Job Description
Job Description – Manager - Learning & Development
Company: Tropical Agro
Location: Chennai (Corporate Office)
Department: Human Resources
Reporting To: Head – HR
The Manager – Learning & Development will be responsible for driving Tropical Agro’s learning, talent development, and talent management agenda across corporate and business functions. The role will focus on building a high-performance learning culture, strengthening leadership pipelines, and executing strategic talent development projects aligned with business growth.
This position will play a key role in designing, implementing, and managing end-to-end learning interventions, competency development programs, succession planning initiatives, and organization-wide talent management frameworks.
Key Responsibilities
1. Learning & Development Strategy Execution
Develop and execute the annual Learning & Development roadmap aligned with Tropical Agro’s business priorities.
Partner with leadership to identify capability gaps and build functional and behavioral development programs.
Drive L&D interventions across levels including frontline, middle management, and senior leadership.
2. Talent Management & Development Projects
Lead key talent management initiatives such as:
Competency framework implementation
Career development pathways
Individual Development Plans (IDPs)
High Potential (Hi Po) identification and development
Succession planning programs
Ensure talent development processes are embedded across the organization.
3. Leadership Development & Pipeline Building
Design and implement leadership development journeys for mid to senior-level employees.
Build strong leadership pipelines for critical and future-ready roles across business verticals.
Coordinate executive coaching, mentoring programs, and leadership assessments.
4. Training Need Identification & Capability Building
Conduct Training Need Analysis (TNA) through performance reviews, competency assessments, and business discussions.
Identify technical, functional, managerial, and behavioral training requirements.
Ensure learning programs address both current and future capability needs.
5. Learning Program Design & Delivery
Conceptualize and deliver impactful learning programs including:
Functional and domain capability development
Manager effectiveness programs
Behavioral and soft skills training
Culture-building and engagement workshops
Collaborate with internal SMEs and external facilitators for program delivery.
6. Strategic Talent Development Initiatives
Actively contribute to strategic HR transformation projects related to:
Talent development architecture
Learning digitization and LMS implementation
Building internal talent academies
Employer capability branding
Support organizational growth through scalable talent development solutions.
7. Performance Management & Development Integration
Work closely with HR Business Partners to integrate learning outcomes with performance management.
Ensure development initiatives support performance improvement and career progression.
Facilitate development-focused performance discussions and feedback culture.
8. Learning Governance, Metrics & Impact Measurement
Track training effectiveness using KPIs such as:
Training coverage and participation
Learning hours per employee
Program feedback scores
Post-training performance impact
Leadership readiness metrics
Prepare dashboards and reports for leadership review.
9. Vendor & External Partner Management
Identify, onboard, and manage external training vendors, consultants, and academic partnerships.
Ensure cost-effective, high-quality learning delivery with measurable outcomes.
10. Culture & Engagement through Learning
Promote a continuous learning culture across Tropical Agro.
Drive employee engagement through development initiatives, knowledge-sharing platforms, and learning communities.
Company: Tropical Agro
Location: Chennai (Corporate Office)
Department: Human Resources
Reporting To: Head – HR
The Manager – Learning & Development will be responsible for driving Tropical Agro’s learning, talent development, and talent management agenda across corporate and business functions. The role will focus on building a high-performance learning culture, strengthening leadership pipelines, and executing strategic talent development projects aligned with business growth.
This position will play a key role in designing, implementing, and managing end-to-end learning interventions, competency development programs, succession planning initiatives, and organization-wide talent management frameworks.
Key Responsibilities
1. Learning & Development Strategy Execution
Develop and execute the annual Learning & Development roadmap aligned with Tropical Agro’s business priorities.
Partner with leadership to identify capability gaps and build functional and behavioral development programs.
Drive L&D interventions across levels including frontline, middle management, and senior leadership.
2. Talent Management & Development Projects
Lead key talent management initiatives such as:
Competency framework implementation
Career development pathways
Individual Development Plans (IDPs)
High Potential (Hi Po) identification and development
Succession planning programs
Ensure talent development processes are embedded across the organization.
3. Leadership Development & Pipeline Building
Design and implement leadership development journeys for mid to senior-level employees.
Build strong leadership pipelines for critical and future-ready roles across business verticals.
Coordinate executive coaching, mentoring programs, and leadership assessments.
4. Training Need Identification & Capability Building
Conduct Training Need Analysis (TNA) through performance reviews, competency assessments, and business discussions.
Identify technical, functional, managerial, and behavioral training requirements.
Ensure learning programs address both current and future capability needs.
5. Learning Program Design & Delivery
Conceptualize and deliver impactful learning programs including:
Functional and domain capability development
Manager effectiveness programs
Behavioral and soft skills training
Culture-building and engagement workshops
Collaborate with internal SMEs and external facilitators for program delivery.
6. Strategic Talent Development Initiatives
Actively contribute to strategic HR transformation projects related to:
Talent development architecture
Learning digitization and LMS implementation
Building internal talent academies
Employer capability branding
Support organizational growth through scalable talent development solutions.
7. Performance Management & Development Integration
Work closely with HR Business Partners to integrate learning outcomes with performance management.
Ensure development initiatives support performance improvement and career progression.
Facilitate development-focused performance discussions and feedback culture.
8. Learning Governance, Metrics & Impact Measurement
Track training effectiveness using KPIs such as:
Training coverage and participation
Learning hours per employee
Program feedback scores
Post-training performance impact
Leadership readiness metrics
Prepare dashboards and reports for leadership review.
9. Vendor & External Partner Management
Identify, onboard, and manage external training vendors, consultants, and academic partnerships.
Ensure cost-effective, high-quality learning delivery with measurable outcomes.
10. Culture & Engagement through Learning
Promote a continuous learning culture across Tropical Agro.
Drive employee engagement through development initiatives, knowledge-sharing platforms, and learning communities.
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