Associate Director, Learning and Capability Development

About the Role

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients. The Associate Director, Learning & Capability Development leads Illumina’s enterprise learning and capability-building strategy, translating business priorities, talent frameworks, and workforce needs into scalable development solutions that strengthen leadership capability, accelerate skill development, and support organizational transformation.

As a strategic leader within the Talent Management Center of Excellence, this role determines how priority capabilities are built, practiced, reinforced, and sustained across the organization. The Associate Director leads an integrated learning portfolio that combines development experiences, coaching, digital learning, curated content, performance support, knowledge resources, external partnerships, and AI-enabled tools. This role will continue to modernize Illumina’s learning ecosystem by moving beyond event-based training toward continuous, learner-centered development embedded in the flow of work.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evolve Illumina’s enterprise learning and capability development strategy in alignment with business priorities, talent frameworks, workforce needs, and organizational transformation.
• Translate defined leadership, talent, and workforce capability requirements into scalable learning journeys, development experiences, performance support, and enablement solutions.
• Lead an integrated portfolio of enterprise learning and capability-building solutions, prioritizing investments based on business value, workforce need, organizational readiness, and expected impact.
• Architect and continuously improve a modern learning ecosystem that integrates instructor-led development, digital learning, coaching, experiential learning, curated content, knowledge resources, external partners, and AI-enabled tools.
• Lead and develop a team responsible for designing, developing, and sourcing high-quality learning and capability solutions.
• Partner with Talent Management leader and HR Business Partners to assess capability gaps and determine the most effective approaches to build leadership capability, workforce skills, succession readiness, internal mobility, and organizational performance.
• Establish learning architecture, design principles, quality standards, governance, and accessibility requirements that create consistent, inclusive, and engaging employee experiences.
• Build scalable resources that support learning in the flow of work, including performance support, playbooks, toolkits, manager resources, practice opportunities, and knowledge solutions.
• Evaluate digital platforms, AI-enabled capabilities, and emerging tools that improve personalization, accessibility, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Manage strategic relationships with learning vendors, coaches, consultants, content providers, and other external partners, ensuring quality, value, integration, and alignment with enterprise standards.
• Define and monitor measures of learner experience, capability growth, behavior change, application, workforce readiness, and business impact, using insights to continuously improve the learning portfolio.
• Champion a culture of continuous learning by embedding development into everyday work and equipping leaders to support, reinforce, and model ongoing capability building.
• Lead cross-functional learning and capability initiatives, influence senior stakeholders, and guide the organization through changes in how employees develop and apply new skills.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 15 years of related experience, with 7+ years of Management experience.
• 8+ years of experience in Talent Development, Capability Development, Learning & Development within a global, matrixed organization.
• Bachelor's degree; Preferred in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Education, Business, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success designing and implementing enterprise learning or capability development strategies that align with business priorities.
• Experience building scalable learning ecosystems, performance support resources, and capability solutions using digital, blended, and AI-enabled approaches.
• Experience building blended learning solutions that incorporate instructor-led learning, digital learning, coaching, performance support, and knowledge resources.
• Experience managing external learning vendors, consultants, and strategic partnerships.
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles, leadership development, capability building, and organizational change.
• Experience leading teams and influencing cross-functional stakeholders in support of enterprise initiatives.
• Strong consulting, communication, and project management skills with the ability to translate business needs into effective learning solutions.

Preferred Experience

• Supporting enterprise transformation, digital transformation, or organizational change initiatives.
• Strong AI fluency and familiarity with Microsoft Copilot or other AI-enabled workplace tools and their application to employee learning and productivity.
• Experience with enterprise learning technologies such as Workday Learning, LinkedIn Learning, and similar platforms.
• Developing knowledge management resources or employee enablement content.
• Advanced degree or professional certification in Organizational Development, Learning & Development, Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline.

Pay

The estimated base salary range for the Associate Director, Learning and Capability Development role based in the United States of America is: $155,600 - $233,400. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process, the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. The range reflects long-term growth in the role; therefore, most candidates are hired between the minimum and middle of the range. Placement depends on experience, skills, location, and internal equity. Additionally, all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package.

Benefits

• Access to genomics sequencing.
• Family planning support.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Retirement benefits.
• Paid time off.
• Employee Resource Groups (ERG) that deliver career development experiences, increase cultural awareness, and offer opportunities to engage in social responsibility.

Illumina is proud to confirm a zero-net gap in pay, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or race. We are committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.