Learning & Development Manager (White Collar)

As Learning & Development Manager (White Collars), you are responsible for developing, implementing, and managing training policies that align with the company's HR objectives. Your work ensures that learning and development initiatives support both individual growth and organizational success.
Acting as a key partner to HR Business Partners and the SAESB Academy, you lead the organization's development vision—from training plans to individual growth journeys.
Your role:
• Define and implement the White Collar Training Plan aligned with the company roadmap, HR strategy, and SAESB Academy vision.
• Translate business priorities into a coherent Training roadmap supporting long-term organizational capability.
• Support the evolution of SAESB into a learning organization through impactful tools, practices, and mindset change.
• Responsible for the design and implementation of training policies, procedures, and governance frameworks, ensuring their ongoing relevance and effectiveness in response to evolving business needs.
• Act as key support to HR Business Partners in formulating and monitoring Development Plans, while coordinating Personal Development Plans (PDPs) and acting as a strategic advisor and point of contact for business units.
• Facilitate Development Discussions with employees seeking career or development guidance, individuals identified by their managers, and all CDD members following People Reviews.
• Identify development needs based on key indicators such as employees seeking new challenges, potential retention risks, and opportunities for promotion or internal mobility.
• Collaborate closely with HR Business Partners, team leaders, managers, and external stakeholders to co-develop and implement effective development initiatives, while providing expert guidance on learning pathways that drive business transformation and support talent retention.

Your profile:
• Master's degree in HR, Organizational Psychology, or a related field;
• You have at least 7+ years of experience in L&D, Talent Development, or HR;
• You are fluent in Dutch, with a good knowledge of English & French;
• You have experience in developing and implementing company-wide learning strategies;
• You have proven experience in development planning, coaching, and stakeholder facilitation;
• You are familiar with modern learning technologies and bring a hands-on approach to agile learning and development;
• You are operationally minded and solution-oriented;
• You remain calm under pressure, are assertive, and thrive in deadline-driven environments.

We offer an attractive salary package, plus a range of benefits:
• Gross monthly salary
• Company Car & fuel card
• Meal vouchers
• Expense allowance
• Additional vacation days
• Individual Bonus
• End of year bonus
• Vacation bonus
• Bonus Profit Sharing (CLA 90)
• Hospital insurance & Pension plan insurance
• Eco-vouchers, gift vouchers and Benefits at Work
You can also count on support throughout your career and appropriate theoretical and practical training, all in a stimulating, international environment with plenty of career opportunities.

Safran es un grupo internacional de alta tecnología que opera en los campos de la aeronáutica (propulsión, equipamiento e interiores), espacio y defensa. Su misión: contribuir de forma duradera a un mundo más seguro, donde el transporte aéreo sea cada vez más respetuoso con el medio ambiente, más cómodo y más accesible. Establecido en todos los continentes, el Grupo emplea a 100.000 personas para una facturación de 27.3 mil millones de euros en 2024, y ocupa, solo o en asociación, posiciones de liderazgo mundial o europeo en sus mercados.
Safran es la segunda empresa del sector aeronáutico y de la defensa que figura en la lista de «World's Best Companies» de 2024 de la revista TIME.

Safran Aircraft Engines diseña, fabrica y comercializa, ya sea solo o en asociación, motores aeronáuticos civiles y militares con los mejores niveles de rendimiento, fiabilidad y respeto por el medioambiente. Cabe destacar que esta empresa es, gracias a CFM International*, el líder mundial en el ámbito de la propulsión de aeronaves comerciales para rutas de media y corta distancias.
* CFM International es una empresa conjunta —50/50— de Safran Aircraft Engines y GE Aerospace.