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LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (Fixed-Term Contract)
Fendi
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Source date: 11/5/2026
About this role
FENDI is seeking an experienced Learning & Development Manager for a 6–9-month mission within the Global Talent & Learning team in Rome. This strategic, hands-on role will shape the next chapter of Learning at FENDI , bring our culture to life and translate the Talent & Learning strategy into impactful development experiences worldwide. The Manager will define the FENDI Learning Framework and accelerate key initiatives, including the People Management Program, Onboarding, Career Compass and RISE , helping build a continuous learning ecosystem and stronger people-development capabilities. Job responsibilities Shape the FENDI Learning Framework - Define the FENDI Learning Framework, translating business, culture and talent priorities into a coherent learning architecture. - Set priorities, audiences, development pathways and learning modalities across the organization. - Connect individual development, managerial capability, career growth and business needs, with clear measures of impact. Lead the worldwide roll-out of the People Management Program building on the 2026 Italy pilot to create a consistent global leadership experience rooted in FENDI culture. - Turn pilot learnings into a scalable global roll-out strategy with regional HR teams. - Coordinate learning partners and facilitators while balancing global consistency and local relevance. - Define and monitor behavioral-change and business-impact measures. Define and launch the FENDI Onboarding Program - Define a consistent, engaging onboarding experience that brings FENDI’s culture, business and ways of working to life. - Co-create the program with key internal stakeholders and establish the global roll-out approach. - Deliver the first layer of the program and define measures for adoption and impact. Evolve Career Compass into an ongoing career-development approach Build on the momentum of Career Compass Month and help embed career development into the broader FENDI learning experience. - Assess the 2026 experience and define what should be scaled or embedded longer term. - Develop a sustainable career-development proposition, with relevant experiences, tools and content. - Partner with HR and business stakeholders across regions to enable deployment. Strengthen RISE learning and capability building - Create learning interventions that strengthen goal setting, feedback, development, performance and career conversations. - Ensure consistency between RISE, manager development and the broader Talent & Learning strategy. Build a modern and impactful learning ecosystem - Bring external perspective and explore blended, digital and AI-enabled learning approaches. - Curate FENDI and LVMH resources and build scalable solutions for HQ, Retail, Production and Regions. - Establish clear governance, communication and measurement for the Learning roadmap. Profile We are looking for a Learning professional who combines strategic thinking with a strong delivery mindset. Ideally, you bring: Significant L&D, Talent or Leadership Development experience in an international organization. Proven ability to design learning strategies and frameworks and deploy people-management programs at scale. Strong facilitation, communication, stakeholder, project and vendor-management skills. Ability to combine strategy, program design and hands-on implementation across countries and cultures. Fluent Italian and English; luxury, fashion, retail or another global brand-led environment is an advantage. Additional information The profile we would love You can create and deliver at the same time : building a Learning Framework from a blank page while also reviewing content, challenging partners, facilitating workshops and supporting market deployment. You bring structure without bureaucracy, global consistency with local relevance, and a passion for making learning, feedback and career development part of everyday life at FENDI. Key deliverables for the 6–9 month mission: - FENDI Learning Framework defined and validated , with priorities, audiences, learning principles and measurement approach. - People Management Program global roll-out model established , incorporating lessons from the Italy pilot and enabling deployment across regions. - Onboarding Program crafted, working with a Project Team representing our key internal stakeholders. First layer of the program needs to have been rolled out. - Career Compass next-generation approach defined , transforming the 2026 initiative into a sustainable career-development proposition. - RISE learning journey strengthened , particularly around feedback, development conversations and the manager-as-People-Developer mindset. - 2027 Learning roadmap and governance established , including priorities, key programs, stakeholders and impact measures. LVMH is committed to non-discrimination and respect or each person’s singularities. We recognize and recruit all types of talent. For new joiners for this role in Italy, the annual gross salary associated with this position is EUR 45.000. This is only the initial annual gross salary granted to this position. This figure has been determined based on objective and gender-neutral criteria and reflects the starting salary normally applicable to the position at the time of publication of this job posting. Actual salaries may vary based on factors such as your unique blend of experience and skills, start date and our current organizational needs. This position is subject to the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement (CCNL Commercio) applicable to the role and applied by Fendi in Italy".