Manager, Learning & Development

Manager, Learning & Development

Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow. At Nestlé USA, we're all working towards the same goal – to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to be there for every moment in our consumers' lives.

Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship. The Manager, Learning & Development drives leadership capability across One Operations by translating enterprise leadership strategy into scalable, high-impact development experiences. This role supports leaders across corporate, site, frontline, and operations environments by building practical learning solutions that strengthen leader effectiveness, coaching capability, and business outcomes. This role designs and delivers integrated learning solutions—including in-person and virtual programs, role-based curricula, cohorts, coaching solutions, organizational development support, and digital or AI-enabled reinforcement tools—in partnership with HRBPs, L&D peers, site and functional leaders, and enterprise L&D.

The Manager, Learning & Development ensures consistent application of leadership expectations across leader populations, reinforces core leader capabilities, and continuously improves programs based on data, feedback, and evolving business priorities. This position offers flexibility to be based in Solon, OH (strongly preferred) or work remotely from within the United States with up to 50% travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end leadership development by defining capability needs, shaping learning journeys, and integrating enterprise leadership capabilities across corporate, site, frontline, and operations leader populations.
• Serve as a capability owner and subject-matter expert by designing scalable solutions, building deep expertise, and ensuring consistent integration across leader groups and development experiences.
• Design and deliver leadership development programs, cohorts, onboarding experiences, intact team sessions, coaching solutions, train-the-trainer models, and targeted organizational development interventions that drive behavior change and practical application.
• Translate enterprise leadership capabilities into role-relevant tools, routines, resources, and digital workflows that improve coaching, alignment, decision-making, engagement, and team performance.
• Lead and/or support key leadership platforms, programs, and strategies, including onboarding, Everyday Coaching, leadership assessments and feedback, coaching platforms, digital fluency capability building, and AI-enabled reinforcement solutions.
• Partner with HR, site and functional leaders, senior leaders, Corporate L&D, TPM, Digital teams, and business stakeholders to diagnose development needs and align solutions to business priorities.
• Equip leaders with practical tools and routines to reinforce leadership behaviors in day-to-day work and support consistent application of core capabilities across functions and sites.
• Integrate leadership development into systems, processes, talent routines, and operating rhythms to improve consistency, scalability, and sustained impact.
• Assess leader effectiveness and continuously improve programs by leveraging data, feedback, assessments, coaching insights, and business priorities to identify capability gaps and evolve learning strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Human Resources, Learning & Development, Organizational Development, or a related field preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in Learning & Development, Organizational Development, Human Resources, program…