Assistant General Manager - Learning and Development

Role & responsibilities

• Develop and execute the annual Learning & Development strategy aligned to business and manufacturing priorities.
• Design and deploy capability-building initiatives across technical, functional, behavioural, leadership, and managerial competencies.
• Drive a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing across manufacturing locations
• Lead annual Training Needs Identification (TNI/TNA) exercises across plants and corporate manufacturing functions.
• Consolidate learning requirements and create the annual learning calendar.
• Establish governance mechanisms to monitor learning effectiveness and completion.
• Develop and maintain technical competency frameworks for critical manufacturing roles.
• Work closely with plant leadership teams to identify skill gaps and implement capability enhancement plans.
• Support certification-based learning programs for operations, maintenance, safety, quality, and engineering teams.
• Manage learning journeys for Coromandel Engineer Trainees (CETs) and high-potential talent.
• Support career development initiatives and individual development planning processes.
• Drive mentoring, coaching, and internal faculty development programs.
• Drive adoption and utilization of Learning Management Systems (LMS) and digital learning platforms.
• Monitor learning analytics and generate actionable insights for leadership teams.
• Establish frameworks to measure learning effectiveness and business impact.
• Track training hours, completion rates, competency improvements, and ROI metrics.
• Present periodic dashboards and learning reports to business leadership.
• Manage relationships with external training partners, institutes, and consultants.
• Ensure optimum utilization of learning budgets and adherence to procurement processes.
• Evaluate vendor effectiveness and maintain quality standards for learning delivery.
• Support organizational transformation initiatives through capability-building interventions.
• Facilitate culture-building and employee engagement programs where required.
• Collaborate with HRBPs and CoE teams to ensure alignment of learning initiatives with broader talent management objectives.

Preferred candidate profile

• MBA / PGDM in Human Resources, Learning & Development, Organizational Development, or related discipline.
• Bachelors degree in Engineering preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Learning & Development, Talent Development, or Organizational Development roles.
• Experience in designing and implementing large-scale learning interventions.
• Strong understanding of competency frameworks, leadership development, and learning technologies.
• Learning & Development Expertise
• Capability Building & Talent Development
• Stakeholder Management and Project Management
• Leadership Development
• Learning Analytics & ROI Measurement
• Digital Learning Platforms
• 10–15 years of progressive HR/L&D experience, with significant exposure to manufacturing organizations.