Manager Learning and Development

Your Job

The Manager, Learning and Development serves as a trusted advisor to leaders and HR partners, guiding the design, evolution, and execution of enterprise-wide leadership learning initiatives at Georgia-Pacific. The role focuses on collaborating on strategy, driving direction, and ensuring coherence across the learning ecosystem-from frontline manufacturing capability to enterprise leadership development. This role brings a strong perspective, a deep enterprise mindset, and a systems-thinking approach to workforce capability building, enabling Georgia-Pacific to continuously adapt, innovate, and perform in a dynamic and operationally complex environment.

The leader should expect to travel as they are getting to know the different manufacturing facilities and teams and facilitating leadership development initiatives. Expect 25-50% travel.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Location

This role is based in Atlanta GP Center; however other approved locations for the right candidate will be considered.

Our Team

The Human Resources function at Georgia-Pacific is responsible for talent acquisition, talent and performance management, learning and leadership development, and early career pipeline planning across our enterprise and manufacturing operations. Grounded in Principle Based Management (PBM), we partner with the business to build a workforce of contribution-motivated employees who create superior value for the company, our customers, and society.

What You Will Do

• Partner with the Director of Learning and Development to co-create and evolve the enterprise learning and leadership development strategy, ensuring alignment with company-wide priorities and business strategies
• Translate enterprise and functional strategies into clear learning curriculums that build future-ready capabilities across leadership and manufacturing segments
• Architect and build high-impact, scalable learning and leadership solutions that integrate formal learning, experience exposure, and on-the-job application
• Partner with internal teams and external vendors to design best-in-class, modern learning experiences aligned to Georgia-Pacific's PBM supervisor responsibilities and expectations
• Act as a bridge between enterprise strategy and execution, ensuring learning initiatives are relevant, prioritized, and outcomes focused
• Influence senior stakeholders through insight-driven recommendations, strong executive presence, and clear articulation of impact and trade-offs
• Set design standards and guardrails to ensure consistency, quality, and alignment across enterprise and regional learning efforts
• Support L&D teams in each of the business segments in execution and delivery of leadership development initiatives
• Use data, insights, and feedback to evaluate effectiveness, inform strategic decisions, and continuously refine learning approaches
• Contribute to building a strong enterprise learning culture that reinforces performance, accountability, inclusion, and growth
• Model enterprise mindset, collaboration, and strategic leadership across Georgia-Pacific

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Demonstrated progressive experience in learning and development, leadership development, organizational development, or a related field
• Experience designing and implementing learning or leadership development solutions across multiple stakeholders, business segments, or vendors
• Experience developing or contributing to business or enterprise-level learning or leadership development strategies
• Experience using data, measurement, or performance metrics to evaluate learning effectiveness and inform decisions
• Experience partnering with cross-functional leaders or stakeholders to support business or talent outcomes
• Willing to travel up to 25-50%

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience shaping or leading enterprise-wide learning and leadership development strategies
• Experience influencing senior leaders without formal authority
• Experience working in manufacturing or industrial environments
• Knowledge of or experience applying Principle Based Management (PBM)
• Experience connecting learning strategies to broader organizational outcomes such as leadership capability, culture, and performance
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize data, strategy, and stakeholder input into actionable recommendations
• Experience supervising or leading others

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day -to make everyday products even better.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).

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