Manager - Learning & Development

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 (HiPo) 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.