Senior Director, Learning and Development

Company Overview:

MP Materials (NYSE: MP) is rebuilding American industrial capability for a new era of autonomy, robotics, and electrification. We are the only U.S. company with a fully integrated rare earth supply chain - from mining and refining to advanced metal and magnet manufacturing. Our products include both the critical materials used to make permanent magnets and the finished magnets themselves - enabling next-generation technologies in robotics, automation, aerospace, transportation, defense, and energy systems. These materials are the foundation of physical AI - the convergence of computation, movement, and control. We hire ambitious, mission-driven people who want to tackle complex challenges and shape the future of strategic industries. Our culture is rooted in teamwork, resiliency, and integrity, with a deep commitment to operational excellence and national purpose. MP is rapidly evolving from a materials producer into a leading U.S. manufacturer - and our people are driving that transformation.

Position Overview:

The Senior Director, Learning & Development owns the enterprise learning strategy, translating business priorities and workforce capability needs into a focused, scalable learning portfolio. This role sets the direction for technical, professional, manager, and leadership learning, including curricula, learning pathways, delivery approaches, learning technology, and standards for learning quality and effectiveness. This role builds practical, scalable learning systems that strengthen technical, professional, manager, and leadership capability across a rapidly growing, operationally complex organization. Partnering with business and HR leaders, this leader translates talent and organizational priorities into learning solutions and measures skill acquisition, on-the-job application, and business impact. The role owns the learning response and adoption.

Position Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute an enterprise learning and development strategy aligned with business growth, operational priorities, and future workforce capability needs.
• Design, develop and deploy solutions to meet customer requirements and gain executive buy in.
• Set the manager and leadership learning strategy and oversee programs that address capability needs identified through business planning, talent reviews, and succession planning.
• Partner with business and HR leaders to assess technical, professional, and leadership skill gaps and prioritize enterprise learning investments.
• Define the learning architecture and oversee the design and delivery of scalable curricula, academies, and learning pathways for employees at all levels.
• Provide learning resources, coaching tools, and mentoring support aligned with career frameworks and development priorities established by Talent Management.
• Own the learning technology roadmap, content strategy, and learner experience for the LMS, LinkedIn Learning, and other digital learning solutions, partnering with HR Operations on integrations and data standards.
• Establish learning governance, standards, and processes that promote consistency, quality, compliance, and accessibility.
• Measure learning effectiveness and business impact using participation, proficiency, application, performance, and stakeholder feedback metrics.
• Build strong partnerships with operations, subject-matter experts, and external providers to develop relevant learning solutions.
• Manage external learning partners, facilitators, consultants, and vendors to ensure quality, scalability, and value.
• Define and oversee the learning components of early-career programs, internships, and co-ops; partner with Talent Management, which owns program governance and talent outcomes.
• Lead learner engagement and adoption of learning programs and platforms, aligning with Organizational Development on broader enterprise change initiatives.
• Manage the Learning & Development budget, priorities, team capacity, and program portfolio.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Education, Business Administration, or a related field; master’s degree or relevant certification preferred.
• 8–10 years of progressive experience in learning and development, leadership development, organizational development, or a related discipline, including enterprise program leadership.
• Demonstrated success developing and scaling learning strategies, leadership programs, capability frameworks, and blended learning solutions.
• Experience supporting learning needs in a growing, operational, manufacturing, engineering, or similarly complex organization preferred.
• Strong knowledge of adult learning principles, instructional design, facilitation, digital learning, and learning technology.
• Experience administering or optimizing an LMS and other learning platforms.
• Strong program leadership, vendor management, budget management, and change management capabilities.
• Ability to operate strategically and hands-on, translating business needs into practical, measurable learning solutions.
• Strong analytical skills and experience using learning data and business metrics to evaluate impact and improve programs.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, consulting, and influencing skills across all organizational levels.

MP Materials is Proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Underrepresented groups/Women/Disabled/Veterans are encouraged to apply. Candidates whose disabilities make them unable to meet the position’s requirements will still be considered qualified if they can perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation. Your Right to Work – In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment verification document form upon hire. For Assistance with Application - Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to submit an application through this site because of a disability. Contact Human Resources Department at 702-844-6111; dial 7 when prompted for HR; 1700 South Pavilion Center Dr. 8th Floor, Las Vegas, NV 89135 to discuss reasonable accommodation.