Learning & Development Solutions Lead

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The Learning & Development Solutions Lead will be based in India and lead a globally dispersed team with most direct reports in India and additional team members across Takedas learning hubs and other locations. The group will initially sit within the Learning and Talent Management Center of Excellence and Innovation and is expected to transition to People Solutions as the future operating model matures.

This leader translates Product Owner priorities across six enterprise product areas into scalable artificial intelligence-enabled and human-centered learning talent performance and development solutions. The role leads solution design delivery learning technology and content operations partnering with Product Owners Journey Owners Human Resources Business Leaders People Partners Data Digital and Technology operations teams vendors and global learning hubs.

How you will contribute
Lead an inclusive high-performing global Learning & Development Solutions team across India Cambridge Zurich Japan and other locations.
Translate priorities across enterprise talent development people leader development employee learning and development talent and succession performance management and organizational effectiveness into measurable user-centered solutions.
Lead the design and delivery of artificial intelligence agents digital tools Bloom pathways programs career and performance resources assessments coaching solutions frameworks and toolkits.
Own the administration and continuous improvement of Takedas learning technology portfolio including Bloom learning experience platform NovoEd Synthesia and connected platforms with Data Digital and Technology vendors and platform stakeholders.
Establish platform governance covering access releases service levels content standards quality accessibility privacy security risk vendor performance and issue escalation.
Lead the end-to-end experience for Takeda curators and users including onboarding permissions enablement communications support adoption and feedback.
Build a global curator community and scalable content operations spanning templates metadata publishing localization maintenance archiving and responsible artificial intelligence-generated content.
Use learner curator platform and content data to improve adoption engagement service performance product decisions and business outcomes.
Design self-service virtual hybrid cohort-based and in-person experiences coordinating with the Cambridge Zurich and Japan learning hubs to balance global standards and regional needs.
Flex design technology facilitation assessment coaching and program-management capacity across products and peak cycles.
Clarify handoffs across the tiered Human Resources model and enable direct access and standard services with clear escalation for specialist support.
Manage priorities budgets vendors roadmaps resources service levels delivery risks and change while balancing transformation and business-as-usual needs.
Advise senior leaders on learning technology workforce capability artificial intelligence-enabled opportunities experience design and delivery risks.

Skills and qualifications
More than 10 years of experience in enterprise learning learning technology leadership development talent performance organizational effectiveness experience design or a related discipline in a complex global organization.
Demonstrated success leading geographically dispersed teams including teams concentrated in India and colleagues across global hubs cultures and time zones.
Deep expertise in learning experience and product design digital and blended learning scalable program delivery and learning technology enablement.
Experience administering and governing enterprise learning platforms and content ecosystems; experience with Bloom learning experience platform NovoEd Synthesia or comparable platforms is strongly preferred.
Experience managing curator and user communities platform operating models access releases vendors service levels content lifecycle adoption analytics and continuous improvement.
Ability to translate strategy into practical frameworks pathways programs digital experiences and artificial intelligence-enabled resources while applying sound judgment on accessibility privacy security intellectual property and human oversight.
Strong knowledge of product-led operating models employee journeys tiered support service design and global learning technology ecosystems.
Proven stakeholder portfolio and program leadership including prioritization resource planning financial stewardship vendor management roadmaps risk and measurement.
Strong communication analytical and change leadership skills with the ability to operate effectively across cultures functions and seniority levels.

As a recognized global expert you bring deep learning and experience design enterprise learning technology platform and content operations and artificial intelligence-enabled learning expertise with broad knowledge of leadership talent performance organizational effectiveness and workforce capability. Operating with substantial autonomy you connect Product Owners Learning & Development Solutions and global delivery hubs to solve complex enterprise challenges and deliver measurable progress against Takedas learning and growth priorities.