Learning Partner / Lead – Technical Capability & Workforce Transformation

About MBRDI

Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) is the largest R&D center of Mercedes-Benz AG outside Germany, driving innovation across vehicle engineering, software, autonomous systems, digital technologies, electrification, and enterprise IT.

Role Purpose

The Learning Partner – Technical Capability & Workforce Transformation serves as a strategic advisor to the business, driving future-ready technical capabilities across MBRDI. The role identifies emerging skill needs, leads upskilling and reskilling initiatives, and delivers scalable capability solutions in areas such as AI, digital engineering, and next-generation automotive technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with leaders and stakeholders across the organization.
• Translate business and technology strategies into scalable learning and capability-building interventions.
• Own and govern the Technical Learning portfolio.
• Design technical learning journeys, certification pathways, and development frameworks.
• Establish competency frameworks across engineering and technology domains.
• Drive upskilling and reskilling initiatives focused on current and future workforce requirements.
• Lead capability-building initiatives across AI, software engineering, DevOps, software-defined vehicles, cloud technologies, autonomous driving, data engineering, vehicle electronics, digital twins, systems engineering, electrification, functional safety, sustainable mobility, and automotive cybersecurity.
• Drive AI literacy and AI fluency initiatives across engineering populations.
• Create experiential learning through bootcamps, hackathons, technical labs, simulation-based learning, communities of practice, and industry expert sessions.
• Evaluate emerging learning technologies and lead digitalization and automation of learning processes.
• Establish capability metrics and learning analytics frameworks.
• Build partnerships with universities, research institutions, industry bodies, startups, and technology providers.
• Manage external learning partners, consultants, vendors, budgets, and internal faculty networks.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master's degree in Engineering, Technology, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Learning Sciences, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of relevant experience in technical learning, capability development, engineering workforce transformation, learning consulting, or talent development.
• At least 4 years of experience partnering directly with technical or engineering organizations.
• Experience in automotive, mobility, software, electronics, semiconductor, technology, or engineering-intensive environments is preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale upskilling, reskilling, and capability transformation initiatives.

Benefits

Benefits may include employee discounts, health benefits, mobile phone and meal discounts, retirement benefits, hybrid work, mobility offers, employee events, coaching, flextime, near-site childcare, parking, canteen and café facilities, public transport access, a barrier-free workplace, and an in-house doctor.

Contact

Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India Private Limited
Plot No. 5-P, EPIP 1st Phase
560066 Bangalore
MBRDI Recruitment: mbrdi_recruitment@mercedes-benz.com