Manager, Learning and Development

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.

With over $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife’s portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: fairlife® ultra-filtered milk; Core Power® High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife® nutrition plan™, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.

A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.

To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com.

job purpose:  

The Senior Manager, Learning & Development partners with the Senior Director, Talent Management to shape and lead the organization's enterprise learning strategy. This is a hands-on individual contributor role: the Senior Manager owns the design, build, and delivery of programs that develop leaders and strengthen capability across every level of the business. In addition to strategy and program ownership, the Senior Manager personally facilitates senior leader curriculum and delivers other instructor-led training as business needs arise. 

Success in this role depends on influence rather than authority. The Senior Manager works across HR business partners, functional leaders, and executive stakeholders to translate business priorities into learning solutions, and to demonstrate the impact of those solutions with data. 

responsibilities: 

Learning Strategy & Partnership 

• Partner with the Senior Director, Talent Management to define, refresh, and execute the enterprise L&D strategy, including annual priorities, roadmap, and success measures. 
• Translate business and talent priorities into a coherent portfolio of learning programs, and recommend where to build, buy, or retire offerings. 
• Serve as a consultative partner to HR business partners and functional leaders, conducting needs assessments and recommending solutions grounded in performance outcomes rather than activity. 
• Manage the L&D budget in partnership with the Senior Director, including vendor selection, contracting, and spend against plan. 

Senior Leader Curriculum & Facilitation 

• Design and personally facilitate the senior leader curriculum, including executive and director-level development programs, cohort experiences, and offsite sessions.