Associate Manager, Learning and Development

About the role

Yum! Brands is the parent company behind KFC, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill. As a culture-driven global powerhouse, we reinvent for greater growth by fueling innovation, collaboration and passion. We’re seeking talented individuals to help shape our future by delivering results that matter and bringing smart, heart and courage to the table.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary L&D partner for assigned brands and business groups, building strong relationships with People & Culture partners and leaders, understanding business and talent priorities, and connecting those needs to relevant enterprise learning solutions and resources.
• Lead the delivery of assigned enterprise learning programs or workstreams from planning through sustainment, partnering across Design, L&D, People & Culture and other stakeholders to clarify needs, surface risks, recommend approaches, and keep work moving with limited day-to-day direction.
• Translate business and customer insight into actionable recommendations, gathering feedback across markets and stakeholder groups, identifying common themes versus one-off requests, and bringing a broader enterprise and global perspective back to the Center of Excellence.
• Improve the processes, tools and ways of working used to deliver learning, identifying opportunities to simplify, standardize and scale program delivery while partnering with the broader team on reusable playbooks, communications, resources and technology-enabled solutions.
• Drive launch readiness and strong partner experiences for learning initiatives, ensuring audiences, timing, roles, communications, resources and follow-through are clear and proactively addressing issues or escalating decisions when broader alignment is required.
• Support effective learning experiences across virtual and in-person formats, including facilitation where appropriate, partnership with facilitators or vendors, and use of learning technology and digital tools to increase access, consistency and efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Learning & Development, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Business or a related field, and/or equivalent relevant professional experience; typically, 5+ years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing complex learning, talent, HR or organizational programs/projects, preferably within a large, global or matrixed organization.
• Experience partnering directly with HR/People & Culture and business stakeholders to understand needs, make recommendations and support implementation of enterprise programs or solutions.
• Demonstrated experience improving processes, tools or ways of working through project management, process improvement, technology adoption or other scalable solutions.
• Experience using enterprise workplace and learning technologies such as Microsoft Teams, project-management platforms, Learning Management Systems and/or HRIS platforms; experience supporting or facilitating instructor-led learning is strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• FSA/HSA options depending on enrolled medical plan.
• 401(k) plan enrollment.
• Four weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and two paid volunteer days each calendar year.

Pay

$109,400–$128,600 + bonus eligibility. Location, experience and other job-related factors will be considered when determining pay.

Schedule

Attend the Irvine, CA office three days per week (Tuesday–Thursday).