Senior Manager, Leadership Development

Ingersoll Rand; Davidson (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingersoll Rand in Davidson, NC, is seeking a Leadership Development Senior Manager to design and deliver enterprise-wide leadership development solutions that build manager capability and accelerate readiness. This role partners with HR and business leaders worldwide to create competency-aligned curricula and scalable learning experiences.

You will benchmark practices, oversee global delivery, measure impact with people analytics, and drive continuous improvement across regions while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; five or more years of progressive experience in leadership development, learning and development, talent management, organizational development, or related HR discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with business leaders to diagnose capability needs and translate them into practical, measurable development solutions.
• Experience designing and delivering leadership capability programs for supervisors through executive-level leaders.
• Strong understanding of external leadership development practices, including benchmarking across leader levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence across levels, functions, and geographies.

Responsibilities

• Benchmark leadership development practices across external companies and translate insights into practical recommendations for Ingersoll Rand.
• Design, develop and advance enterprise leadership development curriculum aligned to business priorities and future talent needs.
• Apply instructional design methodologies to develop scalable learning content across blended formats.
• Oversee global delivery of enterprise learning and leadership development programs, including scheduling, communications, facilitator coordination, and evaluations.
• Maintain global program consistency while adapting solutions for regional needs and using feedback to improve impact.
• Use people analytics to measure learning, engagement, and talent initiatives; track leadership effectiveness for executive reporting.

Skills

Leadership development

Learning & development

Talent management

Organizational development

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Ingersoll Rand is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

About Us

Ingersoll Rand is a global market leader with a broad range of innovative and mission-critical air, fluid, energy, specialty vehicle and medical technologies, providing services and solutions to increase industrial productivity and efficiency. Since merging with Gardner Denver in early 2020, we have more than 160 years of industrial innovation and the energy of a startup. We are committed to Making Life Better for our employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. Our company and our people are focused on a wide range of sustainable solutions, including energy efficiency, water conservation, reduced greenhouse gasses and food waste. We are committed to helping make life better through the powers of industrial technology. Every day our employees bring mission-critical flow creation, air and gas compression, and life science technologies to industries and applications around the world. Our portfolio of 80+ respected brands supports the energy transition, advances in healthcare and sustainable industrial operations.

Job Overview

The Leadership Development Senior Manager will benchmark, design, develop, deliver, and continuously improve enterprise-wide leadership development solutions that build manager capability, strengthen leadership effectiveness, and support business performance. This role partners with HR and business leaders globally to create competency-aligned curriculum and scalable learning experiences that enable employee growth and accelerate leadership readiness.

Responsibilities

• Benchmark leadership development practices across external companies, industries, and best-in-class organizations to identify emerging trends, compare program maturity, and translate insights into practical recommendations for Ingersoll Rand.
• Design, develop and advance enterprise leadership development curriculum aligned to business priorities, leadership competencies, future talent needs, and external best practices.
• Apply instructional design methodologies to develop practical, scalable learning content across blended formats, including virtual instructor-led, experiential, self-directed, and coaching-based experiences.
• Oversee global delivery of enterprise learning and leadership development programs, including scheduling, communications, facilitator coordination, materials, evaluations, and regional execution support.
• Maintain global program consistency while adapting solutions for regional and business-specific needs; use feedback, engagement data, and performance outcomes to continuously improve impact.
• Use people analytics to measure learning, engagement, and talent initiatives; track leadership effectiveness, development activity, engagement outcomes, and program impact for executive reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; five or more years of progressive experience in leadership development, learning and development, talent management, organizational development, or a related HR discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with business leaders to diagnose capability needs and translate them into practical, measurable development solutions.
• Experience designing and delivering leadership capability programs for supervisors through executive-level leaders.
• Strong understanding of external leadership development practices, including how companies structure, deliver, measure, and benchmark leadership programs across leader levels.
• Strong instructional design, facilitation, program management, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence across levels, functions, and geographies.

Core Competencies

• Translates enterprise leadership frameworks into practical, business-relevant leadership development solutions.
• Uses external benchmarking and market insight to assess leadership development practices and recommend improvements that advance enterprise leadership capability.
• Owns leadership development programs end-to-end, from design and implementation through measurement and continuous improvement.
• Builds trusted partnerships and influences effectively across levels, functions, and regions.
• Works with agility, accountability, and sound judgment in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements

This position will be based at our corporate offices in Davidson, NC, with minimal anticipated travel.

MIP Eligible Role

Hired applicant will be eligible to receive (discretionary/nondiscretionary) annual bonuses and incentive compensation.

What We Offer

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.