Competence Development Manager

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Role Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement a long-term competence development strategy aligned with organizational goals.
• Lead the design and governance of skill and maturity frameworks across business functions.
• Collaborate with business heads, competence leaders, and HR teams to assess current capabilities, identify skill gaps, and build development roadmaps.
• Develop and track KPIs to measure the effectiveness and impact of training and development programs.
• Own and evolve the competence development lifecycle including onboarding, learning, performance enablement, and succession planning.
• Deploy digital platforms and tools to enhance the learning ecosystem (LMS, analytics, dashboards, RPA, etc.).
• Conduct regular audits, capability assessments, and feedback loops to drive continuous improvement.
• Act as a strategic business partner, offering actionable insights to leadership based on analytics and organizational maturity benchmarks.

• Proven experience (12-20 years) in process transformation, talent management, or organizational development within a manufacturing or engineering setup.
• Strong leadership and strategic thinking capabilities with hands-on involvement in process transformation and learning strategy execution.
• In-depth understanding of product or business function development, skill management, and performance enablement frameworks.
• High proficiency in data-driven HR practices dashboards, assessment metrics, and training effectiveness models (Kirkpatrick or similar).
• Experience working with cross-functional teams globally and leading large-scale capability building programs.
• Exposure to international standards such as ISO 9001/27001, QMS, and frameworks like CMMI.

• Competence Development Framework Design
• Talent and Skill Management Strategy
• Organizational Learning Systems (LMS, Digital Tools)
• HR Transformation and Change Management
• Process Optimization and Stakeholder Alignment
• KPI Dashboards, Training Analytics
• Strong Communication, Facilitation, and Influencing Skills

• Bachelor s degree in Engineering or related technical field
• MBA in Human Resources or Organization Development

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well-being