Industrial Products Technical Skills & Capabilities – Training Program Manager
Are you experienced in training program management & curriculum design?
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The Technical Skills & Capabilities Training Program Manager is responsible for designing and deploying enterprise‑wide development programs, including career frameworks, learning pathways, curriculum strategies, and change and adoption plans that accelerate workforce readiness.
This role acts as the core architect of employee development journeys. It shapes career mobility and progression paths, builds curricula that strengthen technical mastery, and ensures that capability solutions are adopted effectively across global teams.
Working closely with the Technical Skills & Capability Director and the Technical Skills & Competency Program Manager, the Training Program Manager ensures that all capability solutions are coherent, scalable, aligned to business strategy, and seamlessly embedded into everyday operations.
As a Technical Skills & Capabilities Training Program Manager, you will be responsible for:
Career Framework & Pathway Architecture
Designing and maintaining career frameworks aligned with competency models owned by the Technical Skills & Competency Program Manager.
Defining role families, proficiency levels, and development pathways for technical and operational disciplines.
Ensuring frameworks align with strategic capability priorities defined by the Technical Skills & Capability Director.
Integrating frameworks into learning pathways, development planning tools, and job profiles.
Learning Pathways & Curriculum Development
Building structured learning pathways using blended learning approaches (digital learning, instructor‑led training, on‑the‑job learning, mentoring, experiential learning).
Conducting curriculum needs analyses and collaborating with SMEs to identify capability gaps and define training requirements.
Owning and governing the curriculum portfolio, ensuring content remains accurate, relevant, and globally scalable.
Partnering closely with the Competency Program Manager to align curriculum with competency libraries, skills taxonomies, and system structures.
Program Deployment, Change Management & Adoption
Developing and leading change adoption plans to ensure successful global rollout of capability programs.
Executing stakeholder engagement activities, communication strategies, launch plans, and engagement campaigns.
Providing toolkits, training materials, and readiness support for regional and functional program deployment.
Tracking adoption metrics, program engagement, and user feedback to drive improvements.
Governance, Quality & Continuous Improvement
Establishing governance frameworks for curriculum development, updates, and validation cycles.
Evaluating training program effectiveness using assessments, learner feedback, and operational performance indicators.
Collaborating with the Competency Program Manager to ensure accurate alignment between curriculum, competency frameworks, and HR/LMS system data.
Continuously refining programs based on analytics, SME input, and evolving business needs.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Working closely with the Technical Skills & Capability Director to translate capability strategy into executable development programs.
Partnering across HR, Digital Learning, Talent Management, Operations, and technical SMEs to ensure integrated program execution.
Supporting recruitment and early career development programs in alignment with business skill requirements.
KPIs (KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS)
Achieving timely development, deployment, and updates of career frameworks and pathways.
Maintaining curriculum portfolio completeness and quality in alignment with defined competency requirements.
Monitoring training program engagement, adoption, and completion metrics.
Improving time‑to‑competency for priority roles.
Ensuring strong governance processes, including validation cycles, update cadence, and documentation quality.
Enhancing stakeholder satisfaction with the training experience and overall workforce development outcomes.
Fuel your passion:
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Have 7–10 years of experience in Learning & Development, curriculum design, capability development, or technical training, preferably in industrial or technical environments.
Have strong expertise in career framework design, learning pathway development, and curriculum strategy.
Have experience collaborating closely with competency owners and HR/learning system teams.
Have demonstrated success managing global capability or training initiatives.
Have excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Have the ability to structure and deliver enterprise‑wide change management plans.
Desired qualifications:
Have certifications in Learning & Development, Instructional Design, or Talent Development.
Have experience in industrial or technical operations, or safety‑critical environments.
Have familiarity with digital learning ecosystems, LMS/LXP systems, and skills taxonomies.
Have experience working across global regions or multi‑business environments.
Work in a way that works for you
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit in everything in and work when you are the most productive
Working with us
Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
Working for you
Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:
Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
Comprehensive private medical care options
Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
Tailored financial programs
Additional elected or voluntary benefits
You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.
This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Project Management Advisor - Processes and Tools