Senior Manager - Training

Academy Manager Marketing

Reporting Structure:

• Reports to: Academy Lead Marketing Academy
• Function: India Business, Sales Academy

Job Purpose:

Design and implement capability-building initiatives for marketing teams, aligned with both short-term and long-term organizational goals. The role focuses on building a competency-based learning and development (L&D) framework for marketing employees, including brand managers, senior brand managers, group brand managers, and marketing heads across all clusters in India Business.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Needs Assessment & L&D Planning:

• Support in identifying training needs (TNI) and designing L&D plans.
• Implement learning curriculums and roadmaps for various marketing roles.
• Align learning initiatives with Marketing Excellence (MEX) and HR teams.

2. Program Implementation:

• Launch and execute technical, functional, and behavioral learning programs.
• Coordinate with facilitators, manage communications, and ensure process adherence.
• Co-facilitate interventions and partner with HR, MEX, and business teams.

3. Customization & Internal Capability Building:

• Identify and address customized learning needs.
• Build internal training capabilities (MiGurus) and support new launches.

4. Talent Management:

• Partner with HR on talent management projects (e.g., iGrow, 360 feedback, promotions).
• Maintain relationships with external L&D partners and consultants.

Major Challenges:

• Aligning stakeholders on learning objectives and program design.
• Ensuring consistent and quality implementation of interventions.
• Measuring and communicating the effectiveness of learning initiatives.

Key Interactions:

• Internal:

  Marketing heads, business unit heads, MEX, HR, COEs, and marketing teams.

• External:

  L&D partners, consultants, and external forums as needed.

Scope & Dimensions:

• Responsible for L&D initiatives for 200+ employees.
• Covers onboarding, continuous capability building, and leadership pipeline development.

Key Decisions & Recommendations:

• Execution of learning intervention plans.
• Recommendations on program design, delivery, vendor partnerships, and governance mechanisms.

Skills & Knowledge Required:

• Education:

  MBA or relevant masters degree (e.g., Organizational Psychology, Adult Education).

• Experience: 4-9 years in L&D or marketing

  , preferably in matrix organizations.

• Other:

  High English proficiency, knowledge of L&D frameworks (ADDIE, Kirkpatrick, etc.).