Learning and Development

L&D Business PartnerKey Responsibilities Business Alignment & Learning Advocacy Serve as the primary L&D liaison for business units, operational organizations, and manufacturing sites ensuring learning initiatives support functional goals. Champion technical and production training in collaboration with Manufacturing Learning Leads. Ensure enterprise programs align with regional and manufacturing-specific needs. Assess workforce skill gaps, training needs, and performance challenges to recommend targeted learning solutions. Advocate for L&D integration into talent management, leadership development, organizational development and career progression strategies. Stakeholder Collaboration & Needs Assessment Partner with HR, operational leaders and subject matter experts (SME) to align training programs with business priorities. Support change management efforts related to learning initiatives, ensuring employee engagement and adoption. Proficient in English and local language for effective communication within the country and with Regional and with Global partners. Continuous Improvement & Learning Impact Gather and analyze feedback from business units to enhance learning program effectiveness. Collaborate with instructional designers and learning architects to optimize training content and delivery methods. Owns and share Country Training Calendar for training programs and leadership sharing series with leaders and employees. Able to teach and facilitate virtually or face to face for training and development programs in courses certified. Able to create training materials using company approved apps e.g. Camtasia and Microsoft ClipChamp. Able to use Learning+ system or other company LMS systems to update local training records. Act as Training Auditee for customer and surveillance audits. Able to run evaluation in Learning+ and other vendor provided evaluation as needed, for all training and development programs. Country Specific RoleSupport Country HR Leader and Stakeholders on both L&D and OD related needs including Succession Planning; employee engagement surveys and related programs. Able to create and launch local follow up announcements to all leaders and employees on topics related to L&D and OD.Able to travel to support leaders and employees at different sites if needed.Able to support local HR related activities as assigned by Country HR Leader.Qualifications for Internal CandidatesQualifications & Experience Required: Bachelor’s degree 5+ years of experience in HR, L&D, or business partnering roles. Strong stakeholder management, consulting, adult learning and facilitation skills. Japanese: Native, English: Business LevelCommute to or relocation to Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Preferred: Experience in manufacturing or technical training environments. Certifications in L&D, coaching or talent development