Senior Program Manager, L&D

We are looking for a Senior Program Manager, L&D to design and deliver impactful learning programs that strengthen leadership, manager capability, and individual contributor development. The role blends instructional design, program management, and digital learning innovation to drive a culture of growth and continuous learning. This position reports to the Manager of Organizational Development.

What You'll Do

• Leadership Training: Design, storyboard, deliver, and manage leadership training program - from concept to post-delivery follow-through.
• Manager & IC Training: Build and facilitate recurring training programs that prepare managers to lead in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, and help individual contributors thrive in a culture of adaptability, respect, collaboration, and results.
• Learning Materials Development: Create engaging learning assets such as videos, toolkits, eLearning modules, and job aids to drive impact and retention.
• Business-as-Usual Support: Monitor and respond to training-related inquiries, ensuring managers and employees get timely support and resources.
• AI & Digital Enablement: Identify and integrate opportunities to use AI and digital tools to improve how learning is designed, delivered, and scaled.
• Needs-Based Customization: Adapt training programs based on insights from learning needs analysis to align with business priorities and evolving skill requirements.
• Organizational Development Projects: Contribute to high-impact OD and talent development initiatives as part of the broader People strategy.

Key Metrics

• Timely rollout of leadership, manager, and IC training programs.
• Positive feedback and high engagement from learners.
• Evidence of alignment between training and business priorities.

What You'll Add to DigitalOcean

• 5+ years in learning & development with experience in building high impact Leadership Training, skilled in training needs analysis, instructional design, and program management.
• Ability to design, develop, and deliver training programs that are practical, engaging, and aligned with business needs.
• Understanding of adult learning theories and how to apply them in fast-paced environments.
• Comfort with Google Suite, digital learning tools, AI video platforms such as Synthesia and authoring tools such as Rise 360.
• Strong presentation, communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with stakeholders across functions.
• A genuine interest in helping managers and employees grow and succeed through continuous learning.

Why You'll Like Working for DigitalOcean

• We innovate with purpose. You'll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
• We prioritize career development. At DO, you'll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
• We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and recognize that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams and products to serve our customers. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

• This job is located in Hyderabad, India

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