Manager, Training & Employee Listening

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Austria.

📋 Description

• Spearhead the assessment, intake, and prioritization of global training requests, identifying opportunities for standardization, globalization, or local adaptation.

• Create and manage scalable learning solutions, frameworks, and curricula that enhance functional, technical, compliance, and operational capability development across various countries.

• Propel the adoption, testing, and scaling of contemporary learning methods, including AI-driven learning, digital formats, and blended learning strategies.

• Oversee the global employee listening strategy, encompassing the design, administration, and governance of employee engagement surveys, pulse surveys, and feedback systems.

• Evaluate employee feedback data and trends to produce executive-level insights and recommendations.

• Collaborate with local HR and business leaders to implement targeted action plans that improve employee experience, engagement, retention, and organizational effectiveness.

• Lead the global HR transformation and transition to a new operating model by developing global capabilities and translating strategic priorities into measurable learning outcomes.

• Work alongside international committees, departments, and local HR teams to identify needs and ensure solutions align with critical business priorities.

• Act as a strategic partner to senior stakeholders, providing expertise in instructional design, training and development, employee engagement, and employee listening strategies.

• Facilitate communication between global learning and development and IT to assist in the configuration of global solutions such as learning management systems and employee listening tools.

• Oversee global L&D budgets, vendor governance, and resource allocation.

• Ensure cost-effective delivery while adhering to vendor engagement standards, maintaining quality and impact, and promoting continuous improvement through governance, feedback loops, and outcome-based evaluation.

⛳️ Requirements

• You hold a university degree in Human Resources, Education, Business Administration, or a related field.

• You possess several years of practical managerial experience in People Leadership, Talent Management, Culture Development, and/or Learning & Development.

• You demonstrate excellent project management skills, capable of managing multiple initiatives at once.

• You have proficiency in digital learning technologies and platforms, including e-learning, LMS, and virtual training tools.

• You excel in communication and possess strong presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across all levels.

• You effectively navigate change while guiding the team with resilience, adaptability, and a global perspective.

• You are fluent in English.

• Proficiency in additional languages is advantageous.

• Experience with Workday is a plus.

• Please submit your CV along with all relevant certificates and qualifications.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working environment (Flexitime, remote work options within Austria and abroad, 6 weeks of annual leave).

• Health & wellbeing support (Wellpass membership, mental health support, wellbeing initiatives).

• Opportunities for personal and professional development.

• An international and collaborative working environment.

• A modern workplace equipped with mobile devices to facilitate flexible working.

• Access to a restaurant, along with free fruit and beverages.

• Sustainable mobility support (Public transport subsidy and bike leasing).

• Employee discounts on shopping, travel, sports, and health services.

• Relocation support.