Associate Director, Learning and Capability Development

Illumina•San Diego, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. The Associate Director establishes the architecture, standards, governance, technology strategy, and measurement approach needed to provide relevant, accessible, and high-impact learning experiences at global scale. Working across Talent Management, HR, business leaders, subject matter experts, technology partners, and external providers, this leader ensures learning investments address organizational priorities, improve workforce readiness, and produce measurable capability and business outcomes.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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
Experiences with enterprise learning technologies such as Workday Learning, LinkedIn Learning, and similar platforms
Experience 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.

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.