Engineering Academy L&D Manager (Tech Background, Open for Expats)

Position Overview

Lead the strategy, development, and execution of enterprise-wide technology capability and learning initiatives. This role is responsible for building scalable programs that strengthen engineering excellence, accelerate talent development, and ensure the workforce is equipped with the skills, tools, and ways of working needed to support evolving business and customer needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the technology learning and capability development strategy aligned with business and engineering objectives.
• Lead the day-to-day operations of the technology academy or learning function, ensuring high-quality program delivery.
• Design and continuously enhance competency frameworks, technical curriculum, and learning pathways for engineering and product teams.
• Partner with engineering, product, talent acquisition, workforce planning, and leadership teams to identify capability gaps and build sustainable talent pipelines.
• Manage and develop a high-performing learning and capability team while fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Drive graduate, emerging talent, and internal upskilling programs with measurable business outcomes.
• Collaborate with regional and global stakeholders to implement strategic learning initiatives and share best practices.
• Define and monitor success metrics for learning effectiveness, capability growth, and engineering performance.
• Support organizational transformation, change management, and adoption of new technologies, including AI-enabled ways of working.

Requirements

Technical & Professional Skills

• Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Agile methodologies, and modern software engineering practices (e.g., TDD, DDD).
• Knowledge of product development, human-centered design, and engineering excellence frameworks.
• Familiarity with engineering performance metrics (e.g., DORA) and learning effectiveness measurement.
• Strong project and program management capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Data-driven mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Experience

• Proven experience designing and scaling enterprise learning, technical training, or capability development programs.
• Experience in talent development as a coach, mentor, trainer, facilitator, or speaker.
• Prior hands-on experience in software engineering, product management, or technology delivery is highly preferred.
• Experience working within large, complex technology organizations with multiple engineering teams.
• Confident presenting and facilitating workshops, training sessions, or seminars for audiences of 50–200 participants.
• Experience supporting organizational change, learning strategies, and workforce transformation initiatives.
• Exposure to regulated industries (e.g., financial services, healthcare, telecommunications) is advantageous.
• Experience driving AI adoption or AI capability development across technology organizations is a strong advantage.

Success Profile

• Passionate about developing people and building high-performing technology organizations.
• Strategic thinker with strong execution capability.
• Collaborative, customer-focused, and outcome-oriented.
• Able to influence stakeholders across all organizational levels and lead through change.

 

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