Learning And Development Specialist

Job description

**Consultant Learning & Development** **Experience: 5-8yrs** **Location: Hyderabad** **Role Summary** We are seeking a highly driven candidate to lead enterprise-wide learning initiatives, capability-building programs, and workforce transformation efforts. The role will be responsible for designing, deploying, and scaling technical, domain, leadership, and early-career learning programs that strengthen organizational capabilities and support business growth. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing large-scale learning academies, certification programs, digital learning initiatives, LMS administration, and learning analytics across global audiences. **Key Responsibilities** **1. Enterprise Capability Development & Learning Academies** - Design, manage, and execute instructor-led, blended, and self-paced learning programs across multiple business and technology domains. - Develop structured learning pathways, competency frameworks, and capability-building journeys aligned to organizational skill requirements. - Drive technical and domain upskilling programs across areas such as Cloud, Data, Analytics, Supply Chain, Healthcare, Retail, BFSI, Telecom, and related industries. - Lead certification enablement programs and ensure learner readiness through structured practice sessions, assessments, and performance tracking. - Monitor workforce capability development and support deployment readiness by tracking critical skill-building initiatives. **2. Leadership & Early Career Development** - Program manage leadership development initiatives for emerging and experienced leaders. - Partner with external training organizations, faculty, and business stakeholders to deliver impactful leadership programs. - Design and manage campus-to-corporate and early-career onboarding programs aimed at accelerating workforce readiness and organizational integration. - Drive learner engagement, mentoring, and continuous development initiatives. **3. Instructional Design & Digital Learning** - Develop and curate engaging digital learning content, including eLearning modules, learning pathways, assessments, and knowledge assets. - Collaborate with internal Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to create business-relevant and high-impact learning experiences. - Ensure learning content aligns with organizational goals, competency frameworks, and real-world business use cases. - Leverage emerging technologies and AI-based solutions to enhance learning effectiveness, scalability, and cost efficiency. - Oversee content lifecycle management and continuous curriculum enhancement. **4. Learning Operations, LMS Governance & Analytics** - Administer Learning Management Systems (LMS) and Learning Experience Platforms (LXP), including user management, content deployment, certification tracking, and reporting. - Manage learning operations, attendance tracking, assessments, certifications, and learner communications. - Build and maintain learning dashboards to monitor program effectiveness, completion rates, learner engagement, certification outcomes, and satisfaction metrics. - Ensure data accuracy, audit readiness, and governance compliance across learning programs. - Coordinate and support learner cohorts across multiple geographies and time zones. **5. Stakeholder & Vendor Management** - Partner closely with business leaders, HR, SMEs, and external training partners to identify capability gaps and learning priorities. - Manage training vendors, certification partners, and learning providers. - Present learning outcomes, program impact, and capability-building metrics to senior stakeholders. - Drive continuous improvement initiatives based on learner feedback and business requirements. **Preferred Qualifications** - Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Learning & Development, Education, Engineering, or a related field. - Master's degree or relevant certifications in Learning & Development, Instructional Design, Talent Development, or Project Management preferred. **Experience Required** - 5–8 years of experience in Learning & Development, Capability Building, Talent Development, Learning Operations, or related areas. - Proven experience managing large-scale enterprise learning programs and academies. - Experience working with technical, functional, and leadership development initiatives. - Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills. - Experience supporting geographically distributed learner populations. **Preferred Skills** - Learning Program Management - Capability Building & Workforce Transformation - Leadership Development - Instructional Design & eLearning Development - LMS/LXP Administration - Learning Analytics & Reporting - Certification Program Management - Stakeholder & Vendor Management - Project Management - AI-enabled Learning Solutions - Change Management & Learning Adoption **Success Measures** - Learning program completion and engagement rates - Certification achievement rates - Workforce capability and deployment readiness metrics - Learner satisfaction scores - Adoption of digital learning platforms - Program impact on business and talent outcomes - Operational excellence and governance compliance This role is ideal for someone passionate about enabling workforce growth, building future-ready capabilities, and driving measurable learning impact across the organization.