Senior manager L&D

Senior Manager L&D Studio Leader (India) Learning Design Delivery & Ops

WHO YOU ARE

Youre a builder and operator who loves turning messy learning demand into clean scalable delivery. You bring equal parts creative craft (beautiful client-ready learning experiences) and execution discipline (standards QA timelines and operational rigor). You think in systems coach teams to consistent quality and know how to run a high-performing creative studio that can deliver at pace without chaos.

Youre comfortable leading a team (8 10 over time) and partnering across time zones with senior stakeholders. Youre energized by building playbooks templates and workflows that make quality repeatable not heroic.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE IN YOUR FIRST YEAR

You will stand up a reliable L&D Studio execution engine in India that:

1. high-quality learning assets and facilitation consistently on time and at scale
2. studio standards (templates QA content lifecycle delivery readiness) that raise the bar across L&D
3. an operating rhythm with Portfolio Management and Learning Tech/Data functions so work is prioritized trackable and measurable
4. learner experience through consistency branding and strong production value

1. capacity visibility (intake effort sizing resourcing) and eliminates last-minute fire drills

WHAT YOULL DO

Studio Leadership & Team Management

Lead and develop a studio team spanning instructional design/content delivery/facilitation and learning operations/PMO.

Build a strong team culture: clear roles high standards coaching and performance accountability.

Create capacity plans and staffing models that flex with demand.

Learning Design Excellence (Standards Craft)

1. studio-wide design standards templates and playbooks to ensure consistent quality and a cohesive brand experience.

1. end-to-end content lifecycle: intake design build QA launch maintenance/retire.

1. learning solutions are fit-for-purpose (ILT/VILT blended job aids toolkits microlearning etc.) and not training for trainings sake.

Learning Delivery & Facilitation Quality

1. delivery excellence standards (facilitation readiness session design producer guidelines learner engagement practices).
2. delivery is operationally sound and high quality delivered as per planned schedules and with strong stakeholder management experience. (This is a common expectation in delivery leadership roles).

Learning Operations & PMO (Make It Repeatable)

1. the studios operating system: scheduling coordination release management production workflow and program tracking.

1. tooling and routines that make execution visible and predictable (workboards dashboards QA checklists timelines).
2. continuous improvement: fewer handoffs less rework faster cycle time.

Cross-Functional Partnership (Portfolio Tech/Data)

1. with Portfolio Management (intake/prioritization/roadmaps) to align studio capacity to business value.

1. with Learning Tech/Data to support smooth LMS workflows publishing processes reporting and measurement instrumentation.
2. governance mechanisms that protect quality and avoid ad-hoc delivery drift. (Governance and process discipline are typical expectations in L&D leadership roles.)

WHAT YOULL NEED

1. years in Learning & Development Learning Design Learning Delivery Learning Operations or related roles; experience leading across design delivery ops is strongly preferred.

1. years people leadership experience (direct management) ideally leading multi-disciplinary teams.

1. strength in building standards templates QA and operating rhythms that scale delivery.
2. program/project management skills: scoping resourcing timelines risk management stakeholder communication.
3. operating in global fast-moving environments; high ownership and bias to action.
4. communication skills - able to translate ambiguity into crisp plans and coach others into consistent execution.

BONUS POINTS

1. in a learning studio or delivery center model (consulting/shared services/COE).
2. modernizing learning production workflows (intake workflow automation content governance).
3. with common authoring tools and virtual delivery best practices.

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU

1. chance to build a high-visibility capability from the ground up: a studio that becomes the backbone for scalable learning delivery.

1. leadership scope autonomy and the opportunity to raise quality across the enterprise.