Learning Governance & Partnerships Lead

Nestlé; Vevey; Hybrid; CHF 83,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Paid holidays

Learning and development opportunities

Performance based bonus

Healthcare contribution

Pension plan

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Nestlé is seeking a Learning Governance & Partnerships Lead to strengthen global learning governance, optimise investments, and drive supplier performance. You will collaborate with learning leaders, business teams, Finance, Procurement, Communications and external partners.

This role offers hybrid work and a permanent contract, with a focus on delivering scalable impact across markets. You’ll build a robust governance framework, establish standards, and lead change to embed a consistent

Qualifications

• Strong governance expertise and the ability to translate decision rights and standards into practical ways of working.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholder relationships and influence across a large, decentralised organisation.

Responsibilities

• Build a clear global learning governance framework enabling consistent decisions across markets.
• Drive transparent standards and conformance practices reducing exceptions and strengthening accountability.
• Improve efficiency, quality and investment value across learning portfolios and markets.
• Strengthen supplier performance through shared specifications and disciplined reviews.
• Lead change, communication and adoption to embed the operating model in daily work.
• Create reliable insights and reporting to support better decisions and measurable impact.

Skills

Governance expertise

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Change management

English fluency

Job description

Location

Barcelona, Spain

Work model

Hybrid / Full time

Contract type / duration

Permanent

Be a force for good and accelerate change that improves lives and the planet

As a Learning Governance & Partnerships Lead, your mission is to strengthen global learning governance, optimise investments and supplier performance, and embed a consistent learning Operating Model. You’ll make a difference by collaborating closely with learning leaders, business teams, Finance, Procurement, Communications and external partners. This is your opportunity to take ownership, grow your expertise, and deliver meaningful results that make a difference at scale.

How you’ll make an impact as a Learning Governance & Partnerships Lead

• Building a clear global learning governance framework that enables consistent, timely decisions across businesses and markets.
• Driving transparent standards and conformance practices that reduce exceptions and strengthen accountability.
• Improving efficiency, quality and investment value by leveraging opportunities in global learning demand and external spend across all learning portfolios and markets.
• Strengthening supplier performance through shared specifications, quality standards and disciplined performance reviews.
• Leading change, communication and adoption so the global learning operating model becomes embedded in everyday ways of working.
• Creating reliable insights and reporting that support better decisions, remove duplication and demonstrate measurable impact.

What Will Make You Successful

• Strong governance expertise and the ability to turn decision rights, standards and escalation paths into practical ways of working.
• Applying commercial judgement to demand planning, portfolio consolidation and supplier performance management.
• Using data and structured change methods to build adoption, measure progress and support informed decisions.
• Proven track record of building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and influencing across a complex, decentralised organisation without formal authority.
• Communicating fluently in English.
• Demonstrating courage, collaboration, speed and continuous learning, while translating ideas into measurable impact and creating shared value.

Our benefits are designed to support your growth and wellbeing, so you can thrive at work and in life

• Flexible working options, including hybrid work possibilities
• Paid holidays beyond legal requirements
• Learning and development opportunities to grow your career
• Performance based bonus
• Healthcare contribution and access to the Employee Assistance Program
• Strong employer contribution to your pension plan
• Generous parental leave and comprehensive family support solutions
• Attractive employee discounts across various products and services

What To Expect From Our Hiring Process

We are committed to an inclusive and respectful hiring experience and are happy to provide reasonable accommodations if needed. Our workplaces are fully accessible and supported by a strong safety culture, with modern installations and procedures to ensure a safe environment for everyone. The hiring process typically includes an interview with Talent Acquisition, an interview with the hiring team, and a final discussion and offer. We review applications as they are received and close the role once a strong list of relevant candidates is identified, so we encourage you to apply early. All information is treated confidentially. Stay vigilant: Nestlé will only contact candidates via official company email addresses and will never ask for payments or sensitive personal information at any stage of the hiring process.