Senior Learning and Development Manager, Technology

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was founded by Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg in 2015 to help solve some of society’s toughest challenges — from eradicating disease and improving education to addressing the needs of our local communities. Our mission is to build a more inclusive, just, and healthy future for everyone.

The Team

Across our work in Science, Education, and within our communities, we pair technology with grantmaking, impact investing, and collaboration to help accelerate the pace of progress toward our mission. Our Central Operations & Partners team provides the support needed to push this work forward.

Central Operations & Partners consists of our Brand & Communications, Community, Facilities, Finance, Infrastructure / IT Operations / Business Systems, Initiative Operations, People, Real Estate / Workplace / Facilities / Security, Research & Learning, and Ventures teams. These teams provide the essential operations, services, and strategies needed to support CZI’s progress toward achieving its mission to build a better future for everyone.

Learning and Development designs, develops, and delivers learning and development solutions, platforms, and strategies to foster employee growth, expand capabilities and drive a culture of engagement. The team conducts comprehensive needs assessments of CZI’s training and development requirements. This is a great opportunity to come into CZI as we start to define and deliver the learning and development strategy for our Tech and AI / ML Academy. You will be consulting with the organization and creating opportunities for our employees to develop new skills and flourish. You will have a direct impact on our employees’ professional journey, this is a role for a creative problem solver with amazing communication skills.

The Opportunity

Are you passionate about Learning and Development and want to help empower tech and product teams with the skills they need to excel? Do you thrive on developing engaging and impactful learning experiences?

The Senior Learning and Development Manager will lead efforts to design, implement, and manage impactful learning programs for CZI’s technology teams, including product managers, software engineers, and other tech-focused roles. The role will focus on enhancing technical skills, leadership capabilities, and collaboration across these teams to align with organizational goals and CZI’s broader AI strategy. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technical learning, a passion for upskilling tech professionals, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

What You'll Do

Program Design and Implementation

• Develop and execute a learning strategy tailored to the needs of technology teams, emphasizing technical expertise, innovation, and leadership development.
• Partner with team leaders and subject matter experts to identify skill gaps and create learning roadmaps for roles across engineering, product management, and related fields.
• Design, deliver, and manage technical training programs, including AI and machine learning upskilling initiatives, software development methodologies, and product management best practices.
• Implement a tiered learning framework that includes foundational, advanced, and specialized training pathways to meet diverse team needs.

Stakeholder Collaboration

Program Execution and Evaluation

Culture Building and Advocacy

What You'll Bring

Compensation

The Redwood City, CA base pay range for this role is $171,000 - $257,000. New hires are typically hired into the lower portion of the range, enabling employee growth in the range over time. Actual placement in range is based on job-related skills and experience, as evaluated throughout the interview process.

Benefits for the Whole You

We’re thankful to have an incredible team behind our work. To honor their commitment, we offer a wide range of benefits to support the people who make all we do possible.

If you’re interested in a role but your previous experience doesn’t perfectly align with each qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply as you may be the perfect fit for this or another role.

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Salary : $171,000 - $257,000