Manager Of Learning Development Jobs in Rochester Hills, MI

Drive Strategy. Enable Performance. Deliver Measurable Learning Impact.

The Learning Program Manager plays a critical role in shaping and delivering learning strategies that directly support business performance. This position partners closely with business leaders to identify capability gaps, diagnose performance challenges, and design solutions that drive measurable outcomes.

Acting as the single point of accountability, you will lead learning initiatives from strategy through delivery—ensuring alignment between business priorities, learning design, and performance impact. This role goes beyond training coordination—it’s about consulting, influencing, and delivering results through learning.

What You’ll Do

Strategic Business Partnership

• Partner with business leaders to understand strategic goals, challenges, and capability needs.
• Translate business priorities into actionable learning and performance strategies.
• Build trusted relationships and serve as the primary learning advisor for your assigned function or business area.

Performance Analysis & Solutioning

• Conduct diagnostics to identify root causes of performance gaps (skills, process, environment, incentives, etc.).
• Recommend targeted solutions—leveraging both learning and non-training interventions where appropriate.
• Align stakeholders on priorities, target skill areas, and expected outcomes.

End‑to‑End Program Ownership

• Serve as the single point of contact between the business and the Learning & Development Center of Excellence.
• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of learning initiatives: 
  • Strategy & design
  • Development
  • Deployment
  • Measurement & optimization
• Ensure programs are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned to objectives.

Learning Design & Development Oversight

• Partner with instructional designers, SMEs, vendors, and facilitators to develop high-quality learning solutions.
• Oversee course development and ensure alignment with business goals and performance outcomes.
• Maintain strong visibility across all workstreams and stakeholders.

Measurement, Impact & Continuous Improvement

• Track and evaluate the effectiveness of learning programs using meaningful business metrics.
• Communicate impact to stakeholders in terms of performance outcomes and ROI.
• Recommend adjustments to improve effectiveness and alignment over time.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Facilitate transparent communication with business leaders and stakeholders on program status, progress, and value.
• Lead regular check-ins and reviews to ensure alignment and drive accountability.
• Promote adoption and engagement with learning initiatives across the business.

Champion Learning Culture

• Advocate for continuous learning and professional development across the organization.
• Encourage application of new skills and behaviors to drive sustained performance improvement.
• Stay current on learning trends, tools, and innovations to continuously enhance offerings.

What Makes You a Great Fit

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Instructional Design, Education, Organizational Development, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in learning and development, performance consulting, or related roles
• Proven experience leading and delivering complex learning programs end-to-end

Core Skills & Capabilities

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to align learning initiatives with business priorities and outcomes
• Consulting Mindset: Skilled in diagnosing problems and recommending impactful solutions
• Stakeholder Influence: Ability to build trust and guide decisions across all levels of the organization
• Program Management: Strong ability to manage multiple initiatives with competing priorities
• Analytical Skills: Experience measuring impact and linking learning outcomes to business performance
• Communication: Clear, confident communicator able to articulate value to diverse audiences
• Adaptability: Thrives in dynamic environments with evolving priorities

Why This Role Matters

This role ensures that learning is not just delivered—but delivers results. By aligning learning to real business needs and measuring its impact, you help organizations move beyond training toward true performance improvement and measurable outcomes.

GP Strategies Corporation is one of the world\'s leading talent transformation providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we help organizations transform through their people and achieve meaningful change. GP Strategies has delivered our innovative consulting, learning services, and talent technology solutions to over 6,000 organizations globally.

From our global experience working across thousands of projects and initiatives over the past 55 years, we\'ve learned that relationships, business, work, innovation, strategy, and transformation are all about people. And, to put it simply, GP Strategies is about our people - an extensive global network of learning experts. Additional information can be found at www.gpstrategies.com.

With more than 4000 employees in over 30 countries, diversity at GP Strategies is second nature! Beyond our locations, our culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That\'s how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.

GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.