HR Program Manager

Position Overview

The Learning and Talent Management (L&TM) Enablement Manager drives execution and adoption of Learning, Leadership Development and Talent Management offerings through effective program management, change management, content management and internal communication. Leveraging both deep personal expertise and the resources provided by the Go-to-Market organization, you will identify best practices and innovative solutions to complex problems, ensuring impactful learning and talent outcomes.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of L&TM Enablement, you will collaborate with and influence teams and leaders across the enterprise, including the L&TM Directors and program owners, the PPL LT, the Go to Market (GTM) team, People Experience Team, People Business Partners, People Consultants, Site Leaders, ESE, and internal enablement teams outside of PPL. You will lead cross-functional teams and workstreams of internal and external resources in a highly matrixed global environment. The ideal candidate must possess a high degree of ownership, proven experience in influencing and driving collaborative program teams to achieve key results, best in class communication skills, and strong business acumen.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive implementation and adoption of L&TM priorities through the planning, development, delivery, and assessment of assigned strategic initiatives and functional priorities
• Govern program meetings & cadence, often facilitating key sessions
• Ensure programs are delivered on time, achieve OKR’s, within scope and budget
• Provide regular updates and status of milestones L&TM leadership, our People & Places portfolio management team, and key stakeholders
• Evaluate program health and recommends appropriate changes, influencing across, and up as needed
• Assess organizational readiness for change using established change management methodologies and create change management strategies and deliverables aligned to Autodesk standard practices, leveraging tools and resources provided by the Go-to-Market organization
• Collaborate with project teams to identify potential challenges and proactively address resistance to change
• Build and drive internal communication plans, leveraging tools and resources provided by the Go-to-Market organization
• Write and edit internal communication materials such as company-wide launch announcements, messages from leadership, articles, SharePoint pages and presentation talking points
• Manage vendors to produce communication materials as necessary, ensuring work product meets established quality standards
• Deliver high impact program communications, including presentations and training sessions. Facilitate kick-off, wrap-up, enablement, and launch sessions in person and virtually
• Analyze data to inform program roadmap, empower decision makers and to advise team to attain OKR’s
• Contribute to a team “toolbox” of best practices and methodologies
• Coach and guide more junior team members

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in program management, including development and implementation of strategic initiatives in the learning and talent management space
• 2+ years’ experience supporting large, global transformational programs from a change management and/or program management perspective
• Ability to apply a structured change management approach and methodology within the context of a large, global transformation
• Experience scaling existing programs for business impact, including driving analysis and incremental process improvements
• Highly collaborative, empathic, and accountable personality who is confident to ask the right questions and remove barriers as needed to achieve impressive results
• Influential and collaborative, can navigate and build relationships across a large, global matrixed organizations to achieve program goals
• Understands the big picture and “connects the dots”; comfortable navigating ambiguous circumstances
• Passion for high quality in the finished product
• Willing to accept feedback and iterate to improve process or product
• Ability to manage many demands and multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Outstanding writing, editing, and proof-reading skills; demonstrated track record of creating impactful content
• Excellent verbal communication, especially with visual presentations and recorded media delivery
• Working knowledge of adult learning principles and instructional design processes (ADDIE, SAM)
• Experience with project lifecycles and project management methodologies and familiar with project management tools (ex., Asana, Smartsheet or Jira)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, or Organizational Psychology (or similar)
• Experience leading change, communication, and training efforts for multiple global, complex technology implementations
• Ability to use data to solve problems and tell stories
• Quick to master new technology, including presentation, visual design, tracking, and portfolio management platforms
• Entry level understanding of AI prompting and potential opportunities for use in developing excellent employee learning and talent management experiences
• Visual design and communication skills
• Experience with SharePoint administration