Senior Manager, Technical Training & Learning

Saab AB; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 116,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Tuition assistance

Employee stock purchase

Disability coverage

Job summary

Saab, Inc. seeks a Manager, Technical Training to lead a team of training professionals in designing, developing, and delivering technical programs for customers and employees.

The role partners with Engineering, Program Management, and Manufacturing to ensure training aligns with product capabilities and business goals, driving continuous improvements through ISD and learning technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years in engineering, military, aerospace, or technical training; or Master's with 10+ years.
• Experience managing technical professionals or training organizations.
• Expert knowledge of Instructional Systems Design (ISD).
• Experience with LMS, eLearning development, and digital learning technologies.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and lead organizational change.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, coach, and develop a team of training developers and instructors.
• Recruit, hire, onboard, evaluate, and retain high-performing employees.
• Develop departmental goals, performance metrics, budgets, staffing plans, and succession plans.
• Oversee design, development, validation, and delivery of instructor-led, hands-on, virtual, and eLearning training programs.
• Ensure training materials reflect engineering changes and product updates.
• Champion ISD methodologies and learning technologies.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects balancing cost, quality, schedule, and customer commitments.
• Support proposal development and BOE activities.

Skills

ISD (Instructional Systems Design)

LMS

eLearning development

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering/Technical Education/ISD/Training

Master's in related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SharePoint

Articulate 360

MadCap Flare

Adobe Captivate

Job description

Saab, Inc. seeks a Manager, Technical Training to lead a team of training professionals in designing, developing, and delivering technical programs for customers and employees.

The role partners with Engineering, Program Management, and Manufacturing to ensure training aligns with product capabilities and business goals, driving continuous improvements through ISD and learning technologies.