Manager, Learning and Leadership Development, APAC

Terumo (Thailand); Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Terumo Asia Pacific is seeking to strengthen learning, leadership and workforce capabilities across the region. The role partners with HR and business leaders to translate business needs into scalable development solutions for Asia Pacific.

You will help leaders, managers and associates grow, perform and thrive in a dynamic organization while balancing regional direction with local needs. Working across a diverse APAC environment, the job requires partnering with HR and stakeholders to enable

Responsibilities

• Talent & Organization Development: translate priorities into talent and capability initiatives.
• Leadership & Manager Development: design and facilitate leadership experiences for frontline to mid-level managers.
• Learning & Capability Development: diagnose workforce needs and deploy learning solutions across Asia Pacific.
• Performance & Career Development: support performance and career development practices regionally.
• Regional CoE Consulting & Partnership: provide guidance to HR and business stakeholders.

Job description

About the Company

As a global medical device company originating from Japan, we pursue reliable quality and technology to contribute to healthcare in more than 160 countries and regions around the globe. We promise to walk alongside healthcare professionals to continue to make great contribution to society, now and into the future.

Summary of the Role

This role partners with HR and business leaders across Terumo Asia Pacific to strengthen the learning, leadership and workforce capabilities required to support business priorities and sustainable growth.

As part of the Regional Talent & Organization Development Center of Expertise (CoE), the role contributes to an integrated learning and leadership development agenda across Asia Pacific. The role translates business and workforce needs into scalable development solutions that strengthen leadership and manager effectiveness, workforce capability, career development and organizational performance.

Working across a diverse Asia Pacific environment, the role balances global direction and regional consistency with local business and cultural needs. It partners with HR and business stakeholders to enable leaders, managers and associates to grow, perform and thrive in an evolving organization.

Key Functions / Responsibilities

1. Talent & Organization Development

   • Contribute to the Regional Talent & Organization Development CoE agenda by translating business and people priorities into targeted talent and capability initiatives.
   • Develop and deploy integrated approaches that strengthen workforce capability, career development and leadership effectiveness across the region.
   • Identify emerging organizational, workforce and capability needs and translate them into scalable development solutions that support business performance and organizational effectiveness.
   • Contribute learning and leadership expertise to broader talent and organization development priorities and initiatives.

2. Leadership & Manager Development

   • Design, develop and facilitate leadership and manager development experiences aligned with business and people priorities.
   • Strengthen the effectiveness of frontline to mid-level managers, with emphasis on core people-leadership capabilities such as coaching, feedback, performance management, people development and team effectiveness.
   • Partner with HR and business leaders to identify priority leadership capabilities and development needs across different manager populations.
   • Support managers at key stages of their leadership journey, including the transition into people management and progression to more complex leadership responsibilities.
   • Apply appropriate assessments, development tools and experiential approaches to support targeted manager and leadership development.
   • Evaluate development outcomes and use participant, stakeholder and business insights to continuously strengthen leadership and manager development initiatives.

3. Learning & Capability Development

   • Diagnose workforce learning and capability needs in partnership with HR, business stakeholders and subject matter experts.
   • Design, curate and deploy learning and capability solutions that address functional, professional and enterprise capability priorities.
   • Determine appropriate development approaches based on identified needs, using a blend of facilitated learning, digital learning, experiential development, peer learning and practical on-the-job resources.
   • Partner with internal subject matter experts and external providers to develop scalable and relevant learning solutions for diverse employee populations across Asia Pacific.
   • Leverage AI, digital learning technologies and contemporary development approaches to enhance the accessibility, scalability and effectiveness of learning.
   • Apply learning principles and standards that enable regional consistency while allowing appropriate adaptation to local business and cultural needs.
   • Define intended learning outcomes and evaluate effectiveness, using insights and feedback to continuously improve the relevance, quality and impact of learning solutions.

4. Performance & Career Development

   • Support the evolution and deployment of performance and career development practices across the region.
   • Strengthen manager capability to hold effective performance, feedback, development and career conversations.
   • Develop practical tools, resources and interventions that enable associates to take greater ownership of their development and careers.
   • Support the implementation and continuous improvement of performance and career development frameworks, development planning and related capability-building practices.
   • Connect learning and leadership initiatives with broader performance and career development priorities where appropriate.

5. Regional CoE Consulting & Partnership

   • Serve as a regional subject matter resource for learning, leadership and manager development, providing guidance and consultation to HR and business stakeholders.
   • Consult with stakeholders to understand