Senior Manager Learning Development & Culture (all genders)

HRS AS A COMPANY

HRS, a pioneer in business travel, aims to elevate every stay through innovative technology. With over 50 years of experience, their digital platform, driven by ProcureTech, TravelTech, and FinTech, transforms how companies and travelers Stay, Work, and Pay. ProcureTech digitally revolutionizes lodging procurement, connecting corporations and suppliers in a cutting edge ecosystem. This enables seamless efficiency and automation, surpassing travelers' expectations. TravelTech redefines the online lodging experience, offering personalized content from selection to check-in, ensuring an unparalleled journey for corporate travelers. In FinTech, HRS introduces advancements like mobile banking and digital payments, turning corporate back offices into touchless lodging enablers, eliminating legacy cost barriers. The innovative 2-click book-to-pay feature streamlines interactions for travelers and hoteliers. Combining these technology propositions, HRS unlocks exponential catalyst effects. Their data-driven focus delivers value-added services and high-return network effects, creating substantial customer value. HRS's exponential growth since 1972 serves over 35% of the global Fortune 500 and leading hotel chains. Join HRS to shape the future of business travel, empowered by a culture of growth and setting new industry standards worldwide

POSITION

In our globally operating team “Learning, Development & Culture”, we are looking for a Manager/ Senior Manager, Learning & Development (m/f/d) who will lead the global Learning and Development strategy for our Technology organization across India, Vietnam, and Europe.

This role will focus on designing and implementing a future-ready learning ecosystem that upskills our engineers and leaders in AI capabilities, agile leadership, and innovation excellence. As the global L&D leader for our Tech hubs, you will act as a strategic advisor to the CTO, CPO, and site leadership teams, driving skills gap analysis, defining growth pathways, and shaping a strong culture of continuous learning.

This role is based in Mohali - Chandigarh, India, with regular virtual collaboration across our Vietnam and European hubs. International travel of 15-20% annually is expected for strategic planning, program launches, and stakeholder engagement.

At HRS, we believe that every individual can grow to their full potential when given access to the right learning environment and opportunities. Within our dynamic, matrixed ecosystem, you will play a key role in making learning intuitive, data-driven, and embedded into the way we work

CHALLENGE

As our  Sr. Manager Learning & Development - Technology, you'll drive transformation across four strategic pillars:
1. Strategic Learning Architecture & AI Readiness
•    Build and execute a comprehensive global Tech Learning strategy across our Vietnam, India, and European hubs, with a laser focus on AI capability uplift, engineering excellence, and leadership maturity.
•    Identify current and emerging skill gaps, translating business needs into actionable learning priorities that drive measurable business outcomes
•    Design structured capability frameworks and role-based learning and onboarding paths for engineers, product managers, data scientists, and technical leaders—linking competencies to clear proficiency levels and reducing time to productive
•    Develop and scale an "AI-Ready Workforce" roadmap featuring foundational, applied, and advanced AI learning tracks, leveraging internal subject matter experts, global vendors, and cutting-edge digital learning platforms
•    Stay ahead of emerging technology trends (AI, ML, DevOps, Cloud, Security) and translate these into future-skills initiatives and strategic workforce readiness plans

2. Leadership Development & Manager Enablement
•    Equip our technical leaders and managers to thrive in an AI-augmented, globally distributed environment.
•    Build and deliver programs that strengthen coaching capabilities, feedback quality, decision-making agility, and team leadership in complex, matrixed structures
•    Enable managers to lead with confidence in the age of AI—balancing human judgment with AI-powered insights and fostering psychological safety for experimentation

3. Data-Driven Measurement & Learning Intelligence
•   Establish a robust analytics framework that proves learning ROI and drives continuous improvement.
•   Design and operationalize comprehensive metrics, dashboards, and analytics—tracking both leading indicators (engagement, completion) and lagging indicators (skill progression, performance impact, business outcomes)
•   Partner with People Analytics, Tech Data, and Engineering teams to integrate learning data seamlessly with HRIS, performance management systems, project allocation, and talent mobility platforms
•   Use data storytelling to influence senior leadership decisions and demonstrate the business impact of learning investments

4. Learning Culture & Innovation Ecosystem
•    Champion a culture where continuous learning and innovation are embedded into the DNA of how we work.
•    Embed "learning nudges" and microlearning moments into daily workflows across all sites, fostering peer-to-peer learning, cross-functional collaboration, and knowledge sharing at scale
•    Design engaging rituals and experiences—learning sprints, hackathons, lunch & learn sessions, internal demo days, and innovation challenges—that inject continuous experimentation and cross-pollination of ideas across geographies
•    Collaborate deeply with Global HR and L&D chapters to co-define learning governance principles, standards, and policies that balance consistency with local flexibility

FOR THIS EXCITING MISSION YOU ARE EQUIPPED WITH...

• 8–12 years of progressive experience in Learning & Development, Capability Building, or Talent Transformation — ideally within global Tech, Software, or Engineering environments.
• Proven experience in building and implementing global learning frameworks, preferably for technical or product organizations.
• Strong understanding of AI, Cloud, and Digital Transformation concepts and their impact on workforce capability needs.
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver leadership programs for technical managers and engineering leaders.
• Data-driven mindset — able to leverage skill taxonomies, performance data, and analytics to drive decisions and measure ROI of learning.
• Hands-on project management experience with ability to take programs from design to execution across multiple countries.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with comfort influencing senior technology and HR leaders.
• Experience working in global, matrixed organizations, coordinating across geographies and time zones.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, both virtual and in-person.
• Passionate about AI literacy, continuous learning, and developing technical talent into future-ready leaders.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written); additional Asian or European language is a plus.

PERSPECTIVE

If you are inspired by the opportunity to shape the global learning agenda of a high-tech, fast-growing organization, this role offers the perfect platform. You will be part of a forward-thinking L&D community that believes in the power of AI-driven capability growth, cross-cultural collaboration, and lifelong learning.

Here, you get access to a unique network of globally united and mutually responsible individuals who see themselves as a “Tribe of Intrapreneurs” — passionately dedicated to building a smarter, more human future of work.

Alexandra Barth, Chief People Officer.

LOCATION, MOBILITY, INCENTIVE

This is a global role with a base in Mohali, India,  The position requires limited international travel (approx. 10–15%) to key Tech Hubs Vietnam & Europe.

 Compensation is competitive and aligned with global market benchmarks, including a fixed salary, annual performance bonus, and mobility benefits.