What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda

Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it s a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals.

At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of power that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize the joy and freedom of mobility by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a zero environmental footprint.

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.

If your goals and values align with Honda s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

Job Purpose

Manage a development focused training alignment process across HDMA using engagement, evaluation, communication, and Vendor interfacing to align multiple training systems, methods and training opportunities with defined knowledge and skills to promote associate development to better meet company objectives and targets.

Key Accountabilities

Maintain an understanding of different skills and competencies needed across HDMA to identify training needs and development opportunities. Identify company designated role critical training.
Manage training development budget by understanding existing contracts and payment timings as well as forecasting each Ki's future spending to ensure adequate payment timings and available trainings. Makes the case for training funding.
Stay current with both internal Honda as well as vendor supplied training in industry to identify sources of material / content with applicability to Honda needs.
Evaluate and recommend appropriate training based on identified needs for appropriate vendor sourcing or internal content creation. Vendor sourced areas will require management from scope of work through the purchasing (PO issuance and invoicing approval) and implementation process; whereas internally developed material will require SME identification and support through content creation.
Manage a detailed schedule for needed training content creation and provide regular communication of each project s status to ensure timely decision making and delivery of needed content.
Understand and communicate to training delivery team instructor need and expected frequency of training delivery to ensure proper trainer selection and timing.
Maintain PDCA of training to understand cost effectiveness, applicability and utilization to effectively use company resources. When beneficial and effective learning technology and methods are identified, propose long term management resources and methods for company approval.
Collaborate with related departments and divisions within Honda to understand common challenges and adopt best practices to improve human development characteristics.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Required Work Experience:
5+ years technical experience (manufacturing or design) in business area/division

Required Education:
Bachelors or equivalent experience
Desired Skills:
Budget Management & Analysis
Consulting Management
Contract Negotiation
Curriculum Planning
Evaluation and Management Auditing
New Business Development
Organizational Development
Program Development and Management
Research Analysis
Strategic Project Management
Strategy Development
Training Management

Working Conditions

Additional Position Factors:
Open-office environment
Remote work available for this position
~ 5-10 hours of OT/week
Some travel (~5%) may be required to visit HDMA sites

Total Rewards:
Competitive base salary
Overtime compensation
Annual Bonus
Associate lease car program with a cost
Industry leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision)
Paid time off, including vacation, paid holidays, sick time, personal days
401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
Relocation assistance (if eligible)

Career Growth:
Advancement opportunities
Career mobility
Education reimbursement for continued learning
Training and Development programs

Additional Offerings:
Wellbeing program
Community service and engagement programs
Product programs
Free drinks onsite

Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.