Cadila - General Manager - Learning & Development

The L&D and OD will serve as a strategic leader responsible for shaping the organization's continuous learning culture, talent capability, and organizational effectiveness. This role demands a unique blend of high-level OD strategy and deep expertise in Instructional Design. The ideal candidate will leverage advanced educational theories and psychological frameworks to architect, deploy, and measure high-impact behavioral learning programs that drive leadership excellence and cultural transformation.
KRA's:
1. Strategic L&D & OD Leadership:
- Align the overarching L&D and OD strategy with long-term business goals, scaling capabilities to meet future organizational needs.
- Lead organizational diagnostic exercises to identify systemic opportunities for behavioral change and alignment.
- Design and execute change management frameworks to support large-scale business transformations, mergers, or shifts in corporate strategy.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior executives on leadership development, succession planning, and team dynamics.
2. Advanced Instructional Design & Framework Architecture:

- Serve as the internal SME on instructional systems design, applying cognitive, behavioral, and adult learning theories to organizational challenges.
- Oversee the end-to-end curriculum architecture for behavioral, leadership, and soft-skills interventions across all levels of management.
- Establish rigorous measurement matrices using advanced evaluation models to demonstrate the tangible ROI of learning interventions on business metrics.
3. Behavioral Program Delivery & Facilitation:
- Personally facilitate high-stakes behavioral, emotional intelligence, and leadership workshops for mid-to-senior executives.
Role Requirements & Qualifications:
Education & Academic Background:
- Ph.D. in Instructional Design, Organizational Psychology, or a closely related academic discipline is mandatory.
Experience:
- Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience within corporate L&D, OD, or talent management functions.
- Proven track record of designing, scaling, delivering complex, long-term behavioral learning programs.
Core Competencies:
- Mastery of instructional design models (ADDIE, SAM, Agile Learning Design).
- Deep understanding of psychometric tools, behavioral diagnostic frameworks, and coaching methodologies.
Equal Opportunity & Diversity Statement
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively invite and encourage applications from candidates of all socio-cultural, linguistic, and religious backgrounds, across the entire gender spectrum.