Global Learning Lead – Functional Academies

Novelis • Atlanta, GA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Novelis is a global leader in aluminum recycling and rolling, committed to sustainable solutions. The Novelis COE team is seeking a Global Learning Lead – Functional Academies to design and implement enterprise-level learning initiatives, focusing on building capabilities for technical areas. This role, while part of HR, collaborates closely with Global Functions like Commercial, Metal, and SCM. As a key part of Novelis University and the Functional Academies platform, this role ensures consistent functional depth, data-driven decision-making, risk discipline, and business readiness across various functions. It involves transferring functional capabilities, systems, and expertise within real business and operational contexts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years’ experience in one or more of the following: Commercial / Customer roles, Manufacturing, Procurement / Supply Chain, Metal or Non‑Metal functions, EHS or other risk‑based functional roles
• Experience working across regions or business units
• Exposure to standardization, best-practice deployment, or functional operating models
• Strong functional credibility and business understanding
• Systems, process and continuous improvement mentality
• Ability to translate deep functional expertise into scalable capability structures
• Comfort working with senior functional SMEs
• Pragmatic, application‑focused orientation
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in engineering
• Experience working across multiple plants or regions.
• Interest in scaling technical expertise beyond individual contribution.

Responsibilities

• Own Novelis Functional Academies across core P&L functions.
• Lead end-to-end academy design, including architecture, role-based learning paths, curriculum logic, and progression/mastery levels.
• Ensure academies are grounded in functional workflows, decision rights, risk, compliance, governance, and business outcomes (margin, supply assurance, customer impact, safety).
• Partner with regional learning teams and functional leaders to implement academies consistently across regions and adapt delivery to local contexts.
• Act as the single accountability point for academy relevance, quality, and scalability.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key external vendors and business schools to implement high-level solutions.
• Maintain current knowledge of trends in functions and propose innovative solutions for employee development.
• Plan and coordinate face-to-face and blended learning events, including vendor sourcing, negotiation, purchase processes, logistical support, budget adherence, and communication.
• Work in partnership with regional learning teams to enable seamless deployment of global academies, translating global intent into executable regional models.
• Provide clear design standards, playbooks, and enablement for regional execution.
• Establish structured feedback loops from regions and plants to continuously refine academies.
• Continuously improve functional learning systems, processes, and interventions to enhance ease of use, learner experience, relevance, and speed to competence.
• Identify friction points in learning access, content usability, progression visibility, and on-the-job application.
• Redesign learning processes using a functional systems mindset (lean, flow, standard work, feedback) to embed learning into work.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of functional career pathways across Commercial, Procurement, Metal/Non-Metal, and EHS roles.
• Define functional growth expectations at different career stages and ensure alignment between role expectations, capability depth, Functional Academies, and experiential development.
• Reinforce strong functional expert tracks alongside leadership paths.
• Drive systematic capture of critical functional knowledge and expertise by partnering with senior functional SMEs.
• Convert tacit knowledge into functional playbooks, decision frameworks, case-based learning, standards, and guidelines.
• Integrate knowledge assets directly into Functional Academies and execution systems to reduce dependency on individuals.
• Partner with SMEs and process owners to co-create learning content, converting real business challenges, regulatory requirements, risk scenarios, and improvement initiatives into learning interventions.
• Ensure technical rigor, accuracy, and applicability of content, applying practical learning design for immediate on-the-job application.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Company-paid life insurance and voluntary coverage options
• Competitive paid time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Retirement and post-retirement health coverage options
• Employee assistance programs available 24/7
• Wellness, career development, and work-life support resources

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior