Deputy General Manager - Learning Services

Role Summary:

Great people make Schneider Electric a great company!

The Global Learning Services-Project Manager will manage complex multi-functional and/or global learning services projects in order to improve our stake holders and our Learners experience.

Leadership & People Management- Lead and mentor mid-level managers, foster a high-performance culture and promote employee engagement and Handle succession planning and talent development

You will work directly with the head of Global Learning Services to define scope and measurement of Project deliverables, and work to maximize project output within the project scope, budget, and schedule constraints.

You will direct all planning and monitoring of the activities required to meet project goals including completion of project deliverables during all defined stages.

Manage the relationship between the project team and all functional areas critical to the success of the project.

Act as the primary project interface and communication between the internal teams supporting the project.

Identify critical technical and project issues and problems. Identify corrective actions and follow through to completion.

Manage within the established scope, schedule and budget constraints and perform schedule, cost and critical activity tracking against the plan.

Direct planning of and monitor the activities required to meet project goals including completion of project deliverables during all defined stages.

Work with functional managers to establish projections of resources and skills necessary to execute the assigned projects.

Strong knowledge of Agile principles, frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban), and software development methodologies.

Excellent communication and negotiation skills; sharp business acumen

Qualifications:

• Collaborate with various stakeholders – leaders, audiences, subject experts to conduct thorough needs analysis and establish measurable objectives for all projects.

• Develop project plans, define milestones, objectives, scope, and timelines, and allocate resources to complete the projects successfully.

• Proficient in LMS, Publication, Modification & Deactivation of training in LMS System (My LearningLink) and enrolling users as required for all global catalog.

• Monitor regular changes on the tool & process and update stakeholders and requestors about the changes

• Pilot new feature releases from Cornerstone to directly influence the overall Product development roadmap.

• Ensure meticulous testing of the courses for better Learner Experience

• Advocate and Ensure Global Governance of Catalog and content publishing Standards

• Maintenance of LMS content Catalog & sanity

• Suggest, Drive, and Implement - Continuous Improvements Projects, Enhancements and Change requests

• To keep up to date with current thinking on training practice and methods; e-learning development technology

• Familiarity with e-learning platforms and practices (protocols (e.g. SCORM, xAPI, AICC etc)

• Strong Presentation capability. High degree of expertise with MS Office tools such as PPT, Visio, Excel, Projects

• Lead a team and Identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions.

• Ability to manage and coordinate with multi-geography / global senior stakeholders

• Strong ability to influence and track projects for timely closure with rigorous follow up skill

• Flexibility to work and manage global conference calls with all time zones

• Creative capabilities to visualize and create dashboards and metrics to track the overall delivery of the different service lines and program.

• Strong knowledge on HR Processes, Employee Life cycle and Learning & Talent Processes