Sr. Manager, L&OD

Job Description

Job Description

Join UCT and be part of the fastest-growing sector in the world ! We indirectly touch every semiconductor chip that goes into every smartphone, smart car, and device that uses artificial intelligence. This is a critical time for the semiconductor industry and for UCT - as technology evolves, we evolve with it. UCT is a diverse workplace where every talented employee is committed to continuous innovation, challenging the status quo and exceeding customer expectations. If you are a person with a relentless drive to succeed, a strong focus on quality with a passion for success – join us today!

UCT is looking for a talented Sr Manager, L&OD to join us in Austin, TX!

The Senior Manager, Learning & Organizational Development is a senior individual contributor and enterprise practitioner who turns business strategy into stronger organization capability. This role partners with business leaders, HR Business Partners, site HR leaders and Learning & Organizational Development colleagues to diagnose organizational needs, design practical interventions and build leader and team capability across UCT’s global, matrixed manufacturing environment.

The role combines organization development, learning strategy, and disciplined execution. The successful candidate will move comfortably from executive consultation and organizational diagnosis to facilitation, program design and implementation. They will help leaders create clarity, strengthen operating effectiveness, navigate change, build talent pipelines, and establish repeatable practices that scale across regions while respecting local business needs. 

 

What Success Looks Like

• Enterprise solutions are globally aligned, locally usable and connected to measurable business outcomes. 
• Leadership, succession and development practices reinforce the capabilities UCT needs for growth, operational excellence and a OneUCT culture. 
• OD interventions create durable behavior and system changes, not one-time events. 
• HRBPs and business leaders increasingly use common tools, language and decision frameworks to solve organizational issues. 

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Organizational Diagnosis & Consulting

• Build trusted advisory relationships with senior leaders and HRBPs; contract clearly on the business problem, desired outcomes, roles and measures of success. 
• Use interviews, focus groups, surveys, workforce and talent data, observation and process review to diagnose root causes and distinguish organization, process, capability and leadership issues. 
• Synthesize complex findings into clear recommendations, decision options and practical roadmaps. 
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality, ethical judgment and professional boundaries in all consulting engagements.\ 

 

2. Leadership, Talent & Succession Development

• Design and facilitate leadership development experiences that connect enterprise expectations with real business challenges and on-the-job application. 
• Enable talent reviews, calibration, succession planning and individual development planning through sound process design, facilitation and follow-through. 
• Coach leaders and teams on development priorities; use qualified assessments and feedback tools
• Connect succession insights, capability gaps and business strategy to targeted development solutions, experiences and talent mobility opportunities. 

 

3. Learning Solutions & Capability Building

• Conduct performance and capability analysis, then determine when learning is the right solution and when other organizational interventions are required. 
• Design, develop, facilitate and continuously improve blended solutions using adult learning, instructional design and performance support principles. 
• Partner with regional training managers, site learning resources and subject matter experts to scale standards, curricula and facilitator capability. 
• Use enterprise learning technology and AI-enabled tools responsibly to improve access, personalization, workflow support and measurement. 

4. Portfolio, Measurement & Governance

• Lead a portfolio of OD and learning initiatives with clear scope, milestones, risks, resources, stakeholder plans and decision points. 
• Define outcomes and evaluation plans at the start of each engagement; use qualitative and quantitative evidence to assess adoption, behavior change, organizational health and business impact. 
• Provide concise updates and recommendations to senior stakeholders; surface dependencies and tradeoffs early. 
• Manage vendors, external partners and assigned budgets in alignment with UCT standards and approved plans. 
• Capture lessons learned and build internal practitioner capability through toolkits, consultation, facilitation and knowledge transfer. 

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Advanced organization development practice, including consulting, diagnosis, intervention design, facilitation and evaluation. 
• Strong business acumen and systems thinking; ability to connect people and organization decisions to customer, operational and financial outcomes. 
• Exceptional facilitation and executive communication skills across in-person, virtual, multicultural and cross-functional settings. 
• Ability to influence without authority, navigate ambiguity and build alignment among stakeholders with competing priorities. 
• Program and project management discipline, with the ability to manage multiple global priorities and deliver through others. 
• Knowledge of adult learning, instructional design and learning technology. Experience with SAP SuccessFactors, Skillsoft Percipio or comparable platforms is advantageous. 
• High emotional intelligence, cultural agility, discretion, and sound ethical judgment. 
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and collaboration, presentation and data-analysis tools. 

Education, Experience and Certifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Organization Development, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, Learning and Development, Business or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience. 
• 8+ years of progressive experience in organization development, learning, talent, HR consulting or a related discipline, including substantial experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives. 
• Demonstrated experience diagnosing organizational challenges and designing interventions in a global, matrixed or multi-site organization. 
• Demonstrated experience consulting with and facilitating senior leaders and leadership teams. 
• Experience applying qualitative and quantitative measures to evaluate organizational or learning outcomes. 
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%. 

Preferred

• Master’s degree in Organization Development, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Human Resources Development, Business or a related field. 
• Experience in semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, engineering, technology or another complex operating environment. 
• Certification and applied experience with validated 360-degree, behavioral preference or team assessment instruments. 

Work Environment and Physical Demands

This role primarily performs office and virtual work and may facilitate in classroom, meeting-room and manufacturing-site environments. Site visits may require compliance with local safety requirements and use of designated personal protective equipment, including cleanroom attire where applicable. The role requires frequent communication, sustained use of a computer, and periods of sitting, standing and facilitation. Ability to move and lift materials or luggage up to 25 pounds, with assistance when needed, may be required. 

Ultra Clean Technology is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under laws and regulations.