Culture and Learning Manager at Land O'Lakes, Inc. in ARDEN HILLS, Minnesota

Job Description:

Culture and Learning Manager

The Dairy Foods Culture & Learning Manager is responsible for driving engagement, culture, and technical learning initiatives across Dairy Foods. Partnering closely with Dairy Foods Leadership and HR, the Culture & Learning Manager ensures that culture and learning strategies align with organizational goals and support a highly engaged workforce.

Building on Dairy Foods' highly engaged culture, this role offers a unique opportunity to leverage your creativity and passion to design and implement training programs that strengthen technical and functional capabilities needed for long-term success. By fostering a culture of continuous learning, the Culture & Learning Manager will play a key role in creating learning & engagement experiences tha t support growth and advance business objectives .

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership to defin e the vision, purpose for employee-led culture initiatives and technical/functional learning programs. Additio nally, this role will lead the programing, program implementation, execution, and budget management including vendor selection/management as required for these programs .
  
  

• Partner with key stakeholders, Enterprise Learning and Organizational Effectiveness leaders, and cross-functional teams to identify learning needs, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and growth across Dairy Foods with an emphasis on technical and functional skills.
  
  

• Partner with D airy Foods senior leadership to align culture and technical learning strategies with business objectives , ensuring consistency in messaging and behaviors.
  
  

• Utilize advanced instructional design principles and contribute expertise to develop and deliver learning solutions that address complex skill gaps.
  
  

• Design & implement learning curriculum that emphasizes learning engagement, skill application, and measurable outcomes through innovative methods and diverse training modalities for the key functions in Dairy Foods; Sales, Marketing, R&D and Research, Insights and Analytic s .
  
  

• Utilize data-driven insights to measure learning effectiveness, track skill development, and drive continuous improvement.
  
  

• Stay current with industry trends to bring innovative learning and development solutions to the organization.
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• 8 or more years of relevant l earning and development including instructional design experience with responsibility for end-to-end creation of instructor-led and / or e-learning materials with a focus on technical/functional skills training
  
  

• Bachelor's Degree in Instructional Design, Educational Studies, or related field
  
  


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Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Instructional Design or related field

Skill requirements:

• Ability to f oster a culture of inclusion and connection, amplifying Land O'Lakes Core Values to inspire team commitment, pride, and engagement .
  
  

• Ex pertise in instructional design methodologies & adult learning principles
  
  

• Strong e xecutive presence with exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  
  

• Proven ability to build a maintain relationships across all levels of the organization.
  
  

• Deep expertise in program and project management , with the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives and ensure timely , high-quality outcomes
  
  

• Strategic execution skills, translating broad organizational goals into actionable plans that drive measurable results.
  
  

• Strong facilitation and presentation skills, delivering impactful learning experience for diverse audiences
  
  

• Skilled in consulting, with the ability to assess needs, influence stakeholders, and drive collaboration
  
  

• Innovative problem solver, able to address complex challenges with creative solutions under time and resource constraints.
  
  

Salary range: $120,880 - $181,320

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

Neither Land O'Lakes, nor its search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.