Senior L&OD Facilitator - Consultant

This role is for one of Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 11+ years
Location: Bengaluru
JobType: full-time

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Learning & Organizational Development (L&OD) Facilitator - Consultant to lead the end-to-end design, delivery, and measurement of behavioral, management, and leadership development initiatives. This is a strategic consulting role focused on partnering with senior business leaders to create impactful learning solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.

This is not a training coordination role. You will own the complete learning lifecycle-from organizational diagnosis and learning needs analysis to program design, facilitation, coaching, and effectiveness measurement-while ensuring every intervention aligns with business priorities.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

Learning Strategy & Needs Analysis

• Conduct comprehensive Learning Needs Analysis (LNA) and Training Needs Identification (TNI) through stakeholder interviews, focus groups, observations, surveys, and business data analysis.
• Translate business challenges into measurable learning objectives and outcome-driven development programs.
• Partner with business leaders to identify capability gaps and recommend effective learning interventions.

Program Design & Development

• Design customized behavioral, management, and leadership development programs using adult learning principles and evidence-based methodologies.
• Develop high-quality facilitator guides, participant workbooks, assessments, case studies, simulations, and other learning assets.
• Leverage AI-powered tools and modern learning technologies to enhance content creation and learner engagement.

Facilitation & Coaching

• Deliver engaging classroom, virtual, and blended learning programs for employees, managers, and senior leaders.
• Facilitate leadership workshops, behavioral development sessions, and capability-building initiatives.
• Conduct psychometric assessments and debrief sessions, providing meaningful insights to individuals and teams.
• Offer one-on-one coaching to support leadership growth and individual development.

Learning Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Evaluate program effectiveness using recognized learning measurement frameworks such as Kirkpatrick, Phillips ROI, and business outcome metrics.
• Prepare executive-ready reports highlighting learning impact, participant outcomes, and business value.
• Continuously improve learning solutions based on participant feedback, business needs, and performance data.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with HR and business leaders to align learning initiatives with organizational priorities.
• Mentor internal learning team members and contribute to best practices in organizational development.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation, governance standards, and learning records throughout the engagement.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role is measured by:

• Delivery of high-quality learning needs analyses and actionable development recommendations.
• Design and facilitation of impactful leadership and behavioral development programs.
• Strong participant engagement and facilitator effectiveness ratings.
• Demonstrable improvements in leadership capability and business outcomes.
• Timely delivery of executive reports with meaningful learning insights.
• Positive stakeholder feedback on program quality, relevance, and measurable impact.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• 12-15 years of progressive experience in Learning & Development, Organizational Development, Talent Development, or related functions.
• Proven expertise in designing and facilitating customized behavioral, management, and leadership development programs.
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders in technology, engineering, product, or other fast-paced corporate environments.
• Strong knowledge of adult learning methodologies, competency frameworks, and organizational development principles.
• Excellent facilitation, coaching, stakeholder management, and consulting skills.

Preferred Certifications

• CPLP/CPTD, CIPD Level 5/7, or an equivalent postgraduate qualification in HR, Organizational Development, Organizational Psychology, or related fields.
• Certification in one or more psychometric assessment tools such as DISC, Hogan, MBTI, Harrison Assessments, or similar.
• Active ICF coaching certification (ACC, PCC, or MCC) is preferred.

Technical Skills

• Experience using e-learning authoring tools such as Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with AI tools for learning content development and analytics.
• Knowledge of LMS platforms and virtual facilitation tools including Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Mural, and Mentimeter.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 for reporting, documentation, and presentations.

Preferred Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a strategic learning professional with a business-first mindset who can confidently partner with executives and cross-functional teams. You possess strong facilitation and consulting capabilities, demonstrate high ownership, make evidence-based decisions, and excel at translating business challenges into impactful learning solutions. You are equally comfortable facilitating leadership workshops, coaching senior leaders, leveraging AI-enabled learning tools, and measuring the real business impact of development initiatives.