Learning and Development Manager

Imperial Dade; Jersey City (NJ); Remote; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work options

Office environment

Job summary

Imperial Brady is seeking a Learning and Development Manager to lead the enterprise learning strategy and Center of Excellence. You will partner with HRIS to optimize the LMS, oversee standards and content quality, and drive learning initiatives across the organization.

This role requires 7+ years in L&D, strong design skills, and the ability to leverage AI for learning operations. The position offers a salary range of $125,000–$140,000 with on-site and remote work options in an office

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in L&D, ID, HR, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive L&D experience with instructional design.
• Experience building learning strategies, curricula, and programs in a complex org.
• Strong knowledge of learning technologies, analytics and AI tools.
• Willing to travel up to 10% for meetings or events.

Responsibilities

• Assess and develop enterprise L&D strategy and annual calendar.
• Build and lead a scalable L&D Center of Excellence aligned to business priorities.
• Lead instructional design and set standards for learning quality.
• Partner with training owners, leaders and HR to identify needs and gaps.
• Leverage AI to support content development and learning operations.
• Collaborate with HRIS on LMS strategy, reporting and platform enhancements.
• Track enterprise L&D budget, outsourcing and contracts.
• Establish metrics for learning impact and adoption.
• Communicate with leadership about learning initiatives.

Skills

L&D strategy

Instructional design

Learning technologies

AI in learning

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in L&D/ID/HR/education

Tools

Dayforce LMS

Job description

Imperial Brady has aLearning and Development Manager role available! Join a strong and continuously evolving group, helping to continue to grow our business. If you’re eager for your next opportunity, Imperial Brady is a great place to take that next step.

Work is performed in an office environment; remote home office or at an Imperial Brady location. Candidates in the Eastern Standard Time zone preferred.

Salary: $125,000 - $140,000 annually. Salary range reflects the Jersey City, NJ market & compensation may vary based on geographic location.

The Learning & Development Manager leads the enterprise learning strategy and execution model for the organization. This role builds and manages a scalable L&D Center of Excellence that supports enterprise-wide learning priorities while enabling functional training owners to manage business-specific learning within their areas.

The L&D Manager partners closely with the HRIS team to ensure the LMS platform is configured to meet the needs of the business and a positive learner experience. The Manager will oversee general learning standards, learning architecture, content quality, assignments, and the enterprise learning calendar.

You will:

• Assess and develop enterprise L&D strategy, annual learning calendar, governance and functional partnership model.
• Build and lead a scalable L&D Center of Excellence that aligns learning programs and delivery to business priorities, culture and talent management objectives.
• Lead and perform instructional design and establish standards for learning quality, learner experience, accessibility, and content governance.
• Partner closely with functional training owners, business leaders and HR to identify learning needs, priorities and capability gaps.
• Leverage AI effectively to support instructional design, content development, and learning operations.
• Partner with the HRIS team on LMS strategy, learner experience, reporting requirements, and platform enhancements. HRIS owns LMS administration,configuration, integrations, security, and technical support.
• Track enterprise L&D budget, outsourced training expenses and contracts.
• Align with HRIS team and functional training owners to ensure visibility to total spend allocation to proper budget.
• Establish metrics for learning effectiveness, adoption and business impact.
• Support with communications to leadership.

You have:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Learning & Development, Instructional Design, HR, Education, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive L&D experience with significant instructional design expertise.
• Experience building learning strategies, frameworks, curricula, and learning programs in a complex organization.
• Strong understanding of learning technologies, analytics and AI tools.
• Ability to occasionally travel (less than 10%) for team meetings or training events.

Preferred Experience:

• Managing people, vendors and budgets.
• Instructional Design Certification.
• Dayforce LMS experience.

Additional Skills and Competencies:

• Adept at translating learning needs to learning outcomes through analysis, design, technical expertise, and delivery.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Strong leadership with ability to influence stakeholders and manage through change.
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and results oriented.