Learning Program Manager

Job Description

Bridge Strategy and Execution. Elevate Dealer Capability. Drive Measurable Impact.

The Learning Program Manager serves as a key strategic partner for dealer training initiatives—ensuring programs are aligned to business objectives, dealer realities, and performance outcomes. Acting as the day‑to‑day client liaison, this role connects stakeholders across Sales, Operations, Marketing, and Field Teams to translate business needs into high-quality, performance‑driven training solutions.

This is a highly visible role for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced environment, excels at stakeholder management, and is passionate about delivering learning programs that make a measurable difference in dealer performance.

What You’ll Do

Serve as the Strategic Liaison

• Act as the primary day‑to‑day point of contact for dealer training initiatives, ensuring alignment between internal teams, stakeholders, and partners.
• Build strong relationships and maintain ongoing communication with business leaders, field teams, and program stakeholders.
  
  

Translate Business Needs into Training Strategy

• Partner cross‑functionally with Sales, Operations, Field Teams, Marketing, and Leadership to understand business priorities and performance objectives.
• Translate those needs into clear, actionable training requirements and program direction.
• Ensure training solutions remain aligned with evolving business goals, dealer needs, and brand standards.
  
  

Drive Program Quality & Execution

• Act as a steward of quality across all training initiatives, ensuring deliverables meet defined requirements and expectations.
• Review training outputs and collaborate with design and delivery teams to ensure consistency, accuracy, and effectiveness.
• Manage timelines, dependencies, and priorities across multiple initiatives simultaneously.
  
  

Stakeholder Communication & Enablement

• Develop clear, compelling communications for training programs, including:
• Program overviews
• Launch communications
• Leadership updates
• Dealer‑facing messaging
• Confidently present program plans, timelines, and progress updates to diverse audiences—from executives to field and dealer stakeholders.
  

Monitoring, Feedback & Continuous Improvement

• Coordinate feedback loops with stakeholders to evaluate program effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Track issues, risks, and performance gaps, proactively driving resolution with cross-functional partners.
• Continuously refine training approaches based on feedback, business needs, and performance data.
  
  

Required Experience

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Strong background in the retail automotive industry, with deep understanding of dealership operations.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in corporate or agency roles within the automotive space.
• Experience supporting or managing training, learning, or performance enablement programs.
• Understanding of adult learning principles and how to drive on-the-job performance improvement.
  
  

Core Skills & Competencies

• Communication & Influence: Confident engaging stakeholders at all levels, from field teams to executive leadership.
• Strong Writing Skills: Ability to create clear, concise, and compelling communications across multiple audiences.
• Business Acumen: Deep understanding of dealership operations, performance drivers, and customer experience dynamics.
• Proactive Ownership: Self‑starter who identifies needs, anticipates challenges, and takes action with minimal direction.
• Organization & Execution: Able to manage multiple priorities, timelines, and deliverables in a fast‑moving environment.
• Collaboration: Skilled at working cross‑functionally and influencing without direct authority to drive alignment and results.
  
  

Why This Role Matters

Dealer performance starts with capability—and this role ensures the right training programs are designed, delivered, and continuously improved to support real business outcomes. You will sit at the intersection of strategy, execution, and stakeholder alignment, making a direct impact on dealer success and overall program effectiveness.

About Us

GP Strategies Corporation is one of the world's leading talent transformation providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we help organizations transform through their people and achieve meaningful change. GP Strategies has delivered our innovative consulting, learning services, and talent technology solutions to over 6,000 organizations globally.

From our global experience working across thousands of projects and initiatives over the past 55 years, we've learned that relationships, business, work, innovation, strategy, and transformation are all about people. And, to put it simply, GP Strategies is about our people - an extensive global network of learning experts. Additional information can be found at www.gpstrategies.com .

With more than 4000 employees in over 30 countries, diversity at GP Strategies is second nature! Beyond our locations, our culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That's how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.

GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.