Learning and Development Manager, Oceania

**_ About Takeda_**

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

**_ About the role_**

The Learning & Development Manager will work closely with the Head of HR and Head of Business Operations to drive a lifelong learning culture and develop highly competent and competitive Takeda employees, both professional office and front line employees.

**_ What you will do:_**

**_ ACCOUNTABILITIES_**
- Drive a culture of learning by linking both formal and informal learning to build workforce capabil[1]ity and performance outcomes.
- Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise Learning and Development (L&D) programs to meet strategic and operational objectives.
- Collaborate closely with HR, Head of Business Operations, and leadership teams to assess, build, and deliver capability workshops and soft skills training for Oceania employees.
- Build internal training facilitator capabilities, and coordinate onboarding for new employees.
- Promote and ensure the timely rollout of global programs, localising content where necessary.
- Utilise data and analytics to evaluate and improve training initiatives and effectively manage the talent budget.
- Conduct research to understand the problem, opportunity, or challenge, as well as learners’ environment, needs, motivations, and preferences.
- Coordinate and enhance management and leadership capabilities across the organisation in collaboration with the HR team.
- Support the development of high-potential talent by working closely with leaders.
- Develop and oversee the learning catalog and calendar, ensuring the provision of learning and training opportunities across the organisation.
- Ensure all programs meet current business strategic objectives, including regulatory and com[1]pany policy requirements.
- Own external partner relationships, building valuable, effective, and accountable partnerships.
- Hold quality and authentic conversations, providing relevant and timely feedback to focus on the development of people to build capability.
- Develop and implement effective learning and development policies, practices, processes, and programs to meet organisational needs.
- Building capability and skills frameworks, learner journey mapping, capability and talent assessments, capability benchmarking, and embedding learning through the 70:20:10 approach
- Assess organisational needs, and support the design, delivery and evaluation of selling skills, systems, campaign, new launch, and sales team onboarding training.
- Evaluate the right level of integration of Learning & Development in Takeda wide systems such as CRM.
- Implement, train, report, and enhance the use of metrics dashboards and digital systems (e.g., Bloom, Veeva) related to L&D and Sales Force effectiveness.
- Enhance and improve the skills of Sales Representatives, Marketing, and Medical team members to maximize business performance.
- Create a Strategic and Annual Training Plan and deliver personalised development and soft skills programs to ensure Takeda Sales, Marketing & Medical team members possess the required competencies to fulfil job requirements.
- Performance consulting, including assessment and analysis, measurement, and evaluation

**CAPABILITIES**
- ** Instructional Design Expertise**: Ability to design and create effective training programs that address technical skills and competencies.
- ** Culture Building**: Foster a culture of continuous learning, feedback, coaching, and mentorship within the organization.
- ** Organisation and priotisation**: ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and work independently with a proactive approach.
- ** Collaboration Skills**:Work collaboratively with global and local experts to ensure that learning assets are current, relevant, and tailored to meet market-specific needs.
- ** Interpersonal and Coaching Skills**: Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to provide effective coaching to employees at all levels.
- ** Data Analysis and Decision Making**:Capable of accurately assessing complex data to inform training recommendations and decisions.
- ** Business Acumen**:Understand business operations and how training and development align with organisational goals.
- ** Project Management**:Demonstrated ability to lead project teams, manage change, and drive projects to successful completion.
- ** Change Management**:Proficiency in leading change management initiatives, ensuring smoot