Head of Learning & Development

Myjob; Uzwil; Vor Ort; CHF 140.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Bühler is seeking a Head of Learning & Development to shape how learning is understood, designed, and embedded across our global organisation. You will develop lifelong learning strategy, align initiatives with business priorities, and translate ideas into practical solutions driving measurable impact.

You will lead capability development, skills management, and learning excellence to support employee growth and business performance, combining strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a

Qualifikationen

• Experience designing and evolving learning strategies in a global, matrix organisation.

Aufgaben

• Shape and evolve the global Learning & Development strategy and lifelong learning culture.

Jobbeschreibung

Creating impact together at Bühler!
Two billion people eat food every day that was produced with Bühler equipment. One billion people drive vehicles whose parts were manufactured with our machines.
Bühler aims to balance humanity, nature, and the economy in every decision as it develops solutions that unlock sustainable business opportunities in the global food, feed, and mobility industries.
We strive to create innovations for a better world, with a special focus on healthy, safe, and sustainable solutions. Therefore, we team up with customers, start-ups, multinationals, and academia to accelerate impact together.

Head of Learning & Development

In this role, you will shape how learning is understood, designed, and embedded across our global organisation. In this role, you will further develop our lifelong learning strategy, align learning initiatives with business priorities, and translate strategic ideas into practical solutions that create measurable impact. Working closely with the global Learning Community and key stakeholders worldwide, you will ensure that capability development, skills management, and learning excellence support both employee growth and business performance. This is a role for someone who combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution. You will bring structure, focus, and fresh thinking to an evolving learning landscape, while influencing stakeholders in a complex matrix environment without relying on formal authority. As a credible sparring partner, you will challenge constructively, build alignment, and help turn learning into a practical and strategic lever for the organisation.

This is where you'll excel

• You shape and evolve the global Learning & Development strategy, offering, and lifelong learning culture globally
• You translate business priorities into practical learning solutions, skills frameworks, career paths, and learning journeys
• You partner with our Learning Community, HR and key stakeholder to position learning as a strategic lever for performance and growth
• You drive the implementation and continuous improvement of learning operations, tools, reporting, onboarding, and key learning initiatives
• You lead and develop a small, distributed team, fostering collaboration, clarity, and a pragmatic, solution-oriented way of working

These are the skills you'll need

• Solid experience in Learning & Development within an international matrix organisation, with a proven ability to design and evolve learning strategies, learning offerings, and skills-based development approaches
• Strong project and programme management experience, with the ability to translate strategic priorities into practical, scalable learning solutions and measurable outcomes
• Confident stakeholder management skills, including the gravitas to engage senior leaders, challenge constructively, and influence without formal authority
• Solid understanding of modern learning approaches, including digital learning, AI-enabled solutions, future skills, and current L&D market trends, with the ability to apply them pragmatically
• Leadership, change management, and transformation experience, including the ability to guide small, distributed teams and embed learning into everyday work and leadership practices