Manager, Learning and Development

Ford Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Parental leave

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Manager of Learning and Development in Dearborn, MI. This leadership role focuses on assessing needs, designing and evaluating learning programs, and hands-on development work to drive organizational capability.

You will lead teams, shape learning strategy, and partner with business owners to optimize the learning ecosystem. The role requires 7+ years in a related field with a Master’s or 10+ years with a Bachelor’s, plus experience leading major initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Instructional Design, Learning Technology, Learning & Development, Organizational Development, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of work experience with a Master’s degree or 10 years with a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Learning and Development, including at least 3 years leading teams, programs, or major initiatives.
• Licenses and Certifications in Learning and Development are preferred (APTD, CPTD, CPT, CPTM).
• Prosci Change Management Certification or CCMP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor learning professionals to align learning solutions with organizational goals.
• Develop and refine processes for business engagement, needs intake, prioritization, and governance.
• Analyze performance gaps and design solutions to improve results, as trusted advisor to leaders.
• Develop innovative learning approaches using multiple modalities and instructional design principles.
• Utilize authoring tools to create engaging learning solutions.
• Manage multiple initiatives with clear project plans and milestones.
• Define success measures and design evaluations of learner engagement and business impact.
• Communicate with stakeholders and SMEs to align requirements and manage risks.
• Partner to optimize the LMS and learning technologies.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Instructional design

Storytelling

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

LMS experience

AI-enabled design

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Articulate Rise

Storyline

Canva

Camtasia

Job description

Manager, Learning and Development

Job ID 73841

Location Dearborn, Michigan

Category Human Resources

At Ford, you’ll work on ideas that matter, alongside passionate people who want to make a global impact. Together, we’re shaping the next era of transportation—grounded in purpose, driven by progress. Make your move.

• Job Type: Full time
• Work Type: Hybrid

As part of our Human Resources team, you’ll help us attract, hire and retain the top talent we need to achieve our bold vision. You’ll play a vital role in defining, developing and maintaining the winning culture that empowers diverse individuals to work together and create the impossible. We’re seeking change leaders, talent strategists, employee advocates and culture architects to enable our teams, partners, and businesses to do and be their best.

In this position

The Manager, Learning and Development assesses and analyzes learning and performance needs, designs and develops solutions, and evaluates the effectiveness of learning programs. This is a hands‑on leadership role. The Manager contributes directly to design and development work, helps shape strategy and processes, and serves as a consultative partner to stakeholders to address complex learning and performance needs. The Manager also supports the learning management system, maintains accurate training records, and applies current learning and instructional design practices.

What you’ll do

• Lead and mentor learning professionals to strategically align learning and performance solutions with organizational goals to drive business success.
• Collaborate to develop and refine consistent processes for business engagement, needs intake, prioritization, project delivery, and governance.
• Utilize learning and performance strategies to analyze performance gaps, identify root causes, and design solutions to improve results. Act as a trusted advisor for business leaders, HR leaders, and SMEs on training and capability‑building needs.
• Develop and implement innovative learning approaches using a variety of modalities and tools to deliver effective learning experiences that adhere to instructional design principles.
• Use content‑authoring, multimedia, and AI tools such as Articulate Rise, Storyline, Canva, and Camtasia to develop engaging learning solutions.
• Utilize strong project management skills to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously. Build and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables to ensure learning projects are completed on schedule.
• Define success measures and design evaluations of learner engagement, knowledge and skill gains, behavior change, and business impact.
• Communicate proactively and clearly with stakeholders, SMEs, and team members to align on requirements, share progress, and address project risks.
• Partner with business owners to optimize the organization’s learning management system and other learning technologies.

You’ll have

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree (preferred) in Instructional Design, Learning Technology, Learning & Development, Organizational Development, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience.
• Minimum 7 years of work experience with a Master's degree or 10 years of work experience with a Bachelor's degree, preferably in Learning and Development or a related field, including at least 3 years of experience leading teams, programs, or major initiatives.

Licenses and Certifications

• APTD, CPTD, CPT, CPTM, or another relevant learning and development credential (Preferred)
• Prosci Change Management Certification, CCMP, or a comparable change management credential (Preferred)

Skills

• Experience leading the work of others and managing performance
• Experience leading programs or major initiatives
• Experience with authoring tools such as Articulate Rise, Storyline, Canva, or Camtasia
• Facilitation, presentation, and consultative skills
• Deep instructional design and adult learning knowledge
• Strong writing, editing, and organizational skills
• Project planning and project management
• Creative thinking and problem‑solving
• Stakeholder communication and collaboration
• Learning evaluation and analytical skills
• Experience using a learning management system (LMS)

Even better, you’ll have

• AI-enabled learning design and content development
• Experience administering an LMS
• Change management and human performance improvement expertise

Work Requirements

• Involves occasional (defined as one‑third or less of the time) lifting of no more than 10 pounds at a time. Work is performed primarily in a seated position and entails no significant stooping, standing, climbing, walking, etc. Many sedentary jobs require good use of the hands and fingers for repetitive hand‑finger actions. Working conditions occur within low to moderate noise levels related to the use of standard office or classroom equipment.

This description outlines the general nature and scope of work typically performed in this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, work requirements, etc. It may vary slightly based on business or geographic needs and is subject to being reviewed and updated periodically.

You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Paid parental leave, new parent ramp‑up programs, subsidized back‑up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day

This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $115,500-$218,100. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value. Internal applicants: moving into this role may result in an adjustment to your current compensation based on the posted pay range for this role, taking into consideration your qualifications and other relevant factors.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.