Culture and Learning Manager

Culture and Learning Manager

The Dairy Foods Culture & Learning Manager is responsible for driving engagement, culture, and learning initiatives across Dairy Foods.

Partnering closely with Dairy Foods Leadership and HR, the Culture & Learning Manager ensures that culture and learning strategies align with organizational goals and support a highly engaged workforce.

Building on Dairy Foods' highly engaged culture, this role offers a unique opportunity to leverage your creativity and passion to design and implement training programs that strengthen technical and functional capabilities needed for long-term success.

By fostering a culture of continuous learning, the Culture & Learning Manager will play a key role in creating learning & engagement experiences that support individual growth and advance business objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities:


* Partner with Dairy Foods senior leadership to align culture and learning strategies with business objectives, ensuring consistency in messaging and behaviors.


* Utilize advanced instructional design principles and contribute expertise to develop and deliver learning solutions that address complex skill gaps.


* Design & implement learning curriculum that emphasizes learning engagement, skill application, and measurable outcomes through innovative methods and diverse training modalities.


* Utilize data-driven insights to measure learning effectiveness, track skill development, and drive continuous improvement.


* Partner with key stakeholders, learning leaders, and cross-functional teams to identify learning needs, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and professional growth across Dairy Foods.


* Provide strategic leadership for employee-led culture initiatives and technical & functional learning programs, including defining vision, purpose, developmental programing, program implementation, execution, and budget management including vendor selection/management as required.


* Stay current with industry trends to bring innovative learning and development solutions to the organization.

Required Qualifications:


* Bachelor's Degree in Instructional Design, Educational Studies, or related field


* 8 or more years of relevant Learning and development or instructional design experience with responsibility for end-to-end creation of instructor-led and/or e-learning materials

Preferred qualifications:


* Master's degree in Instructional Design or related field

Skill requirements:


* Ability to foster a culture of inclusion and connection, amplifying Land O'Lakes Core Values to inspire team commitment, pride, and engagement.


* Expertise in instructional design methodologies & adult learning principles


* Strong executive presence with exceptional written and verbal communication skills


* Proven ability to build a maintain relationships across all levels of the organization.



* Deep expertise in program and project management...