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Learning & Development

This role orchestrates the infrastructure and execution of learning programs at AI-scale organizations, moving beyond standalone training to build integrated systems that drive measurable business impact. Practitioners design competency frameworks, manage learning operations across global teams, and partner with senior leaders to diagnose performance gaps and architect solutions that solve real organizational challenges. They balance program management rigor with instructional design expertise, ensuring content is relevant to technical and leadership audiences while tracking outcomes against key business metrics. What distinguishes this work is the strategic advisory component—rather than delivering pre-designed courses, these professionals act as consultants to executives, translating talent philosophy into scalable processes that span hiring, onboarding, performance management, and succession planning. They typically embed within people operations or talent management functions in rapidly scaling companies, where their ability to synthesize adult learning science with operational excellence directly accelerates how fast teams can grow and perform.

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Technical Training ManagerL&D Specialist
Open Jobs12
Companies Hiring8
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Measured across 11 of 12 open postings.

36%
expect AI in the role's own work
0% state it as a requirement
0%
work directly with customers
27%
manage people
Manager
most common level
36% of open postings
WHAT THEY ASK FOR, VERBATIM

“on-demand learning, and AI-supported experiences”

MongoDB · Senior Leadership Development Manager

“You build cadences that use AI to do the collating and chasing, so the process”

Multiverse · Senior Manager, Coach & Instructor Enablement

“Familiarity with AI, [text cut off]”

CoreWeave · Learning Partner- Technical Development
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Skills

What companies are looking for in this role.

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Instructional and learning program design

82%

Training delivery and facilitation

73%

Process design and improvement

36%

Manager and leadership development

27%

Customer education programs

18%

Content operations and governance

18%

Quality management systems

18%

Subject matter expert knowledge extraction

18%
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Cross-functional collaboration

55%

Change management

46%

Technical documentation

27%

Technical team leadership and mentoring

27%

Technical communication

18%

Mentoring and code review

18%
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Technology

The tools and technologies that define this role.

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Jiramoderate
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Open Jobs

12 open Learning & Development jobs across 8 companies.

MongoDB3w
Senior Leadership Development Manager
Atlanta; Austin; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Philadelphia; Raleigh·People & HR
Multiverse3w
Senior Manager, Coach & Instructor Enablement
London·People & HR
Shield AI3w
Training Manager, Ukraine (R5747)
Dallas, Texas·People & HR
Crusoe1mo
Learning & Development Specialist
Brighton, CO - US·People & HR
Waymo1mo
Training Delivery Manager (Fleet Maintenance & Validation TTT)
San Francisco, CA, USA; Tempe, AZ, USA·People & HR
Waabi1mo
Training Specialist - Vehicle Operator
Dallas, TX·People & HR
Waabi1mo
Training Specialist - Fleet Specialist
Dallas, TX·People & HR
Scale AI2mo
Enablement Manager (Support)
Mexico City, MX·People & HR
CoreWeave2mo
Learning Partner — Management & Leadership Development
Livingston, NJ / New York, NY·People & HR
CoreWeave3mo
Learning Partner- Technical Development
Dallas, Texas·People & HR
CoreWeave3mo
Learning Partner- Technical Development
Livingston, NJ / Bellevue, WA / Sunnyvale, CA·People & HR
Shield AI4mo
V-BAT Internal Training Instructor (R5031)
Dallas, Texas·People & HR