Manager, Global Development & Learning

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision insurance

401k match

Paid leave

Parental benefits

Disability insurance

EAP

Education assistance

Learning & Development opportunities

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Helmerich & Payne (H&P) is seeking a Manager, Global Development & Learning in Tulsa, OK to lead enterprise learning, capability development, and organizational effectiveness strategies. You will translate priorities into scalable learning solutions that boost performance across regions and business units.

Responsibilities include building a multi-year roadmap, partnering with leaders to identify gaps, and guiding the Global Training Framework from design to sustainment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 10+ years of HR experience including talent development and/or organizational capability.
• 5+ years experience as a people leader preferred.
• Workday experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise learning and capability strategy.
• Establish multi-year learning roadmap aligned to enterprise objectives and workforce needs.
• Translate priorities into targeted capability-building initiatives.
• Ensure content is culturally relevant and adaptable for field, office, and regional audiences.
• Partner with business and HR leaders to address critical capability gaps.
• Oversee governance of Global Training Framework and regional execution.

Skills

HR experience

Talent development

Organizational capability

People leadership

Workday

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

Job description

About Helmerich & Payne (H&P)

At H&P, our people are our strength. Since 1920, Helmerich and Payne has been the industry’s most trusted partner in drilling productivity and reliability. As the world changes, so does our approach. We are changing the landscape of drilling by using cutting-edge rig technologies and drilling solutions to build upon a century of success, all while continuing to deliver better outcomes for our customers.

At H&P, our people are our strength. We strive to continually lead with our Core Values that enable employees to develop on their H&P Journey. We believe that doing the right thing means creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace that empowers our people to bring their authentic selves to work every day. Some companies offer career paths. We offer a Journey of a Lifetime. Let's go far, together. Hear directly from our employees, and leaders about their unique journeys at Helmerich and Payne.

Location: Tulsa, OK Work Type: Onsite #LI-Onsite

At a Glance

The Manager, Global Development & Learning is responsible for leading the enterprise learning, capability development, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness strategy that enables H&P to achieve its business objectives. Reporting to the Director of Global Talent and Learning, this leader translates enterprise priorities, workforce capability needs, and organizational challenges into scalable learning and development solutions that strengthen individual, team, and organizational performance. The successful candidate understands that workforce capability is a strategic advantage and recognizes the critical role learning and development play in enhancing customer outcomes, improving crew experiences, advancing organizational performance, and enabling execution of enterprise objectives.

What you will do:

The following items represent the essential functions and accountabilities for this position. This description is not meant to be all inclusive nor to prevent other duties from being assigned when necessary. Responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice. Regular and reliable attendance is essential and required in performance of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Demonstrates the H&P Company values: Actively C.A.R.E., Customer First, Relentless Innovation, One Team, and Do the Right Thing. Lead the development and execution of H&P's enterprise learning and capability strategy.
• Establish a multi-year learning and capability development roadmap aligned to enterprise objectives and future workforce needs.
• Translate business priorities into targeted capability-building initiatives that improve organizational performance and workforce readiness.
• Ensure all content is culturally relevant, operationally practical, and adaptable for field, office, and regional audiences while maintaining a consistent enterprise standard.
• Partners with business leaders, functional leaders, and HR partners to assess, prioritize, and address critical workforce capability gaps or needs.
• Ensure learning investments are informed by business strategy, workforce demands, and future capability requirements.
• Drive enterprise-wide collaboration that strengthens learning effectiveness and reduces fragmented or duplicative development efforts.
• Develop and execute the enterprise organizational health strategy to strengthen engagement, leadership effectiveness, accountability, and performance.
• Lead global team development programs and resources that embed H&P values, behaviors, and team effectiveness practices across the organization.
• Help leaders create environments that foster high performance, learning agility, inclusion, and innovation.
• Partner with Talent Management leader to support development plans for successors, high potential talent, and critical talent populations.
• Ensure technical training strategies support operational excellence, safety, customer expectations, and workforce productivity.
• Champion a culture of continuous learning that enables employees and leaders to reach their full potential while advancing enterprise objectives.
• Ensure development strategies contribute meaningfully to the safety, success, growth, and wellbeing of crews across the organization.
• Lead team responsible for technical training, leadership development, and organizational development.
• Represent Talent Development & Learning on the Safety Leadership Team.
• Lead the evolution and governance of a consistent, scalable approach to learning and capability development across all regions and business units.
• Own the end-to-end operating system for the Global Training Framework, including governance and decision rights, Global Minimum Standards, regional execution, measurement, continuous improvement, and integration of the Authorized Trainer Network.
• Lead the transition of the Global Training Framework from design into implementation, adoption, governance, and long-term sustainment across regions and business units.
• Facilitate the Global Learning Governance Council and related governance forums, ensuring business ownership, regional representation, clear escalation pathways, and timely decisions on standards, risks, priorities, and exceptions.
• Provide strategic oversight for Regional Training Owners and the Authorized Trainer Network, including role expectations, onboarding, governance resources, quality assurance, feedback loops, and ongoing readiness.
• Guide integration of enterprise competency and competence-assurance work with the Global Training Framework so training, assessment, capability standards, and governance operate as a connected system.
• Own the enterprise Synthesia program, including governance, standards, adoption, and performance.
• Partner across the business to support responsible, secure, and scalable use of AI-enabled learning and communication tools.
• Drive scalable, multilingual learning and communication solutions that improve accessibility, consistency, and speed to deployment.
• Facilitate and lead the Global Learning Forum as the primary enterprise mechanism for aligning learning and development priorities.

What you need:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 10+ years of HR experience including talent development and/or organizational capability.
• 5+ years experience as a people leader preferred.
• Workday experience preferred.

What we offer:

At H&P, our commitment to our people is at the forefront, and that includes benefits that provide employees a sense of health and financial security. We know that life continues outside of employment and actively caring of our people is our priority.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Flexible Spending or Health Savings Accounts
• 401k match
• Paid Leave Plans
• Parental & Adoption Benefits
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Educational Assistance
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Flex-scheduling available for qualifying positions to achieve work-life integration

The job level and associated compensation for this position will be determined based on the candidate's experience, qualifications, and alignment with the role's requirements. Final compensation for this role may vary depending on individual factors.

H&P is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! For more than 100 years, Helmerich & Payne (H&P) has expanded drilling operations to meet the increasing demands of a complex and globalized industry. But our industry is changing, with software, algorithms and automation playing a more important role than ever before. We are committed to being a partner to our customers in their operations by providing custom drilling solutions and technologies that don’t just meet, but exceed, their evolving goals and expectations. It’s this commitment that drives us to invest in the brightest people and the most advanced technologies, to support our customers’ operations every step of the way.