Senior Manager Training EMEA

Location:

Basel, BS, CH, 4030 Flexible Work Arrangement:
Hybrid Job Category:
Human Resources

Career Level:

Professional Requisition

Since 1967, Jet Aviation has been crafting flight in its smoothest form. From one hangar in Basel, Switzerland, to over 5,000 employees, and some 50 locations worldwide. Aircraft Management, Aircraft Sales, Charter, Completions, Government Services, FBO, Fixed and Rotary Wing Maintenance, and Staffing. Behind every seamless Jet Aviation experience, is a team of dedicated professionals perfecting the art of flight. The artisans of aviation.

The craft that brings our customers’ journey to life. In the hangar, on the ground, and behind the scenes. Enabling global flight, with passion.

As a core part of Jet Aviation’s talent strategy, the Jet Aviation Academy will strengthen the consistency, visibility, and quality of learning across the organization. Working with business functions and subject‑matter experts, the Academy will ensure that training reflects business priorities, operational realities, and regulatory requirements.

Jet Aviation is seeking a Senior Manager Training to lead Academy delivery across EMEA based in Basel at the Euro‑Airport. You will help establish an important capability from the ground up by connecting existing training expertise and making learning easier to access, deliver, measure, and improve.

In this role, you will translate business and regulatory needs into a focused regional training program while connecting global standards with regional requirements. This position is ideal for an experienced learning and development professional who combines great leadership with practical execution and is comfortable working across functions, cultures, and locations.

• Drive regional training delivery:
  Build and manage the annual training plan and calendar in partnership with business leaders, HR, Training Program Owners, and regional leadership. Identify opportunities for shared cohorts, reusable learning assets, common vendors, and more efficient delivery models.
• Drive learning and delivery excellence:
  Co-design learning solutions with subject‑matter experts who own the curriculum and learning objectives. Apply adult-learning and instructional‑design principles, and ensure consistent delivery quality across employees, internal trainers, dotted‑line resources, and external vendors.
• Ensure compliance and audit readiness:
  Maintain sufficient qualified trainer capacity, monitor certification currency, and ensure that required training records and supporting evidence are complete, accurate, and audit-ready.
• Lead the regional Academy community:
  Manage the local team. Build an engaged and connected community of trainers (direct, dotted line or external reporting) through shared standards, development opportunities, and regular collaboration.
• Manage budgets, vendors, and data:
  Consolidate regional training activity, budgets, attendance, qualifications, and costs into a reliable view. Coordinate the regional vendor panel in partnership with Supply Chain Management and maintain accurate information in the learning platform.
• Use technology and data to improve outcomes:
  Ensure right use of the learning platform, contribute to improvements in learning technology and data standards, and use training data to evaluate effectiveness or opportunities for improvement.
• Deliver leadership development:
  Facilitate regional leadership modules delivery and support high‑impact leadership workshops as required.
• Build strong partnerships:
  Act as the face of the Academy in your region, encouraging adoption through trust, clarity, and influence rather than formal authority.

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