Senior Manager, Culture & Capability

UEM Sunrise Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Head of Culture and Capability Development to drive strategic initiatives and transform the workforce culture. The role involves overseeing capability building, embedding organizational values, and leading a high-performing team. Candidates should possess significant experience in Learning & Development, with strong leadership and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• 12-15 years experience in Learning & Development or Organisational Development.
• Experience with culture transformation and enterprise-level initiatives.
• Strong understanding of learning strategy and change management.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic development and execution of organizational culture.
• Drive capability development and employee engagement initiatives.
• Oversee learning governance and manage academy-based learning structures.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Data-driven analytics

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in HR, Organisational Development, or related

Job description

Job Purpose

To lead and drive strategic development and execution of the organisation’s culture and workforce capability-building efforts. This role is responsible for shaping a future-ready, values-driven, and high-performing organisation by embedding cultural values and implementing structured learning and development programmes aligned to business priorities. The role leads capability development, employee engagement initiatives, and cultural transformation programmes with close cross-functional collaboration across the organisation.

Strategic Capability Development

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Capability Development Roadmap, covering technical, functional, and leadership learning.

• Develop and manage academy-based learning structures (e.g., Leadership Academy, Functional Academies) aligned with critical business capabilities.

• Oversee the learning governance, including annual learning planning, budget allocation, strategic vendor partnerships, and policy compliance.

• Shape and implement the organisation’s Leadership Development Strategy, including succession pipelines, critical role development, and manager enablement.

Culture Building & Employee Engagement

• Drive the culture transformation journey by embedding values into policies, practices, performance conversations, and communications.

• Design and implement organisation-wide culture activation programmes, engagement campaigns, and values-based experiences.

• Champion the employee engagement strategy, including the annual employee survey, action planning, pulse checks, and reporting.

• Partner with business leaders and HRBPs to ensure cultural alignment at all levels of the organisation.

Stakeholder Engagement & Change Leadership

• Act as the subject matter expert on matters related to workforce capability and organisational culture including preparing regular updates for board and management team.

• Facilitate strategic HR initiatives including Board learning sessions, leadership offsites, management retreats, and enterprise-level HR programmes in collaboration with People Strategy and Transformation unit.

• Collaborate with COEs, HRBPs, and business leaders to ensure programmes are integrated, sustainable, and measurable.

Team & Operational Leadership

• Lead and develop a high-performing Culture & Capability team, including capability executives and specialists.

• Provide oversight of day-to-day learning operations, database management and reporting, systems, and compliance (e.g., HRD Corp).

• Track and report on learning impact, participation metrics, capability indicators, and engagement outcomes to People & Culture leadership and business leaders.

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking and systems perspective

• Strong stakeholder management and executive facilitation skills

• Organisational culture and leadership acumen

• Data-driven, analytical mindset with experience in tracking learning and engagement metrics

• Team leadership, coaching and cross-functional collaboration

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in HR, Organisational Development, Business, Psychology or a related field.

• Minimum 12–15 years of relevant experience in Learning & Development, Capability Building, Culture Transformation or Organisational Development, including leadership roles.

• Experience designing and executing enterprise-level learning or culture initiatives in large or matrixed organisations.

• Strong understanding of learning strategy, adult development theory, change management, and organisational culture models.