APAC Talent

APAC Talent & Learning Manager

Job ID

212631

Posted

26-Jun-2025

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

People/Human Resources

Location(s)

Kuala Lumpur - Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia, Singapore - Singapore, Sydney - New South Wales - Australia

About The Role:

As a CBRE APAC Talent & Learning Manager, you will enhance people performance and business growth in APAC through implementation of learning and talent management initiatives. You will partner with the Head of People Local APAC and APAC President to prioritise and focus these initiatives for maximum impact.

What You'll Do:

• Own the Learning & Talent Management (L&TM) agenda for the APAC region. Lead the development and execution of Learning & Development (L&D) initiatives tailored to the APAC market, allowing for customization per country where relevant.

• Own the calendar of L&D initiatives for APAC and organize and plan for the administration of them, using a range of resources.

• Build strong relationships with global stakeholders and Centers of Excellence (COEs) to leverage global initiatives and ensure consistency where relevant.

• Partner with the People Team and business leaders to identify skill gaps and development needs. Create and implement L&D initiatives based on these needs.

• Drive the L&TM agenda to enable the successful implementation of the Local Operating Model and lead the creation of L&D solutions to embed the required behaviors and mindset for success.

• Establish strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the organization to ensure alignment with business goals.

• Deliver or source (and design, where appropriate) leadership development where needed.

• Monitor industry trends and best practices to enhance learning impact. Foster a learning culture through innovative learning solutions and technology.

• Manage the L&D budget and resources effectively.

• Respond to ad hoc requests, such as providing curated learning resources as needed.

• Support the implementation of the L&TM elements of the global People roadmap in GWS APAC to ensure that the L&TM offering is fit for purpose and delivered effectively.

• Ensure all aspects of the Talent Management process are delivered for the APAC region.

What You'll Need:

• Experience in working with or within Learning & Development and/or Talent Management teams and leading leadership development initiatives (essential)

• Strategic thinking with the ability to drive innovation

• Ability to influence leaders to adopt proposed learning solutions

• Proven capability to manage multiple L&D projects simultaneously and meet deadlines

• Experience acting as a business partner and trusted advisor

• Experience working in a complex matrix-style organization, where flexibility and pragmatism are prioritized over perfection

• Proficiency in analyzing data to evaluate the effectiveness of L&D initiatives and recommend improvements based on outcomes

• Gravitas and personal impact

• Curiosity with the ability to ask questions to understand needs and expectations

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Commercially savvy, with the ability to connect L&D and talent management to business needs

• Self-motivated and driven

CBRE GWS

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) works with clients to make real estate a meaningful contributor to organizational productivity and performance. Our account management model is at the heart of our client-centric approach to delivering integrated real estate solutions. Each client is entrusted with a dedicated leader and is supported by regional and global resources, leveraging the industry's most robust platform. CBRE GWS delivers consistent, measurably superior outcomes for our clients at every stage of the lifecycle, and across industries and geographies.

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