Senior Manager, Learning & Development

Location: Maple Grove, MN (Full-Time, Onsite)
Schedule: Monday-Friday, Regular Business Hours
Employment Type: Direct Hire

Salary: $130,000 – $150,000, depending on previous experience

About the Opportunity

Beacon Hill’s client, a growing manufacturing company, is seeking a Senior Manager, Learning & Development to lead the organization’s learning strategy and talent development initiatives during a period of significant growth and transformation. This position will play a critical role in building a scalable learning infrastructure that supports employee development, operational excellence, leadership effectiveness, and long-term business success.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced learning and development leader who enjoys creating impactful training programs, developing future leaders, and establishing processes that support a high-performing workforce.

Summary of Duties

• Lead the development and execution of a company-wide learning and development strategy that aligns workforce capabilities with business objectives and long-term organizational priorities.
• Create scalable training frameworks, governance standards, and development programs that support continued growth and operational expansion.
• Partner with leaders across Human Resources, Operations, and other business functions to identify skill gaps, assess organizational development needs, and implement targeted learning solutions.
• Design and oversee technical training initiatives that strengthen employee competencies, support operational excellence, and improve workforce readiness.
• Develop standardized onboarding programs, certification processes, and structured learning pathways to ensure employees receive consistent training and advancement opportunities.
• Establish competency models, skills matrices, and development frameworks that support career progression across multiple functions and levels of the organization.
• Collaborate with operational leaders to identify critical training needs and implement programs that enhance quality, productivity, safety, and overall performance.
• Create and deliver leadership and management development programs focused on coaching, communication, employee engagement, performance management, accountability, conflict resolution, team effectiveness, and change leadership.
• Build comprehensive leadership development pathways that support both emerging and established leaders throughout their professional growth journey.
• Oversee learning operations by implementing training administration processes, maintaining training records, and ensuring certifications and compliance requirements are accurately tracked.
• Partner with Human Resources and technology teams to optimize learning systems, leverage training technologies, and improve the overall learner experience.
• Develop learning analytics, dashboards, and reporting tools to provide visibility into training participation, skill development, and program effectiveness.
• Establish measurable success metrics to evaluate learning outcomes, employee progression, leadership development impact, and overall business results.
• Continuously assess feedback, performance data, and organizational needs to enhance training programs, improve effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement across all learning initiatives.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional growth while ensuring development programs remain sustainable, scalable, and aligned with organizational goals.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Learning & Development, Training, Organizational Development, or a related field
• Experience leading and managing learning and development programs
• Proven success designing and implementing technical training initiatives
• Experience developing leadership and management training curriculum
• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and facilitation abilities
• Ability to build strong partnerships with leaders across multiple business functions

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting rapidly growing organizations
• Experience building learning and development functions from the ground up
• Background supporting manufacturing, operations, engineering, or technical workforces
• Experience creating competency frameworks and workforce development models
• Familiarity with Learning Management Systems (LMS)
• Experience supporting organizational integrations, acquisitions, or business transformation efforts