Learning & Development (L&D) Manager

You design, implement, and manage the organisation's learning and development strategy — identifying training needs, commissioning or creating programmes, and evaluating their impact on workforce capability and business performance.

• Conduct training needs analyses (TNA) across business units and job functions
• Design and manage the annual learning and development calendar and budget
• Commission or develop training programmes — technical, leadership, soft skills, compliance
• Facilitate in-house workshops, leadership development programmes, and onboarding
• Manage relationships with external training vendors, institutes, and facilitators
• Measure training effectiveness using Kirkpatrick model (Level 1–4 evaluation)
• Design and manage the LMS — content upload, enrolment, completion tracking, reporting
• Align L&D initiatives with HR strategy, succession planning, and business goals

Corporate HR/L&D department at a large private company, multinational, bank, or conglomerate. Sri Lanka has an active L&D function in industries such as banking (Commercial Bank, Sampath, BOC), FMCG (Unilever, CIC, Nestlé), telecom (Dialog, SLT-Mobitel), and professional services firms. The Employers' Federation of Ceylon (EFC) also runs training programmes.

Typical progression: 4yr to mid · 8yr to senior