People readiness is equally important to business readiness. The America’s Ops L&D Manager role includes leading a team of L&D experts, that champion our business/organizational readiness – for all – individuals and leaders alike. This position works closely with all functions across America’s Operations to identify needs and opportunities for training and development, not just to meet the demands of today, but also the demands of the future. Together with the Global L&D Team, this Manager will be responsible for understanding Operations business needs, making strategic recommendations to enhance organizational performance, bringing learning journeys to life, thus enabling ongoing learning of the AMR Operations team. -Recruit, Retain, Mentor development of Individual Contributors as direct reports. Team size: 5-8. -Own L&D strategic roadmap for all employee onboarding, professional and leadership development. -Apply business acumen, expertise & strategies knowledge into learning solutions. -Present, defend, & influence capability & technology roadmap to Apple’s senior executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders. -Oversee/contribute to L&D program & training content development, incl. class facilitation. -Partner closely with x-functional leaders: Supply Demand Management, Retail Fulfillment Operations, Reseller Operations, Product Launch Readiness, Logistics and Business Process Re-engineering to develop best in class learning solutions that influence positive / behavioral change, aligned with strategic business objectives, and enhance individual and organizational capability. -Stitch across a global cross-functional teams throughout the organization, both technical and functional, adjusting communication and messaging for intended audience/stakeholders. -Demonstrate and explain complex business plans/processes, systems, and/or tools with a focus on the upstream/downstream impact and relationship between multiple functions and/or decisions. -Measure, understand, and communicate the impact learning content has on business operations. -Support org readiness & training programs for roll-out of new tools, processes, & people dev initiatives. -Drive innovative approach to L&D that engage/excite learners and guide process/policy improvements. -Identify process improvement opportunities (marketing, tools, workstreams, systems) and drive solutions from conception through implementation. Support continuous innovation within the team, advocating directs to use subject matter expertise to drive positive change management.