Vice President, Learning & Development

Pfizer • Lake Forest, IL

1d • $274,000 - $456,600 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President, Learning & Development is Pfizer’s strategic architect and enterprise steward of how colleagues grow, lead, and adapt. Reporting to the Chief Talent Officer, this leader owns end-to-end L&D strategy for a global, complex, and diverse workforce across corporate, commercial, manufacturing, R&D, and field-based settings. The role has a distinct focus on leadership development and building leaders’ judgment, capability, and readiness at every level, while addressing enterprise skill gaps through modern, scalable, measurable learning experiences. AI fluency reports into this role, which is responsible for integrating AI capability into how colleagues learn, work, and lead. The VP leads a team of 35 and is expected to bring experience building and running L&D functions in large, matrixed, global organizations, translating business strategy into an impactful capability agenda.

The role owns the learning strategy, leadership-development curriculum and delivery model, AI fluency, annual budget, learning measurement, and external partner and platform ecosystem. It partners with the Chief Talent Officer, business unit leaders, and executives to align learning investments with enterprise priorities and workforce planning. The position is hybrid and requires permanent work authorization in the United States. The annual base salary range is $274,000 to $456,600, with eligibility for a 30% bonus target under Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan and a share-based long-term incentive program.

Requirements

• 15 or more years of progressive Learning & Development or Talent Management experience, including significant experience leading L&D in a large, global, complex organization.
• Demonstrated experience building and scaling leadership-development strategies and programs for multiple leadership levels, including senior executives.
• Proven track record designing and delivering capability-building programs that close measurable skill gaps and connect to business strategy and outcomes.
• Experience developing learning strategies and content for diverse employee populations, including corporate, field-based, and frontline or operational colleagues across multiple geographies.
• Direct experience with, or a strong point of view on, AI fluency and integrating AI-enabled tools and capability building into enterprise learning strategy.
• Experience leading and developing large teams and managing significant budgets, with strong operational and vendor-management discipline.
• Strong executive presence and stakeholder-management skills, including experience partnering directly with C-suite and senior business leaders.
• Data-driven approach to learning strategy and experience building measurement frameworks that link learning investment to business impact.
• Experience operating within large, complex organizations with diverse employee groups.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Exceptional communication and change-management skills, including the ability to translate strategy into inclusive, values-driven, aspirational colleague-facing programs.
• Breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities, including influencing and collaborating with peers, developing and coaching others, and guiding colleagues’ work to achieve meaningful outcomes and business impact.
• Permanent work authorization in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in Human Resources functions outside L&D, such as HR Generalist or Talent.
• Advanced degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Business, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and own Pfizer’s enterprise Learning & Development strategy, aligning capability-building investments with business priorities, workforce trends, and the broader talent agenda.
• Lead the strategy, curriculum, and delivery model for leadership development across levels, from first-time people leaders to senior leaders.
• Identify enterprise and functional skill gaps using data and partnerships with business and People Experience leaders, and translate them into prioritized, scalable capability-building programs.
• Own AI Fluency as a direct reporting area and embed AI literacy and applied AI capability into learning pathways for colleagues, managers, and leaders.
• Develop learning strategies for diverse employee types and work environments, tailoring content, formats, and delivery channels for corporate, field-based, manufacturing, R&D, and commercial colleagues.
• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing, AI-fluent, business-savvy L&D team.
• Own and manage the annual budget, including prioritization, vendor and platform management, and return on learning investment.
• Partner with the Chief Talent Officer, business unit leaders, and the executive team to connect learning strategy to enterprise priorities and workforce planning.
• Establish measurement frameworks and analytics linking learning investment to business outcomes, colleague capability growth, and engagement, and report progress to senior leadership.
• Evaluate and manage external partners, content providers, and technology platforms to maintain a modern, scalable, cost-effective learning ecosystem.
• Champion continuous learning and growth, positioning L&D as an enabler of Pfizer’s talent strategy and business transformation.
• Monitor trends in leadership development, adult learning, and AI-enabled learning technology, and bring external best practices into Pfizer’s approach.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and personal days.
• Paid caregiver, parental, and medical leave.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.
• Eligibility for Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan, with a bonus target of 30% of base salary.
• Eligibility to participate in a share-based long-term incentive program.
• Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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