Job Purpose

The incumbent would be responsible for shaping and executing Air Indias leadership and professional development strategy. This role shall ensure that leaders at all levels are equipped to drive a high-performance, people-centric culture.
The incumbent shall also enable professional skills development of Air India employees to make them more productive & effective in their roles
The role entails diagnosing learning needs, designing and executing impactful learning / capability development interventions to scale, collaborate with key internal & external stakeholders to build immediate & long-term capability across the organization

Key Accountabilities

Lead design & implementation of overall Leadership Development strategy & initiatives / programs, aligned with business priorities and leveraging relevant learning methodologies for leaders and people managers across levels
Design & implement capability development programs for special talent groups like High Potentials, Critical role successors, women leaders etc.
Develop professional skills based on Air Indias competencies or otherwise to enable Air India employees to be more effective & productive individuals, thus succeeding in their roles and getting ready for future roles
Leverage interventions like learning journeys, immersions, coaching / mentoring programs, projects, feedback etc. to build capabilities in a sustainable way
Assist in developing a learning culture in the organisation
Plan and manage budgets optimally
Calendarize interventions and communicate the same to all stakeholders
Define, track and assess measures of success / impact of different learning interventions
Engage senior business and HR leaders to identify capability gaps and co-create impactful learning solutions.
Partner with HRBP colleagues across the life cycle of interventions. Collaboration is key in this role
Build a strong learning partner ecosystem and partner with them to build required organisation capabilities
Leverage digital learning tools & new-age methodologies (blended learning, simulations, social learning, etc.) to enhance leadership and professional skills.
Assess, develop and implement leadership development processes, tools, resources, solutions, and organization development interventions to achieve the overarching goals of the organization.
Lead the team and provide direction on execution / implementation of tasks by prioritizing functional and organizational goals accordingly.
Support, nurture, and develop the team members skills in all relevant aspects.

Skills Required for the role

Learning intervention design / ID Expertise in leadership development models, methods etc Leadership & people management skills Project Management Skills Digital acumen Facilitation skills Content Creation skills Business acumen Partner Management skills Collaboration skills Strategic mindset Internal client relationship management skills

Key Interfaces

Internal Interfaces Leadership Teams

Work with Senior business and HR leadership to partner for their & their teams development

HR CoEs

Partner with other HR CoEs like talent management, performance & rewards etc. to create linkage of the leadership & professional skills development programs

External Interfaces Learning partners

Evaluate and onboard learning partners
Assess their performance and outcomes of their interventions

Industry associations

To stay abreast with whats current in industry & domain

Educational and Experience Requirements

Minimum Education requirements

Masters/MBA/PGDM/PGP/PG degree/diploma in Personnel/Human Resource Management from a premier institution
Relevant professional certifications shall be an added advantage

Experience

12-15 yrs experience with significant focus in leadership development, learning journeys & capability building
Rich experience in leveraging different leadership & professional skills development methods, coaching models, OB / OD interventions, AC/DC & digital learning tools

Chief Manager - Learning and Development