Senior Manager, Learning & Delivery
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Child Development Schools, Inc.
Mckinney, TX, US
Summary
The Senior Manager, Learning & Delivery is responsible for driving the vision, execution, and continuous evolution of learning strategies and capability development. This role involves leading a high-performing team, managing end-to-end learning program lifecycles, and partnering with stakeholders to deliver measurable business outcomes.
Job Description
Position Overview
The Senior Manager, Learning & Delivery is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving the vision, execution, and continuous evolution of learning and capability development across CDS. The role balances managing responsibilities, learning design, development, and facilitation responsibilities while leading a high-performing team and delivering measurable business outcomes.
*Remote-first, 20-30% travel, collaborative and fast-paced.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute learning strategies aligned with CDS business priorities and organizational objectives.
- Lead, coach, and develop learning professionals: instructional designers and training facilitators.
- Collaborating with leadership to conduct training needs analysis to identify capability gaps and define learning requirements.
- Build learning roadmaps that support onboarding, role readiness, technical upskilling, sales, leadership development, and continuous learning.
- Manage end-to-end learning program lifecycles, in collaboration with the Programs Lead, including planning, development, deployment, maintenance, and evaluation.
- Cross-functional Collaboration to drive alignment across Learning, Enablement, Curriculum Development, and corporate stakeholder groups.
- Establish success metrics and reporting mechanisms to measure program effectiveness and business impact.
- Partner with subject matter experts to design engaging and scalable learning experiences.
- Oversee the creation of instructor-led training, virtual learning, eLearning, workshops, job aids, knowledge articles, and performance support resources.
- Support the coaching and facilitation of other corporate SMEs, as needed
- Ensure learning content aligns with adult learning principles and organizational standards.
- Establish operational processes, governance models, and best practices for learning delivery.
- Continuously improving content based on learner feedback, performance data, and evolving business needs.
Training Delivery Excellence
- Lead and facilitate instructor-led and virtual training sessions for employees, managers, and leaders.
- Ensure consistent, high-quality learning experiences across all delivery channels.
- Lead and coach trainers, facilitators, and contributors to maintain delivery standards and learner engagement.
- Manage training schedules, logistics, resources, and stakeholder communications, in collaboration with Programs Lead.
- Manage vendor relationships and external learning partners as needed.
Stakeholder Partnership
- Serve as a trusted learning advisor to CDS leaders and functional teams.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to prioritize learning initiatives and align resources.
- Communicate learning program objectives, benefits, and outcomes to leadership audiences.
Performance Measurement & Continuous Improvement
- Monitor program adoption, completion rates, learner satisfaction, knowledge retention, and business outcomes.
- Analyze learning data and recommend enhancements to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
- Drive a culture of continuous learning and capability development across CDS.
- Leverage industry trends, technologies, and best practices to modernize learning approaches.
Qualifications
Experience & Education
- Bachelor's degree in Learning & Development, Education, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, or related field.
- 3-5 years of management experience in learning, training, enablement, talent development, or organizational effectiveness.
- Experience managing enterprise learning programs and stakeholder relationships.
- Strong facilitation and presentation skills across virtual and in-person environments.
- Proven experience in instructional design and adult learning methodologies.
- Experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS) administration and learning technologies.
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
- Detailed oriented
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting technology, services, customer success, support, sales, or consulting organizations.
- Experience with Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI-enabled learning solutions, and digital adoption platforms.
- Knowledge of change management and organizational transformation practices.
- Experience managing global or geographically distributed audiences.
The Learning & Delivery Manager will be successful by:
- Increasing learner readiness and productivity.
- Achieving learning adoption and completion targets.
- Improving performance outcomes tied to business objectives.
- Delivering high-quality learning experiences with strong satisfaction scores.
- Building scalable learning solutions that support CDS growth and transformation.
- Establishing trusted partnerships with business leaders, learning professionals and key stakeholders.
Established in 1988, Child Development Schools, Inc. operates as three early childhood education brands – Childcare Network, Sunrise Preschools, and My Small Wonders. We proudly provide child care and early education to over 30,000 children aged six weeks to 12 years in more than 260 child care centers across 11 states, with headquarters in Austin, Texas. Our schools offer full-time weekday schedules as well as before and after-school programs. Children receive a high-quality education, as well as participation in activities and exercises geared towards their specific age and developmental stage.
Our programs include adaptive digital learning platforms, which promote math and computer literacy skills, field trips, and activities that allow parents to take an active role in the growth and development of their children.
Founded
1988
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Education Administration Programs
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
Established in 1988, Child Development Schools, Inc. operates as three early childhood education brands – Childcare Network, Sunrise Preschools, and My Small Wonders. We proudly provide child care and early education to over 30,000 children aged six weeks to 12 years in more than 260 child care centers across 11 states, with headquarters in Austin, Texas. Our schools offer full-time weekday schedules as well as before and after-school programs. Children receive a high-quality education, as well as participation in activities and exercises geared towards their specific age and developmental stage.
Our programs include adaptive digital learning platforms, which promote math and computer literacy skills, field trips, and activities that allow parents to take an active role in the growth and development of their children.
Founded
1988
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Education Administration Programs
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
Austin, Texas