Head - Learning & Development - FMCG

Description: This role will lead the group-wide L&D strategy, budgeting building future-ready leadership and capability frameworks aligned with the organizations growth agenda. Manage the L&D budget and ensure cost-effectiveness. This role will drive leadership development, functional capability building, digital learning adoption, and a strong learning culture across businesses.

Role in brief :

- Design and implement an integrated L&D strategy aligned with business goals across multiple businesses/verticals.

- Establish group-wide learning architecture, governance, and standards.

- Lead leadership development programs for senior leadership, high potentials, and succession pipelines.

- Partner with business heads on capability gaps and future skills.

- Drive functional, technical, behavioural, and managerial learning programs.

- Oversee induction, onboarding, mid-career and senior leadership programs.

- Leverage digital learning platforms, LMS, AI-enabled learning, and blended learning models.

- Partner with external institutions, B-schools, and global learning partners.

- Define learning KPI's, ROI frameworks, and impact measurement linked to business outcomes.

- Lead a central L&D team and collaborate with HRBP's and business L&D leads.

- Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on learning and capability building.

- Use analytics to continuously improve learning effectiveness.

Experience & Skill :

- MBA/PGDM from a reputed institute (HR preferred).

- 20 -25 years of experience in L&D within large corporate / conglomerates in Manufacturing industry.

- Strong exposure to leadership development, digital learning, and multi-business environments

- Excellent stakeholder management and strategic thinking skills

Industry preferred : FMCG/ Food / Beverage/ Pharma/ Chemical/ Paint/ or any manufacturing industry