Corporate Learning Manager

About the Role

We are looking for a Corporate Learning Manager to strategize and lead corporate learning initiatives that enhance workforce capabilities and drive organizational excellence. This fully remote, full-time position based in the United Arab Emirates calls for a professional who integrates instructional design expertise with business insight and technological savvy.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute corporate learning strategies aligned with organizational goals, transformation initiatives, and talent plans.
• Oversee all phases of corporate learning programs including design, delivery, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
• Work collaboratively with multiple departments including HR, Talent Management, Leadership, Technology, and Compliance to deliver cohesive learning solutions.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments to identify learning needs, skill gaps, and competencies for workforce development.
• Define and track KPIs such as learning engagement, completion rates, skills improvement, knowledge retention, and ROI.
• Create expansive curricula covering leadership, technical skills, digital transformation, compliance, communication, and customer experience.
• Design competency frameworks, learning pathways, certifications, and personal development plans.
• Lead leadership development for all levels, including high potentials and critical talent groups.
• Manage onboarding, upskilling, reskilling, succession planning, and continuous learning initiatives.
• Translate strategic priorities into targeted learning interventions in partnership with business leaders.
• Administer learning management systems, digital academies, virtual classrooms, content repositories, and assessment platforms.
• Develop blended learning modalities using instructor-led, virtual, e-learning, coaching, mentoring, and experiential methods.
• Maintain instructional design standards ensuring accessibility, engagement, and alignment with competencies.
• Manage learning vendors, trainers, instructional designers, and external partners.
• Evaluate and select learning platforms, content solutions, certification programs, and assessment tools.
• Plan learning budgets, schedules, vendor strategies, and resource allocation.
• Analyze learning effectiveness with surveys, business KPIs, behavioral indicators, and ROI metrics.
• Generate detailed learning dashboards and management reports for workforce capabilities and program performance.
• Champion digital transformation through AI-powered personalized learning, adaptive content, skills intelligence, virtual coaching, and analytics.
• Utilize technologies such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Cornerstone, Moodle, Microsoft Teams and 365, Power BI, Tableau, LinkedIn Learning, and learning analytics tools.
• Ensure all programs comply with UAE employment laws, data protection, accessibility, health and safety, and regulatory standards.
• Set governance standards for quality, content approval, instructor credentials, learner data, and assessment integrity.
• Support digital skills adoption, change readiness, leadership, and workforce reskilling aligned with organizational transformation.
• Collaborate with Talent Management on succession planning, competency management, high-potential programs, and internal mobility.
• Prepare executive-level reports on learning outcomes, capability assessments, and strategic recommendations.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of learning professionals and promote a culture of innovation and continuous development.

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's degree in fields like HR, Organizational Development, Education, Business Administration, Psychology, or Communications; Master's or MBA is a strong plus.
• Professional certifications such as CIPD, SHRM, ATD, CPTD, coaching, or organizational development are favored.
• At least 5 years in corporate learning, talent or organizational development with 2 years managing corporate learning functions or leadership programs.
• Deep knowledge of adult learning theory, instructional design, competency frameworks, and learning evaluation.
• Experience with enterprise learning platforms and technologies including LMSs, content libraries, virtual classrooms, and analytics.
• Familiarity with AI-enhanced and adaptive learning technologies is highly beneficial.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, communication, project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate business strategy into actionable, measurable learning initiatives.
• Competence in handling multiple priorities with attention to quality, timelines, budgets, and outcomes.
• Effective working with distributed teams remotely and willingness to travel occasionally for leadership events and training.

What We Provide

• 100% remote work with flexible collaboration across global teams.
• Attractive compensation with performance incentives.
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
• Professional growth in corporate learning leadership.
• Exposure to cutting-edge AI-driven learning and workforce technologies.
• A supportive culture emphasizing innovation, continuous learning, and leadership development.
• Opportunities to influence organizational growth and future-ready workforce creation.