Culture and Leadership Development Team Member
Job Description
About The Job
We believe that our employees are the foundation of our success and the source of our strength. Our vision is to become Turkey’s most valuable and preferred industrial company that champions equality in the workplace. Join us in shaping the future of the automotive industry at Ford Otosan!
What awaits you in this role?
•Promote and embed Ford Otosan’s culture, values, and leadership principles to support cultural transformation.
•Design and implement leadership development programs that encourage continuous learning and growth.
•Plan and execute learning experiences using a mix of face-to-face, digital, social, and coaching approaches.
•Apply adult learning and motivation theories to create engaging and customized learning solutions.
•Foster a continuous learning culture by leveraging innovative techniques and technologies.
•Support employees in developing a growth mindset and self-directed learning habits.
•Co-create culture and leadership development tools and instructional materials with key stakeholders.
•Execute coaching, team coaching, mentoring, and reverse mentoring programs.
•Manage learning resources, ensuring high-quality learning experiences within budget.
•Collaborate with Talent Management to identify and develop future leaders.
•Provide employees with user-friendly learning solutions that support experiential, collaborative, and self-directed learning.
•Oversee training logistics, including scheduling, enrollment, materials, and facilities.
•Monitor and report on training effectiveness through feedback and evaluation.
•Select and purchase training courses and materials in collaboration with the procurement team.
•Stay updated on the latest leadership development trends, learning technologies, and best practices.
What are we looking for in this position?
•Experience in learning & development, talent management, or culture & leadership development is a plus.
•Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Engineering, Management Engineering, or related fields.
•Minimum 4 years of experience in learning & development, talent management, or culture & leadership development.
•Advanced English proficiency (both written and spoken).
•Agile mindset and ability to work in a fast-changing environment.
•Strong communication, relationship-building, and critical thinking skills.
•Business acumen, data literacy, and people analytics knowledge.
Technical & Behavioural Skills and Competencies
•Tech-savvy with an interest in learning technologies (LMS, LXP),
•Strong planning, organization, and result-oriented mindset with a focus on process quality,
•Learning agility and a passion for continuous self-improvement,
•Knowledge of learning methodologies, competency frameworks, talent development, and instructional design,
•Familiarity with ADDIE, learning experience design, and adult learning principles,
•Certifications in Instructional Design, Learning Experience Design, Adult Learning, or Educational Technologies are preferred.
When You Start Your Career In “Ford Otosan”;
• We have hybrid working model and you can enjoy being part of an agile team.
• You’ll become a member of Koç Pension Foundation
• You and your loved ones will enjoy the benefits of KoçAilem
• You’ll choose the side benefits with Flextra
The only criterion evaluated in the recruitment and employment is suitability for the job; equal opportunity is provided without any discrimination.
What About Us?
Ford Otosan, being one of the top three exporting companies in Turkey since 2004, has achieved 12 consecutive years of automotive industry championship and is Turkiye goods product export champion for 8 years in a row. Ford Otosan operates in 4 main centers with its Gölcük and Yeniköy Plants in Kocaeli, Eski?ehir Plant in Eski?ehir, Sancaktepe R&D Center and Spare Parts Warehouse in ?stanbul and Craiova Plant in Romania employs more than 20,000 people. Kocaeli and Eski?ehir Plants are listed among Ford’s ‘Best Vehicle Production Centers’ and Eski?ehir is the only factory in Turkiye that can produce vehicles, engines, and powertrains in the same center.
Ford Otosan, standing out with its sensitivity regarding social responsibilities, also carries out several social responsibility projects in many fields including education, healthcare, culture, arts, and sports on “Future. Now” vision. Ford Otosan, also carrying out awareness studies on gender equality since 2013 with the understanding of “Equality at Work”, became the only automotive and the first and only industrial company from Turkiye to be included in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index in 2021.
The building blocks of our new corporate culture, which we call “Dynamic Balance”, our values are mutual trust and respect, value each other and affection, openness to change and innovation, open and transparent communication.
A common culture brings us to a common sense and purpose, helps us to work in a positive atmosphere of trust, ties us closer and helps us to reach a stronger future all together.
Role Location
• Kocaeli/Gölcük