeholder management, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Strong program management, analytical, problem-solving, and execution capabilities.
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams and onshore/offshore stakeholders.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, learning platforms, and data-driven reporting.
• Experience in technical learning, certification programs, competency frameworks, and digital learning solutions is preferred. Key Success Measures
• Achievement of agreed learning, certification, and capability-building targets.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and business alignment.
• Timely execution and measurable effectiveness of learning initiatives.
• Improved workforce readiness, learner participation, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Effective utilization of learning budgets and resources. Ideal Candidate: A self-driven L&D professional who combines strong execution with business partnering—someone who can confidently engage senior leaders, influence decisions, take ownership, and translate business capability needs into learning initiatives that deliver measurable outcomes.