Senior Manager, Learning & Development

Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead learning and development teams responsible for employee training, instructional design, program administration, and professional development initiatives.

- Establish learning priorities, allocate resources, and translate organizational development objectives into workforce and program execution plans.

- Develop learning and development leaders through coaching, performance management, succession planning, workforce development, and professional growth.

- Oversee development and implementation of learning programs, curricula, instructional methodologies, and delivery approaches that address complex workforce development requirements.

- Evaluate organizational training needs, employee performance gaps, and workforce capability requirements to establish learning priorities and program objectives.

- Guide leadership development, technical training, compliance learning, and professional development programs across business functions.

- Direct learning program administration, training delivery, learning management processes, and instructional resources to support consistent and effective execution.

- Administer learning policies, training documentation requirements, compliance learning practices, and program governance standards.

- Coordinate with Human Resources, Finance, Legal, external training providers, and business stakeholders to address learning requirements, vendor services, and program delivery needs.

- Assess learning outcomes, training effectiveness, employee development metrics, and program performance to identify organizational capability gaps and improvement opportunities.

- Advance learning technologies, instructional practices, program standardization, and process improvements that strengthen training quality, efficiency, and scalability.

- Implement improvements to learning programs, evaluation methods, reporting practices, and operational processes that support organizational development objectives.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in human resources, organizational development, education, instructional design, business administration, psychology, communications, or a related field with 9–11 years of related experience, master's degree in a related field with 7–9 years of related experience, or PhD in a related field with 5–7 years of related experience in learning and development, employee training, instructional design, training facilitation, organizational development, or a related discipline.

- 2–5 years of leadership or management experience leading learning and development, training, or human resources professionals.

- Advanced knowledge of learning and development principles, instructional design, workforce development, and organizational learning practices.

- In-depth understanding of learning principles, training needs assessment, curriculum development, instructional methodologies, and learning program management.

- Extensive experience leading complex learning initiatives, evaluating workforce development needs, and coordinating training resources across bu