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One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

The Enterprise Learning and Development Manager will design, deliver, and continuously evolve the organization’s enterprise learning and development approach. This individual will be responsible for identifying the enterprise-wide learning and development needs of the business via full-and-ongoing consultation and collaboration with the adjacent Workforce Strategy Specialist, Talent Management Portfolio Manager, Leadership Development Specialist Talent Partners, PCBPs and Leader, Executive Talent, and through ongoing business-facing needs assessment. The Manager, Enterprise Learning and Development will – through effective leadership of their team – be responsible for building impactful learning and development frameworks, programming, processes, tools, resources and experiences that enable all employees to build relevant knowledge, skills and attributes to perform at their best, thereby strengthening organizational capability and driving sustainable growth. Operating within the Talent & Performance Development Team, the Enterprise Learning and Development Manager will ensure that learning and development initiatives are strategically aligned to business priorities, measurable in impact, and accessible across the global workforce. This role reports to the Senior Director, Talent Strategy and Performance Development.

• Translate enterprise talent, leadership and workforce planning knowledge, skills and attributes-related needs and priorities into actionable learning strategies, programs, tools, resources and content.
• Collaborate with the Director, Talent Strategy & Performance Development to ensure learning initiatives support the Talent Roadmap and organizational capability needs.

• Oversee the procurement or design, curation, and delivery of impactful digital learning content, knowledge, skills and attributes-based capability building learning interventions, and required/compliance-related learning content.
• Partner, consult and collaborate with colleagues who own specialist development areas (e.g. Early Careers, Talent Management, Leadership Development or Exec Development) to understand and support their learning and development requirements, ensuring alignment with overall enterprise learning and development strategy and frameworks.
• Define, design and implement frameworks, processes, tools, resources and content for career development and individual development planning (IDP), incl. coaching, executive coaching, psychometrics, mentoring, and self-directed learning.

• Build strong partnerships with team peers, Talent Partners, PCBPs, P&C Systems and Operations, and business leaders to ensure high-quality, relevant, consistent and scalable learning and development approaches across the enterprise.

• Lead a team of learning and development professionals who partner and collaborate highly effectively with Talent Strategy and Performance Development Team peers, Talent Partners, PCBPs and business leaders to deliver learning interventions that have a measurable impact on organizational performance.

• Define, design and track learning and development metrics and KPIs, linking investment in learning to measurable business outcomes.
• Implement evaluation mechanisms and an L&D reporting dashboard to measure the effectiveness and business impact of learning investments, using data and insights to drive continuous improvement.

• As the Learning and Development Processes, Programs and Products Owner, work in close collaboration and partnership with People Ops and Systems leadership to ensure that the LMS, HRIS, P&C systems, software and functionality are all optimised and continuously improved to deliver the desired Learning and Development content, processes, tools, resources, analytics and reporting at scale whilst ensuring an excellent and highly rated user experience.
• Leverage enterprise learning technologies, platforms, and digital tools to enable scalable and personalized learning experiences.
• Explore new methods (AI, microlearning, peer learning) to evolve the learning ecosystem.

• Typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience.
• 5+ years of experience leading enterprise learning and development and/or leadership development programs within a global organization.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Proven track record designing and implementing leadership development initiatives and learning frameworks at scale.
• Strong expertise in career development frameworks, competency models, and adult learning methodologies.
• Familiarity with digital and AI-enabled learning solutions and platforms.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills with senior executives and business leaders.
• Experienced in partnering with third party providers (academic institutions, training providers, content platform providers etc) to define and ensure delivery of agreed services to desired cost, specification and quality.
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical skills and a bias toward execution.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and develop a team, with strong coaching and mentoring skills.

• Experience with global leadership development or enterprise learning in complex organizations.
• Prior exposure to Early Careers program design or integration with workforce strategies.
• Knowledge of best practices in learning impact measurement and evaluation.
• Formal training or certification in leadership development, learning methodologies, or organizational development.

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this online application, please click here.